Author(s): Adrian BARBU, Tudor RAȚ
Publication name: Romanian Intelligence Studies Review
Publisher name: Mihai Viteazul National Intelligence Academy
Publication type: Journal article
Publication date: December 31, 2017
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Issue/ Volume: 17-18/2017
DOI:
Abstract
Data analysis as a process and the specialized tools exploited in this regard,
represent a powerful “weapon” available to anyone who wants to explore datasets, even
for personal goals. The top business companies around the world are highly linked and
dependent on the outputs revealed by the experts who manipulate various types of data on
two coordinates: development and improvement; limitation of risks and vulnerabilities.
Data analysis is not the perquisite of business branch; it is also intensively used by the
intelligence agencies, mostly in areas like SIGINT or OSINT. Nowadays, data analysts are
required to handle an enormous amount of data, which in many cases represents the
biggest challenge for them and inferentially for the analytics. The technological evolution
entails a capacity of rapid reaction to continuous transformation of data flows and the
ability to conserve an accurate manner of sense-making in order to be able to provide
useful data-based intelligence.
Keywords: data, analysis, intelligence, interactive, visuals, forecast
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