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Annex D. Types of Intelligence

No: 43065348 Date(g): 27/2/2022 | Date(h): 26/7/1443 Status: In-Force
Currently, there is a wide range of different kinds of intelligence that could be used to obtain a holistic understanding of the threats that an organization faces. 
 
These types of intelligence include: 
 
 
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OSINT: open source intelligence obtained from publicly available sources (e.g. Threat report, blog, etc.)
 
 
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TECHINT: technical intelligence derived from signals generated routinely by hardware devices or software applications connected to an organization's network (e.g. loCs, malware analysis, code reports, etc.)
 
 
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SOCMINT: social media intelligence, a process of identifying, gathering, validating, and analyzing data from social media sites and accounts (e.g. Blogs, microblogs, social networks, etc.)
 
 
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HUMINT: human intelligence derived overtly or covertly from human sources based on a relationship between an intelligence analyst and the analyst's handler (e.g. active monitoring on forums)
 
 
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Deep and Dark Web Intelligence: intelligence gathered on the deep and dark web (e.g. marketplaces, forums, etc.)