Your short course in Treason starts with a
short piece on How Spies Are Caught. That comes first, as it is so
important for anyone who may be considering espionage to understand that they
WILL be caught. Perhaps not right
away, but eventually. The statute
of limitations does not apply to the crime of espionage. People who commit this crime will have
to be looking over their shoulder for the rest of their life.
The
Insider Espionage Threat identifies four conditions that must exist
before espionage occurs – opportunity to commit the crime; motive;
ability to overcome inhibitions such as moral values, fear of being caught,
and loyalty to employer or co-workers; and a trigger that sets the betrayal
in motion. The article then
analyzes how these preconditions for betrayal are increasing as a result of
changes in social and economic conditions in the United States, and in our
relations with the rest of the world.
Explosive growth in information technology
is increasing exponentially the amount of information that can be collected
and compromised by a single, well-placed spy. Insider
Threat to Information Systems examines some of the unique security issues
associated with computer professionals.
Exploring
the Mind of the Spy discusses what psychologists have learned by
interviewing and testing arrested and convicted American spies. Motivations for espionage are far more
complex than commonly believed. Selling
secrets is usually the last act of a long-simmering emotional crisis. In many cases, the symptoms of this
crisis have been observable, identifiable, and even treatable before the
damage was done. Typically,
however, the potential significance of the "at-risk" behavior has
not been recognized or reported at the time by coworkers or supervisors.
One Country's Program to Obtain
U.S. S&T Secrets is an account of how one U.S.
ally organizes and manages its program to steal U.S. science and technology. A multi-faceted effort involving many
different parts of that country's government is focused on exploiting the
good will of former nationals of that country now residing in the United States.
Espionage by the Numbers
describes an unclassified database on all Americans arrested for espionage
since the start of the Cold War. Based
on media reports, trial records and unclassified official documents, the
database records information characteristics of the spies, characteristics of
the espionage activity, and prevalence among the spies of several behaviors
that are commonly associated with security risk.
Related Topics: Counterintelligence
Indicators, Counterterrorism
Indicators, Reporting
Improper, Unreliable, or Suspicious Behavior, How Do I Know When I'm Being
Targeted and Assessed, Who's
Doing What to Whom, Getting
Information Out of Honest People Like Me.
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