Intelligence Courses

Every investigation begins with Open-source research. Using the proper research methods, a wealth of valuable information can be unearthed, which won’t be reached through surface investigations. Unfortunately, the OSINT challenge does not necessarily lie in the shortage of valuable information but rather in the abundance of useless information. Accessible databases are often so significant that, with incorrect search behaviour, pieces of information crucial to your purposes will never be discovered. Open-Source Intelligence is the solution to this challenge. It provides you with the tools to navigate information labyrinths and set up research reports that can be validated by other OSINT-specialists that are reliable, timely, and accurate. 

Human Intelligence entails more than the ‘know-how’ of managing essential contacts. It requires one to understand the art of communication across many types of psychological barriers. Crucial to HUMINT are questions such as: What motivates people? How does one build rapport with the right contacts? What types of people may we encounter in this or that locality? What influence might culture or religion play in the way a person behaves? 

In network theory, weak ties are relationships between individuals that, for the most part, have widely varying circles of close acquaintances. Weak ties are more effective when acquiring targeted new bits of information than their opposite, close or strong ties. This is because individuals in close-knit groups usually have access to the same basic information. To acquire such ‘long-range’ contacts, however, one needs to move outside one’s previous comfort zone and be open to talking to almost anybody. Triangular Group’s HUMINT course teaches you to identify suitable sources, approach them, build a relationship, and ultimately disengage it again if necessary. 

Our Observation training is aimed at (aspiring) professionals in the security sector. Covert observation of individuals is often the crucial informational link in complex investigations and operations that must safeguard the security of an individual under protection. Expert observational operations require extensive planning and preparation, 'in-the-field know-how' about behaving in a non-obtrusive (non-police) manner, how to take cover, and how to maintain an alibi. We deal with all these factors in multiple scenarios that play out over the course of several days. Our unique training blends foundational knowledge with practice-based learning to enrich and extend one another. 

An intelligence-driven organization needs an extensive, well-ordered data structure that supports its informational needs. While large parts of this data-structure design can be automated, certain crucial parts will remain under the care of individuals. Our reporting course teaches professionals in the role of gatekeeper to document their experiences in a way that is supportive of the principles of intelligence-driven organization. Awareness of the "intelligence mindset" in the crucial position of the sensor will make reporting activities more meaningful to the whole organization and generate successes that enervate everyone involved. Writing your reports using 'intelligence best practices' ensures that they will have maximum impact on the senior levels of decision-makers at whom they are aimed.

Our Analysis course introduces you to the ins and outs of investigative methodology in the complex and fast-paced world of intelligence. Unlike academic or policy research, intelligence research must deal with severe informational and temporal constraints. Decades of development in the intelligence profession have generated several best practices of managing these constraints and how to clearly and concisely communicate your findings to the policymakers in question. Based on practical (intelligence) experience, secret-service in-house training, and academic research, our intelligence analysis course is the to-go-to place for professionals in intelligence, security, and strategy development.