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Intelink is a group of secure
intranets An intranet is a computer network for sharing information, easier communication, collaboration tools, operational systems, and other computing services within an organization, usually to the exclusion of access by outsiders. The term is used in c ...
used by the United States Intelligence Community. The first Intelink network was established in 1994 to take advantage of Internet technologies (though not connected to the public Internet) and services to promote intelligence dissemination and business workflow. Since then it has become an essential capability for the US intelligence community and its partners to share information, collaborate across agencies, and conduct business. ''Intelink'' refers to the web environment on protected top secret, secret, and unclassified networks. One of the key features of Intelink is
Intellipedia Intellipedia is an online system for collaborative data sharing used by the United States Intelligence Community (IC). It was established as a pilot project in late 2005 and formally announced in April 2006. Intellipedia consists of three wi ...
, an online system for collaborative data sharing based on MediaWiki. Intelink uses WordPress as the basis of its blogging service.


Versions on different intranets


Intelink-U

Intelink-U (Intelink-SBU) is a sensitive but unclassified (SBU) variant of Intelink which was established for use by U.S. federal organizations and properly vetted state, tribal, and local officials so sensitive information and open source intelligence could be shared amongst a secure community of interest. Intelink-U was formerly known as the Open Source Information System (OSIS). Intelink-U operates on the
DNI-U A variety of networks operating in special security domains handle classified information in the United States or sensitive but unclassified information, while other specialized networks are reserved specifically for unclassified use by the same ...
network.Federation of American Scientists Intelligence Resource Program: Intelink
/ref>National Intelligence, a consumer's guide, 2009


Intelink-S

Intelink-S (Intelink-Secret or Intelink-SIPRNet) is the secret-level variant of Intelink which is primarily used by the U.S. Departments of Defense, State, and Justice. Intelink-S operates on SIPRNet.


Intelink-TS

Intelink-TS (Intelink-SCI) is the Intelligence Community's Intelink which facilitates sharing intelligence products up to the Top Secret/ Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) level. Intelink-TS operates on
JWICS The Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communication System (JWICS, ) is the United States Department of Defense's secure intranet system that houses top secret and sensitive compartmented information. JWICS superseded the earlier DSNET2 and DSNET3, th ...
.


Intelink-P

Intelink-P (Intelink-PolicyNet) is run by the Central Intelligence Agency as CIA's sole-source link to the White House and other high-level, intelligence consumers. Today, Intelink-P is more commonly referred to as CapNet.Intelligence in the Internet Era – Studies in Intelligence


Intelink-C

Intelink-C (Intelink-Commonwealth) links the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia intelligence communities at the TS/SCI level. Today, Intelink-C is more commonly referred to by its network name of
STONEGHOST STONEGHOST or "Stone Ghost", is a codename for a network operated by the United States' Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) for information sharing and exchange between the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia. Some sources say th ...
.


Books and novels

In 1999
Fredrick Thomas Martin Fredrick may refer to: * Fredrick (given name), a given name * Fredrick (surname), a surname * ''Fredrick'' (2016 film) See also * Frederick (disambiguation) * Fredricks Fredricks is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Char ...
wrote a book about Intelink, titled ''How U.S. Intelligence Built INTELINK, The World's Largest, Most Secure Network''. It claims to be an inside look at the U.S. intelligence community's worldwide, super-secure intranet, and the never-before-published story of Intelink.Home Page for Top Secret Intranet: ''How U.S. Intelligence Built INTELINK - The World's Largest, Most Secure Network''
/ref> In the novel ''Rogue Warrior: Task Force Blue'' by Richard Marcinko, the protagonist uses Intelink, during his mission countering domestic terrorism in the United States, and his assassination of a
Ross Perot Henry Ross Perot (; June 27, 1930 – July 9, 2019) was an American business magnate, billionaire, politician and philanthropist. He was the founder and chief executive officer of Electronic Data Systems and Perot Systems. He ran an inde ...
-like character, who is the architect of a domestic terror network. In the novel ''Threat Vector'' by Tom Clancy, one of the characters found an exploit in the Microsoft's
Remote Desktop Protocol Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) is a proprietary protocol developed by Microsoft which provides a user with a graphical interface to connect to another computer over a network connection. The user employs RDP client software for this purpose, while t ...
that allowed him to penetrate the networks of a United States defense contractor and exploit that penetration to access Intelink-TS.


References

Intelink itself is also mentioned in several novels written by Andy Mcnab, in particular ''Crisis Four''.


External links


Intelink-U home page
Matthew S. Burton, Studies in Intelligence, September 2005
"The wiki and the blog: toward a complex adaptive intelligence community"
D. Calvin Andrus D. or d. may refer to, usually as an abbreviation: * Don (honorific), a form of address in Spain, Portugal, Italy, and their former overseas empires, usually given to nobles or other individuals of high social rank. * Date of death, as an abbreviati ...
, September 2005.
"Wikis and blogs" presentation
by
D. Calvin Andrus D. or d. may refer to, usually as an abbreviation: * Don (honorific), a form of address in Spain, Portugal, Italy, and their former overseas empires, usually given to nobles or other individuals of high social rank. * Date of death, as an abbreviati ...
at the
Knowledge Management Conference and Exhibition Knowledge can be defined as awareness of facts or as practical skills, and may also refer to familiarity with objects or situations. Knowledge of facts, also called propositional knowledge, is often defined as true belief that is distinc ...
, April 21, 2006.
"Rants + raves: agent of change"
''Wired'', September 2006.

''Wired'', March 25, 2008 {{Authority control Classified information Intelligence analysis United States intelligence agencies Wide area networks