Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence – A Counterintelligence Perspective: Part IV
Jim Baker Mon, Oct 29, 2018, 8:36 AM
Some experts view AI as neither artificial nor intelligent—just computer code.
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Artificial Intelligence
Counterintelligence Implications of Artificial Intelligence—Part III
Jim Baker Wed, Oct 10, 2018, 10:05 AM
How might adversaries apply AI to the vast amount of data that they collect about American to understand us, predict what we will do and manipulate our behavior in ways that advantage them?
Cybersecurity
What the National Counterintelligence and Security Center Really Said About Chinese Economic Espionage
Herb Lin Tue, Jul 31, 2018, 8:02 AM
The 2015 Obama-Xi agreement on economic espionage does not prohibit all cyber-enabled theft of intellectual property.
Foreign Agents Registration Act
Document: Justice Department Charges Russian National for Conspiracy to Act as a Foreign Agent
Matthew Kahn Mon, Jul 16, 2018, 3:11 PM
On Monday, the Justice Department unsealed a criminal complaint and supporting affidavit against Mariia Butina, a Russian national, for conspiring to act as a foreign agent in violation of 18 U.S.C. §371. The full documents are below.
Criminal Complaint
espionage
Accused Spy Kevin Mallory Goes to Trial
Matthew Kahn Fri, Jun 1, 2018, 10:00 AM
Espionage cases typically result in a plea agreement. What, if anything, does it mean that this one went to trial?
The Russia Connection
Law Enforcement as a Counterintelligence Tool
David Kris Tue, Mar 6, 2018, 1:00 PM
We can understand Special Counsel Robert Mueller's indictment of Russian trolls as an effort to use law enforcement tools for counterintelligence purposes.
Counterintelligence
The Rising Tide of China's Human Intelligence
Philip Caruso Thu, Mar 1, 2018, 7:00 AM
Chinese spies seem to be on the rise in the U.S.
Counterintelligence
Sessions Admits Justice Department Not Acting on Russia Threat to US Elections
Susan Hennessey, Benjamin Wittes Tue, Oct 24, 2017, 11:30 AM
Attorney General Jeff Sessions told the Senate Judiciary Committee that Russia poses a threat to the American electoral system, but he admits that his department hasn't done much about it.