Methodology & Ethics
Lawful Open-Source Intelligence Practices
HMSC intelligence products are developed through a structured OSINT process integrating long-term monitoring, thematic analysis, and expert validation to ensure analytical consistency and methodological rigour.
Our research combines passive observation of digital ecosystems — including surface, social, and anonymised platforms — with regionally grounded expertise drawn from subject-matter specialists and regional analysts across the Middle East, North Africa, and the United Kingdom. This blended approach enables a nuanced understanding of behavioural, ideological, and geopolitical dynamics across both online and real-world environments.
All information is derived exclusively from publicly accessible sources. At no point do we access restricted services, use credentialed accounts, or engage directly with illicit actors. HMSC does not conduct intrusive operations. Materials are selected for contextual relevance and to illustrate emerging patterns rather than to compile exhaustive inventories.
Legal & Ethical Compliance
HMSC operates under strict legal and professional standards. Sensitive content is sanitised and personally identifiable information removed to preserve ethical integrity and compliance with applicable law.
All assessments are intended solely for strategic-intelligence and institutional decision-support. HMSC does not endorse, support, or engage with any illicit activity, ideology, or network referenced within its analysis.
All analytical frameworks, findings, and models remain the intellectual property of HM Services & Consultancy Ltd. Redistribution, quotation, or adaptation — in whole or in part — is strictly prohibited without prior written consent.
Licensing & Confidentiality
All HMSC strategic-intelligence materials are distributed under controlled institutional licensing. Redistribution or derivative use, in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited without written consent.
Access to full analytical frameworks and implementation materials is limited to vetted institutions and governed by confidentiality and non-disclosure protocols.
For accredited access or licensing discussions:
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Behind the Curtain: The Convergence of Terrorism and Organised Crime on the Dark Web
April 2025 | Licensed Access Only
This strategic report delivers an independent assessment of the behavioural and operational convergence between organised criminal and extremist movements across anonymised digital ecosystems and conflict theatres.
Drawing on HMSC’s multidisciplinary research approach — combining behavioural profiling, geopolitical context, and comparative tradecraft analysis — the study reveals how decentralised actors adapt and evolve under shared pressures such as surveillance, de-platforming, and operational disruption. The convergence identified in this report does not arise from formal collaboration but from adaptive alignment among decentralised actors responding to shared digital pressures.
The report also introduces Digital Insurgency, HMSC’s proprietary hybrid-threat framework describing how criminal, ideological, and insurgent actors intersect across digital-anonymity infrastructures.
Access & Licensing
Available exclusively under institutional licence.
For vetted access requests: intel.hmsc@protonmail.com
Digital Insurgency | Hybrid Threat Identity Model
Strategic Intelligence Concept | August 2025 | Public Definition Note
The Digital Insurgency model — conceptualised and formally defined by HMSC in 2025 — establishes a new analytical framework for identifying hybrid-threat identities operating across encrypted and decentralised ecosystems.
It captures how unaffiliated actors — criminal, ideological, or insurgent — develop overlapping behavioural and operational patterns in both digital and physical theatres, driven by shared environmental pressures and resistance to centralised authority.
Applications
• Hybrid-threat detection and assessment
• Strategic foresight and policy analysis
• Counter-terrorism and organised-crime research
The Public Definition Note (v1.0) is available for institutional reference, while the full analytical framework — including convergence mapping and behavioural-indicator models — is released only under licensed access.
For institutional engagement or licensing inquiries:
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Download public Definition Note
Confidential Assessments and Analytical Frameworks for Institutional Licensing
HM Services & Consultancy Ltd. (HMSC) develops proprietary analytical frameworks and strategic intelligence assessments for vetted institutions and national-security professionals.
Our confidential products integrate open-source intelligence (OSINT), behavioural threat modelling, and regional expertise to illuminate emerging hybrid risks across digital and geopolitical domains.
Access to all intelligence products is restricted to accredited agencies and institutions under formal licensing and non-disclosure agreements.
The following strategic products form part of HMSC’s 2025 hybrid-threat portfolio, offering tiered access to institutional partners.