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Your short course in Treason is a series of
articles on how spies are caught, the prevalence of espionage, and why people spy.
It 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. Anyone who commits 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 pre-conditions 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. The Insider Threat to
Information Systems examines some of the unique security issues associated with
computer professionals.
Espionage by the Numbers describes an
unclassified data base on Americans arrested for espionage against the U.S. since World
War II. Based on media reports, trial records and unclassified official documents, the
data base records 56 variables for 117 cases. Analysis of this data provides descriptive
statistics on what sort of people have been arrested, why they committed espionage, how
they got involved, what if anything they were paid, and what foreign country received (or
was intended to receive) the information.
Related Topics: Counterintelligence Indicators, Reporting Improper, Unreliable, or
Suspicious Behavior, How Do I Know When
I'm Being Targeted and Assessed.
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