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William J. Tucker: Hawaii a Priority Target for Foreign Espionage

William J. Tucker: Hawaii a Priority Target for Foreign Espionage

William J. Tucker serves as a senior security representative to a major government contractor where he acts as the Counterintelligence Officer, advises on counterterrorism issues, and prepares personnel for overseas travel. His additional duties include advising his superiors in matters concerning emergency management and business continuity planning. Mr. Tucker regularly

China's Media Warns of Challenges to US Businesses in Wake of Edward Snowden's Revelations

China's Media Warns of Challenges to US Businesses in Wake of Edward Snowden's Revelations

This English summary [http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20130618000122&cid=1101] from Taiwan-based Want China Times zeros in on Cisco but other tech giants are named: > Furthermore, Cisco is the key technology and equipment supplier to the US government and its military. Security experts are therefore

China's Foreign Ministry: Speculation that Edward Snowden is a Chinese Spy is Completely Groundless

China's Foreign Ministry: Speculation that Edward Snowden is a Chinese Spy is Completely Groundless

The denial is meaningless and would be expected at this stage in any event. However, Hua Chunying did leverage the question to throw a soft jab [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/17/edward-snowden-not-chinese-spy-beijing] back at the United States: > China’s foreign ministry has dismissed speculation that

Is Edward Snowden a Spy?

Is Edward Snowden a Spy?

It is not yet possible to determine if Edward Snowden is working with a foreign intelligence service (FIS) or if a rich fantasy life and raging narcissism may have lead him into this unfortuate position. What is obvious, however, is that he is not a simple idealistic whistleblower. Unkowns aside,

Snowden's Snowjob?

Snowden's Snowjob?

William J. Tucker serves as a senior security representative to a major government contractor where he acts as the Counterintelligence Officer, advises on counterterrorism issues, and prepares personnel for overseas travel. His additional duties include advising his superiors in matters concerning emergency management and business continuity planning. Mr. Tucker regularly

Edward Snowden: Naive NSA Whistleblower, Spy, or Something Else Entirely?

Edward Snowden: Naive NSA Whistleblower, Spy, or Something Else Entirely?

Where to begin with Mr. Snowden? Are we to believe that a highly paid IC contractor left his comfortable job in Hawaii, ditched his girlfriend, flew to Hong Kong and turned over a motherlode of intelligence community secrets for some sort of Manning-esque idealism?

A Mossad Officer's Life in the Cold

A Mossad Officer's Life in the Cold

Michael Ross was born in Canada and served as a soldier in a combat unit of the Israel Defence Forces prior to being recruited as a “combatant,” (a term designating a deep-cover operative tasked with working in hostile milieus) in Israel’s legendary secret intelligence service, the Mossad [http://www.

Ali-Reza Anghaie and Scot Terban on InfoSec, Hackers, China, and Cyber Hype

Ali-Reza Anghaie and Scot Terban on InfoSec, Hackers, China, and Cyber Hype

Ali-Reza Anghaie is a Consulting Security Engineer and Senior Analyst with Wikistrat. His varied work in engineering and security has taken him to numerous universities and Fortune 500 companies in the Defense, Energy, Entertainment, and Medical fields. You can follow Ali-Reza on Twitter [https://twitter.com/Packetknife] and Quora [https:

Robert Levinson: Our Unfinished Business

Robert Levinson: Our Unfinished Business

Theodore W. Weaver is a former Intelligence Officer within the CIA’s National Clandestine Service and the Directorate of Science and Technology. He has close to a decade working as a Special Agent with several Federal agencies and has worked against counter proliferation, human trafficking/smuggling, child exploitation, Intellectual Property

A Case of the Intelligence Officer “Mondays”

A Case of the Intelligence Officer “Mondays”

Sean P. Sullivan has over 15 years of Federal and Military experience in the US Navy and within the CIA’s Special Activities Division of the National Clandestine Service. Mr. Sullivan is now an intelligence, security, and surveillance systems consultant. You can follow him on Twitter or via the nascent

Zero Dark Reality: What The Media Usually Gets Wrong

Zero Dark Reality: What The Media Usually Gets Wrong

Theodore W. Weaver is a former Intelligence Officer within the CIA’s National Clandestine Service and the Directorate of Science and Technology. He has close to a decade working as a Special Agent with several Federal agencies and has worked against counter proliferation, human trafficking/smuggling, child exploitation, Intellectual Property

Theodore W. Weaver: Remembering Khost, Three Years Later

Theodore W. Weaver: Remembering Khost, Three Years Later

Theodore W. Weaver is a former Intelligence Officer within the CIA’s National Clandestine Service and the Directorate of Science and Technology. He has close to a decade working as a Special Agent with several Federal agencies and has worked against counter proliferation, human trafficking/smuggling, child exploitation, Intellectual Property

So You Want to Work for the CIA?

So You Want to Work for the CIA?

Former Mossad officer Michael Ross and I were comparing notes on the unusual messages and emails that come our way and, not surprisingly, we both deal with some similar characters. Setting aside the absolute nutters for a moment we’d like to address those sometimes young, sometimes naive, but often

Former Mossad Combatant Michael Ross Looks Back - and Forward

Former Mossad Combatant Michael Ross Looks Back - and Forward

Michael Ross was born in Canada and served as a soldier in a combat unit of the Israel Defence Forces prior to being recruited as a “combatant,” (a term designating a deep-cover operative tasked with working in hostile milieus) in Israel’s legendary secret intelligence service, the Mossad [http://www.

American Fairness, Justice, and Mercy

American Fairness, Justice, and Mercy

The pro-Pollard buzz that was building in the Israeli press, blogs, and social media channels throughout last year has culminated in an official plea from Netanyahu [http://www.haaretz.com/news/features/copy-of-netanyahu-s-letter-to-obama-requesting-clemency-for-jonathan-pollard-1.335224] : > I know that the United States is a country based on fairness, justice and mercy.

Want to Prevent War with Iran? Take the Gloves Off

Want to Prevent War with Iran? Take the Gloves Off

Iran's relationship with the United States, and Western world in general, has been defined by the assumption that they are in some sense untouchable. Many in the West subscribe to this notion as well. Analysts are quick to point out that intense Iranian nationalism is a barrier to

Quick Thoughts on Wikileaks

Quick Thoughts on Wikileaks

Update 03.07.2017: The original post (below) was written in 2010 as a critique of Wikileak's stated mission. I didn't use this rather quick take to explore alternative theories about the organization's true motivation or inspiration. Now, several years later, it doesn'

Top Secret America: 854,000 People Hold Security Clearances

Top Secret America: 854,000 People Hold Security Clearances

Everyone seems to up in arms about this figure. It’s seen as confirmation that we have too many spies, too many analysts, and generally too much of everything associated with top secret work. While that may be true this number isn’t quite the slam dunk many think it

Quoted on the Alexander Litvinenko Case

Quoted on the Alexander Litvinenko Case

John Little at Blogs of War asks “I wonder how long Andrei Lugovoy will be with us now. I expect Pravda to report any day now that he’s been buried in an avalanche, eaten by bears, or killed in a tragic skateboarding accident. I’ll be shocked if he makes this trial.”