UNVEIL Framework: A Methodological Approach for Virtual HUMINT Handling

As the digital age transforms intelligence collection, mastering the art of virtual HUMINT is vital for gaining a competitive edge. This book offers a comprehensive guide to planning and analysing virtual HUMINT operations, Intelligence operations, introducing the groundbreaking TTP framework UNVEIL, designed to enhance effectiveness in the digital domain. Unlike traditional HUMINT handbooks, this guide navigates the complexities of digital platforms, social media, and online communities to extract actionable intelligence and understand the human element behind the data.
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Who is this book for?

What Will You Get From This Book?

UNVEIL provides a structured approach to virtual HUMINT, breaking down operations into clear, actionable steps that ensure precise targeting, engagement, and analysis. Ideal for intelligence professionals, cybersecurity experts, and digital analysts, this framework is an essential resource for anyone looking to navigate the new frontier of virtual HUMINT.

Up to 10 different tactics

Discover a diverse set of tactics tailored to the virtual HUMINT landscape, offering strategic insights to guide online intelligence gathering.

More than 400 techniques

Explore an extensive collection of over 400 techniques, each crafted to address specific challenges in digital environments, from social engineering to data extraction.

State-of-the-art HUMINT procedures

Learn how to apply the latest procedures in HUMINT operations as defined in well-known standards to apply them in virtual spaces and against emerging online behaviors.

Insights from psychology

Understand the human element of virtual HUMINT through psychological principles, improving your ability to engage and influence online actors.

Applied cases

Gain insights from real-world case studies that illustrate the practical application of the UNVEIL framework in various virtual intelligence scenarios from both, a strategical perspective and a more operative one.

Mitre ATT&CK-based TTP Matrix

Annotate the TTPs of online actors in a similar way to the well-established MITRE ATT&CK framework but applied to virtual HUMINT to categorize tactics, techniques, and procedures with precision.

Identify relevant data sources

Learn how to effectively pinpoint and utilize key digital platforms, communities, and information streams critical for gathering actionable intelligence in virtual HUMINT operations.

STIX 2.1 modelled

Benefit from UNVEIL’s integration with STIX 2.1, facilitating the seamless exchange of structured threat information and intelligence reports.

Committed to open source

Access and utilize the framework's tools and methodologies under open licenses, ensuring transparency, adaptability, and community collaboration in the official Github repositories.

Explore TTPs using the Navigator

The UNVEIL Navigator offers an interactive, user-friendly platform designed to help HUMINT operators seamlessly explore and manage tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) in the digital domain. With just a few clicks, users can navigate through complex operations, uncover actionable intelligence, and adapt their strategies to emerging online threats—all within a visually streamlined interface that enhances situational awareness and operational efficiency.
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  • TTP Visualization
  • Customizable Operation Paths
  • Layered Views
  • Export and Share
  • Filter and Search
  • Easy to install using Docker
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Who Is This Work For?

The framework is an essential resource, offering these professionals comprehensive and detailed guidance tailored to enhance their operational effectiveness. It delves into the complexities of CyberHUMINT tactics and techniques, providing extensive coverage on the strategic application of these methods in real-world scenarios.

Conventional HUMINT handlers

Discover how to adapt traditional HUMINT techniques to the digital realm, bridging the gap between physical and virtual intelligence collection.

Virtual HUMINT operators

Gain specialized insights into executing online intelligence operations, focusing on digital platforms, social media, and virtual communities for more effective targeting and engagement.

Cyber Threat Intelligence analysts

Integrate HUMINT-driven insights with technical cyber threat intelligence to build a more comprehensive understanding of adversarial behaviors and tactics.

Intelligence practitioners

Access a versatile framework designed to enhance intelligence gathering across multiple domains, providing actionable strategies for both defensive and offensive operations.
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About the Authors

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Sofía Sánchez Margolles

Sofía, Bachelor of Psychology with a Master’s Degree in Intelligence and Geopolitics, has authored several publications on how to exploit psychological vulnerabilities in the context of HUMINT and personality profiling. She is currently a threat intelligence expert at Telefónica Tech’s CTI unit with advanced experience on threat modeling using STIX standards and Cyber Threat Intelligence frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK or DISARM.

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Félix Brezo Fernández

Félix, PhD. In Computer Science and Telecommunications and with Master’s Degrees in Intelligence Analysis and Information Security with more than 10 years of experience in cyberintelligence, is currently leading Telefónica Tech’s CTI unit. He was awarded the Cross of Police Merit with White Distinction and is author of several books and publications linked to OSINT, cryptocurrencies, privacy and security-related topics as well as an occasional contributor to several free software projects.

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