Unintentional Radiation Intelligence
Collection of unintentional electromagnetic emissions from electronic equipment.
Fingerprints and locates hidden electronic devices.
TEMPEST research exploits unintentional RF emissions from monitors and keyboards to reconstruct what a target is typing from across the street.
A live RINT tool is on the roadmap. In the meantime, explore the definition and application above.
RoadmapIntelligence gathered through interpersonal contact with human sources: interviews, debriefings, informants and elicitation.
Intelligence derived from the interception of electronic signals and communications between people, machines or systems.
Intelligence concerning foreign technological developments, weapons and equipment capabilities.
A subset of SIGINT obtained by intercepting communications between people: voice, text and data exchanges.
Intelligence collected from non-communications electronic emissions such as radar, beacons and weapons systems.
Unverified information circulating informally — rumors, gossip and unofficial chatter.