Vojenské Rozhledy

Czech Military Review

Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 1/2025, Vol. XXXIV. (LXVI.): 24-36

Social Media as a Tool for Profiling Potential Intelligence Service Sources. How are the Military Students Doing?Reviewed

Libor Kutěj Author profileORCID...
University of Defense, Brno, Czech Republic

The article addresses the use of social media intelligence (SOCMINT) as a tool for recruiting and selecting souces by foreign intelligence services, with an emphasis on the risks it poses to students in military studies at national military universitiy. It analyzes the specific ways in which SOCMINT enables foreign intelligence agencies to effectively gather personal data and profile potential collaborators from both public and private information shared online. Research conducted among students of the University of Defense and other institutions revealed that military students share comparable types of information on social networks as their civilian peers, making them equally vulnerable to the activities of foreign intelligence services. However, military students are preparing for careers in defense and security, making them a significantly more attractive target for foreign intelligence agencies than other categories of employees.

Keywords: HUMINT; Recruitment; SOCMINT; Human Intelligence; Social Media Intelligence.

Published: January 1, 2026  Show citation

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Kutěj, L. (2025). Social Media as a Tool for Profiling Potential Intelligence Service Sources. How are the Military Students Doing? Czech Military Review, 106(1), 24-36
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