Spy Intelligence Topics

Spy Intelligence Topics ---

Espionage

Agents
Assets
Agent handling
Field agent
Non-official cover (strawperson
sockpuppet)
Official cover
Resident spy

Analysis

Intelligence assessment (cognitive traps
competing hypotheses)

Devices and
communications

Concealment device
Covert listening device
Cryptography
Cut-out
Dead drop (USB)
Numbers station
One-way voice link
Steganography (microdot)

Operations

Black operation (black bag
Wetwork)
Eavesdropping (SIGINT
MASINT)
False flag
Industrial espionage
Interpersonal (HUMINT) intelligence (interrogation
safe house
surveillance)
COINTELPRO
MINARET
SHAMROCK


Intelligence management

Collection

Interpersonal
(HUMINT)

Special reconnaissance (organizations)

Clandestine

Asset recruiting
Cell system
Covert action
Direct action
Operational techniques

Espionage

Agents (field
handling)
Asset
Black operation (black bag)
Concealment device
Cryptography
Cut-out
Dead drop
Denial and deception
Eavesdropping
False flag
Industrial espionage
Intelligence assessment
Interrogation
Numbers station
One-way voice link
Official cover
Non-official cover
Resident spy
Steganography
Surveillance


Signals (SIGINT)

By alliances, nations and industries
In modern history
Operational platforms by nation
Direction finding
Traffic analysis
TEMPEST

Measurement and
signature (MASINT)

Electro-optical
Geophysical
Nuclear
Radar
Radiofrequency
Materials
Casualty estimation (earthquake)

Other

Cultural (CULTINT)
Financial (FININT)
Geospatial (GEOINT)
Imagery (IMINT)
Market (MARKINT)
Open-source (OSINT)
Technical (TECHINT)


Analysis

Cognitive traps
Competing hypotheses
Target-centric
Words of estimative probability

Dissemination

Intelligence cycle security
Counterintelligence (organizations
failures)
Counterintelligence and counter-terrorism organizations


Categories:
Counter-intelligence
Types of espionage
Intelligence analysis
Military intelligence