Outlook: American intelligence has grown significantly in the last 20 years. As technology keeps evolving, so will the Intelligence community (IC). With this technology advancement will come vulnerabilities, these vulnerabilities will be exposed and the IC will become stronger and wiser from experience. Computers is a significant vulnerability to the country want will be the place where the next significate war will be fought, because computer are such a vital part of daily life. Computers are woven into every aspect of life form government operations to controlling traffic lights in a city. There is absolutely no way to go through the day without using a digital device of some kind in the daily life of American citizens. This great dependency
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I have seen a lot of things occur in my career. The one I see more and more of is cyber activities. When I entered the military I had never touched a computer with any seriousness before. I didn’t know the basis of how to use one, I remember sitting there in the office, and a Lieutenant taught me how to change the screen saver. Now, computers are a part of everyday life; we shop on them, talk on them, bank on them I could go on an on. Computers are woven in every aspect of the government, and the lives of all Americans.
History
There have been several intelligence failures in the past that the Intelligence community have learned form. One of the failures is the attacks that occurred on 11 September 2001. The intelligence community did not have funds, or resources to follow up on information that came in about a potential attack. Also, the lack of communication between other intelligence agencies prevented other agencies from putting information together to inform about the attack. IC and the entire country learned from that incident.
The Federal Bureau of Investigations restructured itself to evolve with the treat, Also, the IC increased significantly after the attack. It is now the largest it has been in years. Millions of dollars have been given for the advancement in technology and intelligence professionals to ensure that an attack of that magnitude does not happen
I have seen a lot of things occur in my career. The one I see more and more of is cyber activities. When I entered the military I had never touched a computer with any seriousness before. I didn’t know the basis of how to use one, I remember sitting there in the office, and a Lieutenant taught me how to change the screen saver. Now, computers are a part of everyday life; we shop on them, talk on them, bank on them I could go on an on. Computers are woven in every aspect of the government, and the lives of all Americans.
History
There have been several intelligence failures in the past that the Intelligence community have learned form. One of the failures is the attacks that occurred on 11 September 2001. The intelligence community did not have funds, or resources to follow up on information that came in about a potential attack. Also, the lack of communication between other intelligence agencies prevented other agencies from putting information together to inform about the attack. IC and the entire country learned from that incident.
The Federal Bureau of Investigations restructured itself to evolve with the treat, Also, the IC increased significantly after the attack. It is now the largest it has been in years. Millions of dollars have been given for the advancement in technology and intelligence professionals to ensure that an attack of that magnitude does not happen