Course Course Summary Section 1 Content Section 1 Content Left Section 1 Content Right Credit Type: Course ACE ID: CDSE-0022 Organization's ID: ED504 Organization: Center for Development of Security Excellence Location: Online Length: 16 weeks (35 hours) Dates Offered: 7/1/2021 - 6/30/2024 8/1/2018 - 6/30/2021 8/1/2015 - 7/31/2018 11/1/2012 - 7/31/2015 Credit Recommendation & Competencies Section 2 Content Section 2 Content Left Section 2 Content Right Level Credits (SH) Subject Graduate 3 intelligence analysis Description Section 3 Content Section 3 Content Left Section 3 Content Right Objective: The course objective is to introduce the threats, both foreign and domestic, from a strategic perspective, to include foreign intelligence services as well as non-governmental entities such as international crime and global terrorist networks. Learning Outcomes: analyze the intelligence services of, at least three Nation-State adversarial countries that pose a threat to U.S. Security compare the relationship of U.S. Intelligence communities, with at least four other friendly intelligence services analyze the threats to national security posed from external non-state, foreign actors, including international terrorist analyze the non-state actors including the international organized crime analyze the threats to national security posed from domestic bad actors compare espionage cases investigated by at least three of the seven U.S. Intelligence Agencies, directed at the United States analyze the challenges to security professionals from the proliferation of nuclear weapons of mass destruction analyze the challenges to security professionals from the proliferation of chemical and biological weapons of mass destruction analyze the challenges to security professionals from the proliferation of modern conventional weaponry and advanced technologies analyze the threats to national security posed from the hostile use of information technologies: cyber-attack and cyber espionage evaluate the threats on at least five vulnerable technical and natural resources of the U.S. National infrastructure develop at least four of the five components of the intelligence cycle to request threat assessments organize non-defense members of the intelligence community into security partners outline causes for U.S. Intelligence Community failures by citing at least one example outline at least 12 of the 15 important elements of threats to U.S. security. summarize, compare, and contrast the enduring and emerging threats to the United States and the implications for the DoD security mission General Topics: An introduction to adversaries and threats to the U.S. and Department of Defense (DoD) Intelligence support to security decision making Overview of state adversaries Adversary intelligence enterprises Overview of "friendly" state competitors Deep dives on France, Israel, and Taiwan Overview of non-state adversaries Global Jihadists, IRA, and others International organized crime Drugs and human trafficking Overview of domestic adversaries Gangs, violent, and extremists (anarchists, environmental, political) Lone wolves Espionage - the insider threat: Pollard Countering adversary intelligence The threat from weapons of mass destruction proliferation Loose nukes and dirty bombs Focus on Iran, Pakistan, and North Korea The threat from chemical and biological weapons 2001 anthrax, Aum Shinrikyo cases Ebola and small pox The threat from conventional and advanced technology The threat from cyber Russia and PRC Anonymous/WikiLeaks Estonia and Georgia cases The threat to infrastructure Water, energy, line of communication, and food Cyber-attack on supervisory control and data acquisition systems Sabotage Mother nature (Katrina, Japan quakes, and tsunami) The intelligence community as security partners Defense intelligence components Capabilities, limitations, and processes Office of the Director of National Intelligence and national components Covert action Security partnerships in action Intelligence cycle Requirements and priorities Support of state and local authorities Fusion centers and joint terrorism task forces Learning from failures Instruction & Assessment Section 4 Content Section 4 Content Left Section 4 Content Right Instructional Strategies: Audio Visual Materials Discussion Lectures Methods of Assessment: Performance Rubrics (Checklists) Quizzes Written Papers discussion forums Minimum Passing Score: 80% Supplemental Materials Section 5 Content Section 5 Content Left Section 5 Content Right Section 6 Content Section 6 Content Left Section 6 Content Right Button Content Rail Content 1 Other offerings from Center for Development of Security Excellence Assessment and Evaluation of Department of Defense Security Programs (CDSE-0028) Basic Industrial Security for the Government Security Specialist Program (CDSE-0029) Budgeting and Financial Management for Security Programs (CDSE-0030) Constitutional Law and Its Application to Department of Defense Security (CDSE-0025) Cybersecurity and the Oversight of Information System Security (CDSE-0040) DOD Security Specialist Course (CDSE-0031) Effective Communication in DoD Security (CDSE-0037) Federal Background Investigator Training Program (FBITP) (NBIB-0001) Foundations of Insider Threat Management (CDSE-0046) FSO Orientation for Non-Possessing Facilities Curriculum (CDSE-0004) View All Courses Page Content