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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. Insider Threat to
Information Systems examines some of the unique security issues associated with
computer professionals.
Exploring
the Mind of the Spy discusses what psychologists have learned by
interviewing and testing arrested and convicted American spies.
Motivations for espionage are far more complex than commonly believed. Selling secrets is
usually the last act of a long-simmering
emotional crisis. In many cases, the symptoms of this crisis have been
observable, identifiable, and even treatable before the damage was
done. Typically, however, the potential significance of the
"at-risk" behavior has not been recognized or reported at
the time by coworkers or supervisors.
Espionage by the Numbers describes an
unclassified database 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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