Ladies and gentlemen,
The 2026 US Annual Threat Assessment is now available at https://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/reports-publications/reports-publications-2026/4141-2026-annual-threat-assessment
A copy is attached here for your convenience.
Best regards,
Jim
Ladies and gentlemen,
The minutes of the recent Board of Directors meeting have been posted on the CIN/RCR website. A copy is attached here for your convenience.
Best regards,
Jim
Ladies and gentlemen,
I ask you to welcome Liam Brown, our newest CIN/RCR member.
Liam is an AI data scientist with DND. He has a background in pathogen genomics, but is interested in learning about best practices in SIGINT and OSINT. He also looks forward to sharing knowledge of data science, AI, and CBRN defence, as his contribution to professional development collaboration across the Canadian Intelligence Enterprise (CIE).
Liam, thanks for joining our ranks. We look forward to working with you.
Best regards,
Jim
Thanks, @Jim Cox! It's a pleasure to join you all and I look forward to meeting some new faces.
Ladies and gentlemen,
I is my great pleasure to introduce Nicolas Bureau as our newest CIN/RCR member.
Nicolas has served as Coordinator of the Centre de Recherche sur la Gestion de l’Information de Sécurité, working alongside former senior officers from several Canadian law enforcement agencies, including the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (formerly SPCUM), the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and the Sûreté du Québec. He re-engaged with the field in 2009 through a deliberate commitment to studying iintelligence theory, practice, and strategic implications seeking to understand intelligence in its broadest sense, from classical doctrine to contemporary operational realities.
Nicolas has been a member of RAS-NSA for several years and is also a member of CASIS-Vancouver and CASIS-ACERS. He is currently pursuing studies in cyber investigations at Polytechnique Montréal, further developing competencies aligned with modern intelligence practice, particularly in open-source intelligence (OSINT), digital evidence analysis, and structured analytical…
Great to have another life-long learner and practitioner in our midst. Welceom Nicolas! Cheers, Gus
Hi All,
I'm unsure if this is the right spot to leave these comments on the minutes so please advise the prefered channel for the future if not. 1) Thank you to the board for approving me as a new member. I'm thrilled to be here :-) 2) Website - I would be happy to put my hand up to do a security review of the website and ensure membership details are protected in line with privacy regulations (if this hasn't been done already). From experience, breaches are rarely isolated and NFP/membership-based orgs with the caliber of members we have are an atractive target for threat actors. I would also be happy to write copy/content as part of the website development project to support Carl/Rob/Noah if required.
3) CANIC 2026 - It feels like the conference would be a great opportunity to get all attending CIN/RCR members together for a face-to-face session.
Hope this helps! Andy