The course focuses on the strategic gathering of information, its analysis and development into commercial intelligence. Learners will understand how the use of intelligence can inform enterprise decision making, as well as designing targeted security initiatives.

Contents

• What is commercial intelligence?
• Intelligence, strategy, and decision making.
• OSINT (Open-Source Intelligence)
• HUMINT (Human Intelligence)
• Intelligence and risk management
• Intelligence and the security function
• Information gathering
• Information analysis
• Grading intelligence
• The use of databases
• Intelligence cycles
• Controlling and communicating intelligence
• Intelligence report writing
• Legislation and compliance

For Whom:

Chief Security Officers, Operation Managers, Security Supervisors, Security Officers, Security Co-ordinators

Training Methodology

The training methodology combines lectures, discussions, group exercises and illustrations. Participants will gain both theoretical and practical knowledge of the topics. The emphasis is on the practical application of the topics and as a result participant will go back to the workplace with both the ability and the confidence to apply the techniques learned to their duties.