Homeland security

Do You Know How Foreigners Spy On You?

We often hear about espionage and spying conducted against the United States. We have even seen media reports on the arrests of Russian and Chinese agents trying to entice Americans to become traitors. Erroneously, many of us believe we would know when someone was trying to get information from us or asking us to betray our country.

Sadly, overconfidence of our knowledge of foreign collection methods affects our ability to protect ourselves and our country. Some of the tactics used by foreign intelligence entities include:

Simple Requests for Information

A simple request for information sent to your office via telephone or email could be the start of an espionage operation to acquire information about you and your organization...