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• HTTPS Helps Mitigate Spyware Attacks

  QUANTUM-As-a-Service   March 9, 2018 “Imagine that your device could be silently commandeered and used to spy on you simply because you surfed the web. No need for anyone to have possession of it and physically install something. No need to trick you into downloading spyware, clicking on a malicious link, or entering your credentials […]

• Indulge Your Inner Bond

  Ever wanted to be a secret agent? Your dreams will come true at SPYSCAPE, the museum where you’ll learn about spies and become one yourself! Come immerse yourself in a museum like no other in this brand-new Manhattan attraction. At SPYSCAPE, you’re a spy right when you walk in the door. Your Identity Band is […]

• How Real Spies Operate

  Separating Myth from Reality Former Spies Talk to David Grann About Espionage in the Real World With Dorothy Wickenden May 8, 2017 Russia’s efforts to undermine the 2016 U.S. election show that covert operations are as much a danger now as they were at the height of the Cold War. The staff writer David Grann […]

• The Secret KGB Manual

  “The document is from the Cold War. But the material it teaches is still being used today by Vladimir Putin’s clandestine cadres. Michael Weiss 12.27.17 5:00 AM ET This is the first of a three-part series based on never-before-published training manuals for the KGB, the Soviet intelligence organization that Vladimir Putin served as an operative, […]

• Losing your USB Stick can be Problematic

  London Heathrow Airport’s security laid bare by one lost USB stick They’re also incredibly popular – which is why in 2017 we’re still writing about cases like the USB stick found in a west London street that turned out to contain 2.5Gb of unprotected files detailing many of the anti-terrorism procedures and systems used to protect […]

• SpyGadgets4Sale Be your Own Private Investigator

  How To Use Spy Gadgets To Catch A Cheating Spouse “You can use a number of devices to know about your partner’s infidelity” September 5, 2017 When you Need to Know the Truth

• Smiley The Spy Left in the Cold

  “LONDON, Sept 7 (Reuters) – He outwitted Soviet spies and played his part in the downfall of communism, but George Smiley, the fictitious British intelligence officer of John le Carre’s novels, is ending his days feeling lost in his own country because of Brexit. Smiley, reflecting on his long life, makes his final, if brief, […]

• Spies and Policymakers: Intelligence in the Information Age

  Free download until end of September – 2017 Intelligence and National Security “Massive changes and continuous developments in the uses and applications of technology and communications have changed the way we see the world. The Information Revolution has had an impact upon intelligence collection, processing, analysis, and dissemination, and upon the way policymakers can access […]

• How to Become an Intelligence Analyst

  Insights From Former Government Analysts Becoming an Analyst Part 1 “CW Walker: As professionals we really get into the weeds, we like the minutiae, and we love talking about indicators of compromise, and new vulnerabilities and exploits, and proof of concepts, but some of the most valuable courses and experiences that I’ve had were from […]

• Folding Tech Applied to Spy Satellites

  Last month, Lockheed Martin released the first images from its experimental Segmented Planar Imaging Detector for Electro-optical Reconnaissance, or SPIDER, program. Funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, SPIDER is basically a telescope on a microchip. But it collects light data very differently from a conventional telescope. Spy Satellites Also: Those interested in […]