Grey Dynamics

Electronic Warfare, SIGINT and Corporate Intelligence with Michael Blicher Soerensen


Listen Later

Welcome back to the Grey Dynamics Podcast! This week we are talking to Michael Blicher Soerensen. Michael is a veteran of the Danish army, specialising in electronic warfare and SIGINT. He is currently a global security site lead at Meta. We discussed what makes a good analyst, deploying to Iraq, corporate intelligence and much more. Enjoy!


Find Michael


LinkedIn


We spoke about:


  • 2:40 - Michael's background
  • 5:15 - Opportunities after working in SIGINT and Electronic Warfare
  • 9:17 - Killings your darlings
  • 10:40 - Adjusting to work outside of the army
  • 14:09 - Learning to build rapport with collegues in the workplace
  • 16:22 - What makes a good intelligence analyst
  • 20:21 - Discovering new career opportunities and staying open minded
  • 24:49 - Michael’s experience on deployment
  • 28:17 - Michael's experience working with allied intelligence counterparts
  • 32:07 - Commentary on how training and background can heavily influence analyst’s perspectives
  • 36:32 - Tailoring intelligence to the consumers needs and creating valuable products
  • 38:08 - Issues in the field of OSINT
  • 48:30 - Intelligence professionals being able to educate consumers on intelligence can and cannot do
  • 51:30 - Competing with other internal and external intelligence professionals in the corporate world
  • 1:01:50 - Lack of Tactical intelligence in the private sector
  • 1:03:24 - Intelligence products currently consumed by in the corporate world
  • 1:05:47 - Cultural Recommendations


Advance Your Intelligence Career Today!


Sign up to the Grey Dynamics Intelligence School (GDIS) for Top Instructors, Practical Skills, and Real-World Application.

We are the first fully online intelligence school helping professionals to achieve their long term goals. Our school with tons of new material is currently under construction and will be out there very soon. Meanwhile, you can sign up and be the first to know when we launch, plus get exclusive tips and offers.


Get access to exclusive Grey Dynamics Reports


With security clearance, you can take a crucial role in our intelligence community. As a cleared member, you get access to secret & top secret grade publications. If you are a Top Secret holder you also get access to our community area, where you can interact with other members and with our analysts! Subscribe today!

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Grey DynamicsBy Grey Dynamics

  • 5
  • 5
  • 5
  • 5
  • 5

5

20 ratings


More shows like Grey Dynamics

View all
Jocko Podcast by Jocko DEFCOR Network

Jocko Podcast

30,808 Listeners

SpyCast by SpyCast

SpyCast

1,536 Listeners

War on the Rocks by Ryan Evans

War on the Rocks

1,066 Listeners

Modern Wisdom by Chris Williamson

Modern Wisdom

3,933 Listeners

Urban Warfare Project by John Spencer

Urban Warfare Project

227 Listeners

The Team House by dee takos

The Team House

1,644 Listeners

True Spies: Espionage | Investigation | Crime | Murder | Detective | Politics by SPYSCAPE

True Spies: Espionage | Investigation | Crime | Murder | Detective | Politics

1,952 Listeners

Mike Force Podcast by Mike Glover

Mike Force Podcast

2,403 Listeners

Irregular Warfare Podcast by Irregular Warfare Initiative

Irregular Warfare Podcast

405 Listeners

The Jack Carr Channel by Jack Carr

The Jack Carr Channel

53 Listeners

SPYCRAFT 101 by Justin Black

SPYCRAFT 101

347 Listeners

School of War by Nebulous Media

School of War

473 Listeners

Change Agents with Andy Stumpf by IRONCLAD

Change Agents with Andy Stumpf

641 Listeners

NatSec Matters by Beacon Global Strategies LLC

NatSec Matters

269 Listeners