Intelligence
EBR uses advanced technologies, competitive intelligence techniques and highly evolved collection strategies to support companies and government officials in answering decision makers’ key questions. Using EBR’s advanced method of culling open source information; EBR’s clients are able to discern both opportunities and threats to their operating environment. The company’s analytical team works with its clients to map out key questions; identify the analytical processes that best match the client’s needs; and determine the best method for delivery of the information.
EBR has worked with both government and commercial clients to turn information into actionable intelligence. EBR assists clients in identifying a contextual framework and support clients in developing requirements. For every intelligence question, there is an underlying requirement to classify, quantify, qualify or describe a threat. Using facts, expert opinions, observations and related case studies, EBR is able to develop a framework of evidence. This framework, in conjunction with a data collection plan and hypothetical scenarios, are the basis for developing full coverage of a client’s concern.
EBR's staff maintains experience in a variety of technical areas. The team has the ability to review foreign language sites in their original text, analyze a market space to verify best of breed as well as establish the origination of open source information—all key ingredients in shaping decision makers opinions. EBR has used an assortment of automated techniques to collect, structure, and analyze market information such as semantic analysis, text extraction and network analysis tools, to assist in analyzing complex relationships. However, it is the human aspect of the analytic process that conveys actionable intelligence with regards to decision making and the strategic planning processes.