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The 19th century gunsmoke of Von Clausewitz’s era has given way to a virulent digital smog.
Kajsa Ollongren, Minister of Defence
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Under the current law we cannot identify our adversaries or act rapidly and flexibly on all fronts. And this poses a risk to our national security.
General Jan Swillens, Director of DISS
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The permanent strategic competition that we are currently engaged in is all about being the fastest and the smartest.
General Onno Eichelsheim, Chief of Defence
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I do think there is a huge gap between the intelligence services’ information position and political reality.
Lieutenant Niels
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What stood out for me is that DISS is kind of a ‘black box’. DISS has an aura of mystery about it.
Captain Rik
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I have noticed that an intel product is either fast, detailed or complete but rarely a combination of the three.
Major Dirk
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You see people becoming successful in applying a particular method, which they are then forced to abandon in the face of a new threat.
Bob de Graaff, Professor of Intelligence and Security Studies
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We search for information in a targeted manner to ensure the least possible impact on those who are not the focus of an investigation.
Patricia Damen, Head of the DISS/GISS Joint Sigint Cyber Unit
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Distinctions between local, national and global elements are becoming blurred, erasing boundaries between internal and external security.
Bas Rietjens, Professor of Intelligence and Security Studies at the Netherlands Defence Academy
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Data-driven intelligence can dispel the fog
Roy Lindelauf, coordinator of the Defence Data Science Centre
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I think that companies, scientists and perhaps journalists will be a part of our trusted community in the future. We can no longer afford to act alone.
Erik Akerboom, Director-General of GISS
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