Counterintelligence French Officer Busted Spying on NATO for GRU & Other Espionage Cases William Tucker joins me to discuss two high profile cases this week, sloppy Chinese tradecraft, and why it always pays to visit the FBI before the FBI visits you.
Hacking Russians Targeted Tesla Gigafactory in Ransomware Plot Scot Terban is back to discuss the plot, common points of vulnerability, and what you can do it, like a Tesla employee, you find yourself in the middle of a Russian criminal plot.
Covert Contact Texas A&M, NASA, and Chinese Espionage William Tucker joins me to discuss the Zhengdong Cheng case, how Chinese espionage might be forced to evolve, global awareness of the scope of China’s spying, and how organizations can protect themselves if they haven’t started evaluating their own risk.
Covert Contact Careers in Intelligence: Beyond the Three Letter Agencies Dean Baratta joins me to discuss the rapidly diversifying and expanding non-traditional career paths in intelligence. We also touch on some tips for those looking to enter the field.
Covert Contact Spying for Russia: The Peter Debbins Case William Tucker joins me again to look into yesterday’s indictment of Peter Rafael Dzibinski Debbins, a former Green Beret alleged to have worked for Russian intelligence for over a decade.
William J. Tucker Counterintelligence Chat: Alexei Navalny & Alexander Ma William Tucker returns to look at the apparent poisoning of Alexei Navalny and yet another Chinese espionage case, this time involving Alexander Ma. It’s a classic case, with a Hawaii connection, and there’s likely more interesting details to come.
Covert Contact Preparing for A Career in Intelligence: Thoughts on Personal Security and Behavior Former CIA officer Maggie Gwynne joins me to discuss how those interested in pursuing a career in intelligence should manage their profiles (online and off) and conduct themselves to prepare for a challenging recruitment and training period.
Covert Contact Understanding the Israel-UAE Deal Alon Pinkas returns to Covert Contact for a quick dive on the drivers behind the deal and what it means for the region.
Covert Contact A Pardon for Edward Snowden? William Tucker returns to discuss the Edward Snowden case after President Trump made remarks on the case that sparked new speculation about a potential pardon.
Covert Contact Washington Takes Aim at the Confucius Institute Today’s decision to force the Confucius Institute to register as a foreign mission is the subject of my regular Thursday evening counterintelligence chat with Covert Contact regular William Tucker. We look at why it was necessary and where we, and China, might go from here.
Covert Contact Israel and The United States: Past, Present, and Future with Alon Pinkas Alon joins Covert Contact to look at the state of the relationship, look at where it could (and should) evolve, and to dive into some of the socio-political dynamics that shape the relationship and how it is viewed from both sides.
Australia Australia’s Cyber Security Strategy Australian journalist Stilgherrian, returns to Covert Contact to discuss Australia's recently released 2020 cyber security strategy.
Covert Contact Chinese Spies and Russian Honey Traps William J. Tucker returns for our regular Thursday evening counterintelligence chat. We start off by discussing the resource challenges in addressing Chinese espionage but quickly pivot to thoughts on Russian cases, honey traps, and more.
Covert Contact Quick Take: An Explosion in Beirut A massive explosion has rocked Beirut at a critical time in Lebanon's history. In this quick take I share some concerns about what could happen next.
Covert Contact Online Security: Avoiding a Personal October Surprise Infosec professional and security blogger Scot Terban joins me to discuss the recent LinkedIn spying case, the degrading environment in social media, and strategies for improving your personal security.
Covert Contact Chinese Espionage in the United States William Tucker is back to discuss the scale of Chinese espionage in the United States and some of the misconceptions that have hampered our response to the threat.
Covert Contact Shaping Intelligence Products for Maximum Impact Dean Baratta returns for a discussion about the never-ending need to develop and refine intelligence products so that they meet customer needs, build trust, and land with the greatest possible impact.
Covert Contact When You Can’t Obey Pauline Shanks Kaurin, Ph.D joins Covert Contact to discuss ethical and moral dilemmas and how we can prepare ourselves for the eventual challenge of facing them.
Covert Contact What's Happening at the Chinese Consulate in Houston? Houston rarely finds itself at the center of geopolitical drama but that changed overnight as firefighters and police surrounded the Chinese consulate as staff there began burning massive amounts of documentation in the building's courtyard.
Covert Contact Covert Contact is Back Dean Baratta joins Covert Contact as we resume production after a nearly two year hiatus. We touch on some of the macro problems the world is facing with and where the show is heading from here.
Politics The Lincoln Project: Mourning in America Donald Trump’s failed presidency has left the nation weaker, sicker, and teetering on the verge of a new Great Depression. There’s mourning in America.
Personal Coronavirus Outbreak: Preparing for COVID-19 in the United States I'm getting a lot of questions about how I have prepared to ride out this outbreak since I sit in the middle of the clusters that are popping up around the Bay Area.
Counterintelligence The Entirely Predictable Subversion of the US IC I hear a lot of people saying that "the warning lights are blinking red" this week but the truth is that they were blinking in late 2015. The dismantling of institutions and norms has been systematic and if you think this is bad - it's just getting started.
Technology Linux Adventures In January I decided to upgrade. The specs on a new Mac Mini were underwhelming and getting up to even moderate specs was expensive. For roughly the same cost I could get an extremely powerful, upgradable, and handcrafted Thelio from System76.
Extremism Extremism: Gamifcation, Funding, and Viral Strains Gamification is probably too narrow and specific to describe how intertwined technology has become with extremism but we still need a gameplan for dealing with technology and the role it plays in facilitating and accelerating these networks.
