Human Intelligence : Research Essay - Essay Writing Assignment

Internal Code - MAS1406

Essay Writing Assignment

Question - For HUMINT (human intelligence) collectors, the issue of maintaining their cover identity is paramount: to hide their identity, mask their activities and to protect their sources and methods. The analog world afforded more possibility for HUMINT officers to remain clandestine. The Internet and digitization have created the challenge of “digital exhaust,” which has meant that cover is much more difficult to create and maintain. Analyse the challenges faced in today’s digital world regarding “cover” and discuss what experts are saying needs to be done within the intelligence community, and what can be done to combat this problem in the future.