How to Look for Trouble: A Stratfor Guide to Protective Intelligence

Whether safeguarding people or places, most security operations look from the inside out, and all too often more attention is paid to the "who" instead of the "how." But a good security program is conducted from the outside in, based on action rather than reaction. The idea is to focus on intelligence that will prevent the next attack from happening. We refer to this proactive process as protective intelligence.

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