Counter Intelligence and Security

Module 5 – Police Operations
COUNTER
INTELLIGENCE AND
SECURITY
PSSg Jovanie S Coronas, RCrim, MCJE, Ph.D (CAR)
PSJLC
Public Safety Junior Leadership Course
OBJECTIVES:
AT THE END OF THE SUBJECT THE PSJLC STUDENT

WILL BE ABLE TO:
Define counter intelligence;

Describe the different components of counterintelligence;
Analyze the concept of counterintelligence operations and
Identify the importance of counterintelligence in police
operations.
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Counter-intelligence
 the aspect of police intelligence relating to all

security measures, both offensive (active) and
defensive (passive) designed to ensure the
safeguarding of information, personnel, material,
and installation against espionage and
subversion by foreign nations and dissident
groups or individuals that constitute a threat to
national security.
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Espionage
 the act or practice of spying. The use of spy

by a government in order to discover the military
or Political secrets of other nations.
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Sabotage
 the destruction of property or obstruction of

public service as to undermine a government,
police or military effort.
Subversion
 an act that seeks to overthrow a
constituted government.
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Measures for Effective Counterintelligence
 Passive (Defensive) – CI measures that seek

to conceal information from the enemy.
 Active (Offensive) – CI measures that seek

to
actively block enemy attempts to gain information
or block efforts to engage in espionage,
sabotage, or subversion
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Components of Counterintelligence
1. Physical Security
 a system of barrier placed between the
potential intruder and the material being
protected.
Human Barrier
Example:  a person who stands between
the intruder and the material
being protected.
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2. Animal Barrier
 usually a dog trained used as guard.
3. Structural Barrier
 constructed feature, regardless of original intent, that
tend to delay intruder.
4. Energy Barrier
 usually electrical and electronics devices used to
provide assistance to guard personnel.
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2. Personnel Security
 It includes security measures

designed to prevent unauthorized individual of
doubtful loyalty to the Philippine government
from:
Gaining access to classified matters or

security facilities, armaments, restricted
area/office warehouse supply rooms,
power houses and others.
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• To prevent the appointment, employment

or retention of an employee of such an
individual of questionable loyalty.
• To protect own personnel from hostile

activities of assassinations, sabotage,
subversion, disaffection from opposition.
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3. Document Security
 Any recorded information, regardless of its

physical form or characteristics and includes but
is not limited to:
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• Written matter, whether handwritten,

printed or typed;
• All printed, drawn or engraved
matters;
• All sound and voice recordings;
• All printed photographs and printed
films;
• All productions of the foregoing for
whatever purpose
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Classified Matter
 Information or material in any form or

any nature, the safeguarding of which is
necessary in the interest of national security.
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Classified Police Information/ Classified
Military Information
 Includes all information concerning
documents, cryptographic devices,
developments, projects, and materials falling
in the category of top secret, secret,
confidential or restricted.
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Four (4) Categories of Classified

Matters
 Top Secret
 Secret
 Confidential
 Restricted
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Four (4) Categories of Classified Matters
 Top Secret
 Information and material whose
unauthorized disclosure would cause
exceptionally grave damage to the country.
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 Secret
 Information and material whose
unauthorized disclosure would endanger
national security, cause serious injury to the
interest and prestige of a nation or of any
government activity or would be of great
advantage to foreign nation.
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 Confidential
 Information and material whose unauthorized

disclosure would be prejudicial to the interest or
prestige of the nation or government activity or
would cause administrative embarrassment or
unwarranted injury to an individual or would be an
advantage to a foreign nation.
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 Restricted
 Information and material that require

special protection other than that determined
to be top secret, secret or confidential.
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4. Communication Security
 It is the protection resulting from the

application of measures designed to deny
unauthorized persons information of value
that might be derived from a study of
communications material and information or
to mislead unauthorized persons in their
interpretations of the results of such a study.
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Sub-Divisions of COMSEC
 Physical Security
 This includes such measures are

necessary to protect classified documents
and equipment against compromise and
loss, and the security clearance and
education of persons who need to have
access to classified information.
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Responsibility for COMSEC
 Custodian
 Received from an issuing authority

responsible for its custody, accounting
handling, safeguarding, and destruction.
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Responsibility for COMSEC
Communication Personnel
 Comply with all security directives for
classified matter in general and those which
apply to COMSEC in particular.
 Report violations of security.
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5. Operational Security
 It refers to the sum total of precautions

taken to maintain the secrecy of the
activity and protect the identity of agents
constitutes operational security.
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Variable Affecting OPSEC
 Sensitivity of the target or persons involved

in the operation
 Quality and quantity of the persons involved
 Urgency of the Task
 The opposition
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Elements of OPSEC
 Element of Surprise
 Element of Conspiracy
 Proper Operational Planning
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Principles of OPSEC
 Keep the true mission secret.

 Carefully evaluate the risk which must be
assumed to accomplish the mission.
 Consider every factor no matter how minor
from the standpoint of its possible effect
on the mission.
 Maintain the actual appearance of normal and
blend effectively with the environment.
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Principles of OPSEC
 Faithfully subordinate personal desires and

feelings and place emphasis on the
accomplishment of the mission.
 The operational plan must be based upon

factual knowledge of the environment in
which the operation will take place.
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Principles of OPSEC
 The operational plan must provide a way

out of the worst possible disaster and
away from enemy opportunity.
 The operational plan must be as simple

as possible.
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Problems in OPSEC
 Human Element
 The inability to keep secrets
 Tension resulting from lack of human
contact for a period of time.
 The limited ability of the average human
to live a “double life”
 The common tendency to do things
the easy way
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Problems in OPSEC
 Human Element
 The tendency to develop set patterns of

activity.
 Fear
 Physical limitations
 Limitation in mental ability
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END OF
PRESENTATION
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Module 5 – Police Operations

PSSg Jovanie S Coronas, RCrim, MCJE, Ph.D (CAR)

AT THE END OF THE SUBJECT THE PSJLC STUDENT

Define counter intelligence;

 the aspect of police intelligence relating to all

 the act or practice of spying. The use of spy

 the destruction of property or obstruction of

Measures for Effective Counterintelligence

 Passive (Defensive) – CI measures that seek

 Active (Offensive) – CI measures that seek

 It includes security measures

Gaining access to classified matters or

• To prevent the appointment, employment

• To protect own personnel from hostile

 Any recorded information, regardless of its

• Written matter, whether handwritten,

 Information or material in any form or

Classified Police Information/ Classified

Four (4) Categories of Classified

Four (4) Categories of Classified Matters

Four (4) Categories of Classified Matters

Four (4) Categories of Classified Matters

 Information and material whose unauthorized

Four (4) Categories of Classified Matters

 Information and material that require

 It is the protection resulting from the

 This includes such measures are

Responsibility for COMSEC

 Received from an issuing authority

Responsibility for COMSEC

 Report violations of security.

 It refers to the sum total of precautions

Variable Affecting OPSEC

 Sensitivity of the target or persons involved

 Quality and quantity of the persons involved

 Urgency of the Task

 Proper Operational Planning

 Keep the true mission secret.

 Faithfully subordinate personal desires and

 The operational plan must be based upon

 The operational plan must provide a way

 The operational plan must be as simple

 The tendency to develop set patterns of

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