Intellcorp specializes in intelligence, counter-intelligence, and risk management across various sectors, leveraging a team of former intelligence officers and security experts. The organization provides services such as crisis management, cybersecurity, and decision support for both corporate and governmental clients, particularly in volatile environments. Their focus on ethical practices ensures compliance with legal standards while addressing complex threats and vulnerabilities.

1. IntellCorp: Intelligence for
the Post-Truth Era
Theoretical Overview, Practical
Observations & Case Study

2. ‘We are umbilically connected to
the industry of fear; we deal with
vulnerabilities, threats and risks in
extremely competitive corporative
environments, or in remote
locations with critical political and
social contexts. We work for
companies, individuals and
governments.’

3. HISTORY
• passion for risk, but also for controlling
vulnerabilities, risks & threats;
• market: FMA, first-mover advantage in
Portugal, PALOP e Portuguese-speaking
countries;
• track record: Former Intelligence Officer
from SIED (Defense Strategic
Intelligence Service) and a businessman
in the management/investment
consultancy field;
∴ IntellCorp is a unique company.

4. IntellCorp gathers years of experience
in Intelligence, Counter-intelligence,
Diplomacy, Defense, Security and
Business fields. We count on more than
seventy direct and undirect employees:
former Intelligence Officers (analysts e
operational elements), diplomats,
scholars, senior military and security
experts, special forces, marines,
paratroopers, as well as many others
with a vast experience both in private
and public sector.
‘From strategy to the tactical analyses
and operations, we are experts in
Intelligence and Counter-Intelligence.’

5. Intelligence
• Intelligence Research;
• Risks, Threats and
Vulnerabilities Reports;
• Monitoring;
• Decision Support;
• Geographic Risk Reports;
• Alert Reports;
• Managing crisis, extreme
and risk situations;

6. Spheres of
Influence
• Access to Senior Company
Boards;
• Access to Senior Political
Boards;
• Introduction to new
opportunities (public and
private) in emerging markets
or consolidated and
extremely competitive
markets;
• Consultancy and Intelligence
support in the Political,
Economic and Social fields;

7. Defense and
Security
Consultancy
• Consultancy in the field of
National and International
Security;
• Support to high risk business;
• Support in remote locations,
with delicate political,
economic and social,
extremely fluid and/or volatile
contexts;
• Support to Special Missions, in
cases of Kidnaps and Ransom
Negotiation;
• Close & VIP Protection;

8. # 6 Case Studies
Zones with a strong presence:
Africa, Golf, South America,
North America and Europe;
Duration Time: September 2016
to February 2017;
Number of HRs involved: 12
directly, 34 indirectly;
Risk involved: HIGH, MEDIUM
and LOW;
SAMPLE DATA

9. Case Report ref.11.2016
‡ X Company, medium size, based in Y:
‡ Problem: Hiring CFO;
› X Company hires HR market player, who tracks and
delivers 5 final applicants;
› IntellCorp makes a vetting (pre-employment check)
with approval from applicant and players involved;
¥ BEST PRACTICE & ETHICS: the background check process is
validated by all parties and is processed standardly with
all applicants from the related recruitment.

10. Case Report ref.9.2016
‡ X Company, based in Y:
‡ Problem: Crisis Management, information leakage;
› IntellCorp gathers information about what happened;
› IntellCorp builds a cyber security bubble, which is
portable and solid to the client;
› IntellCorp (re)builds critical information flows inside
the company (information safety planning);
› IntellCorp activates the international
counterintelligence process;
¥ BEST PRACTICE & ETHICS: IntellCorp's intervention analyses thoroughly all legal issues
relevant in the affected area;

11. Case Report ref.2.2016
‡ X Company, based in Y:
‡ Problem: Cybercrime/Cybersecurity;
› IntellCorp gathers information about what happened;
› IntellCorp builds a 360º security bubble of Intelligence:
hardware, software & citizenware;
› IntellCorp locates the international target and recurs to
Intelligence to recover data;
› IntellCorp precipitates return (soft power);
¥ BEST PRACTICE & ETHICS: IntellCorp's intervention analyses thoroughly all legal issues
relevant in the affected area;

12. Case Report ref.4.2016
‡ X Company, based in Y hired Z law office;
‡ Problem: Intelligence Research about 'target' to supply
Z;
› IntellCorp gathers information about the target;
› IntellCorp analyses the flow trade and relations map;
› IntellCorp creates an intelligence report (threats &
vulnerabilities) to deliver to Z;
¥ BEST PRACTICE & ETHICS: IntellCorp's intervention analyses thoroughly all relevant legal
issues;

13. Case Report ref.5.2016
‡ X Company, based in Y:
‡ Problem: Business Trip to Risk zone;
› IntellCorp gathers local information (geographic risk
report);
› IntellCorp initiates local lobbying for client's reception
and stabilization;
› IntellCorp builds a cyber security bubble, which is
portable and solid(close protection);
› IntellCorp monitors first-hand (and remotely) all the
client's movements;
¥ BEST PRACTICE & ETHICS: IntellCorp's intervention analyses thoroughly all relevant legal
issues;

14. Case Report ref.6.2016
‡ X Financial Company, based in Y:
‡ Problem: Intelligence Management;
› IntellCorp starts transversally framing client's contexts
of interest;
› IntellCorp detects pressure points and uprights
research of information;
› IntellCorp monitors and deeply clips matters of interest
(threats & vulnerabilities);
› When needed, IntellCorp acts within the client's
interest with information protection and
counterintelligence actions;
¥ BEST PRACTICE & ETHICS: IntellCorp's intervention analyses thoroughly all legal issues
relevant in the affeted area;

15. Experience of EXTREME.
• It's not about normalizing the extreme;
• We support control over complex situations;
• We analyze vulnerabilities;
• We understand threats;
• We add reflection ability;
• Always independent but strictly following the law, we
deepen the conscience in ethical matters;
….business NOT as usual.

16. Independence
• Absolut Ethical
Independence: IntellCorp is
not bound to any group of
interest, more or less
organized, political,
corporative and/or religious;
• Strictly complying with the
laws of the areas where we
operate;

17. Questions for a
Future History
• The intuition in which Man are
only truly free in the law's
rationality is an old intuition
and lasts until today;
• The debate between the sides
of Security, Freedom and
Control are key pillars on a
debate based on the issue
described above: are we
free[er] in security or in
insecurity? In the laws of
rationality or irrationality?

18. www.intellcorp.com
info@intellcorp.com
+ 351 21 896 22 37
16 Avenida do Atlântico
Office 02.03
1990-019 Lisbon