Mirko Lapi
Adjunct professor
Biography
Consultant and trainer, specialized in Intelligence analysis, OSINT, information security and development of critical thinking applied to decision-making processes.
I spent 27 years of my life in the Armed Forces, 16 of which within the II Information and Security Department of the Defense General Staff where I worked as an Intelligence analyst and teacher.
In 2020, after having held the role of Advisor for strategic analysis and cybersecurity to the Minister of Defense, he undertook an undertaking which saw him involved in consultancy and training activities in the field of intelligence and information security.
He is currently President of OSINTITALIA, a Social Promotion Association that uses typical OSINT methodologies for social and solidarity purposes and a member of the Scientific and Steering Committee of the Italian Association of Intelligence and Geopolitical Analysts (AIAIG).
Curriculum
President of OSINTITALIA, a Social Promotion Association, he carries out training and consultancy activities in the field of Intelligence and Information Security (Threat Intelligence, Open Source Intelligence, cybersecurity awareness & social engineering).
Contract Professor in Cyber Security, for the Master's Degree in Intelligent Systems Engineering, at the Departmental Faculty of Engineering of theUniversità Campus Bio-Medico di Roma and in Open Source Intelligence, at the Department of Law of the University of Foggia.
Adjunct Professor in Open Source Intelligence, Department of Law.
PUBLICATIONS
Mirko Lapi, “Soft skills (abilities, attitudes, knowledge) and the added value of the holistic approach in the decision-making process” In: Security, information and criminal justice, edited by Guido Colaiacovo. Pisa: Pacini Editore, 2023, p. 49-69
“Intelligence does not have to be secret to be valuable. Yes, but only up to a certain point”, Quaderni di Cyber Intelligence n.3, ICT Security Magazine, 2023, pag.68-77
Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) activity, between limits and opportunities, Italian Legal Tech Report 2022, pag.68-71
Open Source Intelligence, Methodologies and tools to investigate the web, Rome, Themis, 2022
The Intelligence Analyst, Skills and Training, Rome, CISINT, 2020
Mirko Lapi, edited by, Structured Analysis Techniques, Rome, Themis, 2018
Mirko Lapi, (2015), “From Algiers to Tripoli. The geopolitical challenge to Italy's energy security”, Osservatorio di Politica Internazionale, edited by the Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI) n. 22 April/June 2015 pag.58 -67
