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// HOW WE OPERATE

Intelligence
Cycle

Every engagement follows a structured intelligence process. From the initial collection directive to the final analyst briefing: nothing leaves our workflow without being validated, contextualized, and made actionable.

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STEP 01

Direction &
Planning

We define your intelligence requirements with precision — key questions, stakeholders, and confidence thresholds. This shapes every subsequent step.

KEY QUESTIONS IRs THRESHOLDS
STEP 02

Collection

Structured collection across OSINT, DARKINT, and proprietary sources. Human analysts direct tooling — not the other way around.

OSINT DARKINT SOURCE DEPTH
STEP 03

Processing &
Enrichment

Raw data is normalized, deduplicated, and enriched. Indicators are pivoted; personas cross-referenced. Signal extracted before analysis begins.

NORMALIZATION PIVOTING IOC ENRICHMENT
STEP 04

Analysis &
Production

Senior analysts apply ACH, SWOT, and confidence calibration. Output is matched to your audience — from IOC feeds to executive briefings.

ACH CONFIDENCE STRUCTURED OUTPUT
STEP 05

Dissemination &
Feedback

Intelligence reaches the right people, in the right format, at the right time. A continuous feedback loop improves every future engagement.

DELIVERY FEEDBACK LOOP TIMELINESS

Source
Disciplines

Five distinct collection methods — each requiring different access, tooling, and analyst expertise.

OSINT

Open-source intelligence from public web, news, registries, patents, company filings, social networks, and academic sources.

Open Source
DARKINT

Intelligence from dark web forums, Tor-based sites, closed marketplaces, and restricted channels requiring specialist analyst access.

Restricted Access
TECHINT

Technical intelligence from malware samples, network infrastructure, DNS history, certificate transparency, and passive DNS analysis.

Technical
SOCMINT

Social media intelligence: platform-native signals, coordinated behavior detection, persona cross-referencing, and influence operation mapping.

Social Media
GEOINT

Geospatial intelligence combined with satellite imagery analysis, location correlation, and physical infrastructure verification.

Geospatial
FRAMEWORKS & STANDARDS

Every assessment is structured around established intelligence frameworks — ensuring reproducible, verifiable, and defensible output.

MITRE ATT&CK Diamond Model STIX / TAXII Kill Chain
  • → Analysis of Competing Hypotheses (ACH)
  • → Structured confidence calibration
  • → High-impact / low-probability signaling
  • → Verifiable source attribution
ATT&CK
Diamond
STIX
ACH

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