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Acct 150 Week 1

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“The ACH procedure has the offsetting advantage of focusing attention on the few items of critical evidence that cause uncertainty or which, if they were available, would alleviate it.” (Heuer, 1999). Conclusions are derived from analysis of data, evidence is compared to possible hypotheses, and a hypothesis assessment is based on the reliability of the sources and validity and plausibility of the intelligence. Confidence levels are labeled as high, moderate, and low by ICD 203 standards. How topics presented in INTL 150 can improve performance as an analyst and as a supervisor Intelligence analysts in the IC, DHS, and FBI are tasked with the primary responsibility of developing threat assessments against the United States and national critical infrastructure. The …show more content…

Security managers apply evaluation techniques to; identify threat assessments, evaluate vulnerabilities, and identify critical assets. Security managers can then mitigate the threat against their facility with countermeasures, to protect facilities, operations, and personnel. The National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) monitors individuals, groups, and organizations that pose a threat to the U.S. homeland. To be considered a threat, the group must have the capability and intent to carry out an attack. If the IC determines a group or organization has the capability and intent to conduct an attack, they will issue a threat assessment to protect national interests. The security manager needs critical information concerning the date, time, place, and method of a planned attack. “Counterintelligence aids national security by

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