Category Archives: Intelligence

“Shield and compass in a digital world”: l’Intelligenza Artificiale (IA) nel flusso propagandistico dell’ecosistema online dello Stato Islamico (IS) – by A. Bolpagni

Intelligence, IS propaganda, Islamic State, propaganda, Salafi-Jihadi groups, Terrorism, Uncategorized

Quanto segue è una traduzione del paper pubblicato da A. Bolpagni per la rivista scientifica Sicurezza, Terrorismo, Società di ITSTIME (English version available at the following link https://www.sicurezzaterrorismosocieta.it/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/ebookBook_SicTerSoc_23-2026_Alessandro-Bolpagni.pdf).

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16Set/25

SPOTREP: The French security services’ warning against Russian espionage activities against the defense industry – By Emilio Palmieri

Intelligence, Security

INCIDENT

A few days ago, French security services issued a warning in which they singled out the need to enhance the awareness towards espionage activities on the part of Russian spy agencies targeting the national defense industrial complex. The memo emphasized attempts, carried out through various means, of human approaches to individuals belonging to concerned national companies involved in the defense sector with the aim of soliciting or even coercing employees to provide information relating to their own corporate production.

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16Lug/25

WHO’S WHO della comunità OSINT Italiana

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“WHO’S WHO della comunità OSINT Italiana” è il titolo di un paper pubblicato per il corso di intelligence dell’Università di Mosca, prodotto dalla agenzia russa “r/techno” nel maggio 2023. Il documento è focalizzato su ITSTIME, descrivendone struttura e attività, indicato quale attore principale delle competenze OSINT in Italia e segue un nostro intervento di training alle agenzie di Kyev.

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07Mag/24

Russian sabotage campaigns: the new European front of the War – by G. Porrino & A. Bolpagni

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Since February 2024, at least ten operations between arson attacks and train sabotage have been planned, several of which have been intercepted by the intelligence services of the countries targeted. Where operations were successful, pictures and related videos were disseminated on PMC Wagner’s main Telegram channels. Such acts of sabotage do not constitute an isolated case, but rather part of a broader operation.

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29Set/23

Time to be realistic about Swarmcast2.0 – by Ali Fisher

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For all the meetings, presentations and reports from embedded academics and industry groups, purporting to show success against Salafi-Jihadi groups, the movement is still comfortably able to disseminate content through Swarmcast2.0.

The Western metanarrative has long been accepted by the orthodoxy of Terrorism Studies. However, while claims of success resonate at events hosted by industry funded bodies, the challenge encapsulated by Swarmcast2.0 remains. Salafi-Jihadi groups and the media mujahidin maintain persistent networks which function across multiple platforms simultaneously.

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26Giu/23

PMC Wagner and Allied Mercenaries, Aftermath of the March by – Federico Borgonovo & Giulia Porrino

Communication, Intelligence, Security, Terrorism, , , ,

During the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, PMC Wagner exploited online and offline support of some military groups, including:

  • Española, a parallel battalion of Russian ultras led by Alexander Shum and with a special training centre near San Petersburg.
  • Rusich, a reconnaissance, sabotage and assault group, directly attached to the PMC Wagner.
  • Serb members, active since the deployment in Syria. Those are linked with several ultras’ communities.
  • Níðhöggr (Nidhogg), a little unit near to the Scandinavian right-wing militia funded by an actual Wagner member.  

All these units were orbiting around the PMC Wagner as embedded support groups. Starting from their online propaganda we theorized a pro-Wagner alliance system (figure 1).

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15Mar/23

Correlation Is Not Causation: Wagner e migranti come attori della guerra cognitiva – by Giulia Porrino

Communication, Intelligence, Migration, Terrorism, ,

Nella giornata di lunedì il Ministro della Difesa Guido Crosetto e il Ministro degli Affari Esteri Antonio Tajani hanno denunciato la presenza della PMC Wagner dietro l’aumento degli sbarchi sulle coste italiane, triplicati rispetto allo stesso periodo nel 2022. Secondo i Ministri si tratta di una strategia di guerra cognitiva che i mercenari russi stanno attuando per destabilizzare l’Europa. Non si è fatta attendere la risposta di Prigozhin (su Telegram), che ha negato di essere al corrente di quanto sta accadendo.

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07Feb/23

Towards a more progressive approach to studying the Salafi-Jihadi movement – by Ali Fisher

Intelligence, Sociology, Technology, Terrorism, , , ,

The ongoing struggle against the Salafi-Jihadi movement will require reflection on multiple levels to achieve a genuinely progressive and evidence-based approach. This reflection will focus on developing an authentic understanding of:

  • Their core purpose – their theology expressed in hundreds of thousands of pages of text, along with days of audio and video content.
  • The strategic communication approaches which underpin their da’wa; the missionary work often referred to by Western research as recruitment or radicalization. Such understanding will include how Salafi-Jihadi groups exploit the internet for strategic communication.
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26Dic/22

Medical Intelligence – Prima Conferenza Internazionale

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Medical Intelligence: First International Conference – Milano 26 gennaio 2023 – Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Università Campus Bio-Medico, Società Italiana di Intelligence, Società Italiana di Medicina Legale e delle Assicurazioni, NATO Rapid Deployable Corps – Italy.

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