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This blog has previously shown that by starting with an APT it is possible to identify the individuals and companies responsible for conducting their attacks and the State actors behind them. We have also shown that you can start with the State and work backwards to the APT. APT groups…
This month, the People’s Republic of China and its intelligence services again made headlines in the world press for authoritarian and repressive practices. However, this time the activities we’re not targeted at the Uighur minorities in Xinjiang province nor political dissidents, nor Fanlun gong practitioners, but at democratic movements in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Self-proclaimed … More Wang Liqiang: Fraud, Defector, or Both?
I often get the question “Where is the smoking gun on Huawei”? I usually respond that it depends on the definition of a “smoking gun”. When one looks at the public evidence and contextual data (i.e. the PRC legal system, Huawei court documents, CCP organizational structure) it becomes apparent there is more than a smoking … More Where is the Smoking Gun on Huawei?
My thoughts on the Mar-A-Lago incident: Nut job? Freelance? or both? The evidence to date points to a self-inspired economic espionage effort employing simplistic technical collection means targeted at business leaders. Consider the following: 1. If this effort was espionage, there is no reason for Beijing to send someone from Shanghai when it … More The Mar-A-Lago incident: Nut job? Freelance? or both?
Chinese Economic Espionage and US Security Webcast … More Webcast on Chinese Economic Espionage on October 24, 2018
I recently wrote three articles on Chinese espionage, their impact on U.S. national and economic security, and policy options. The data used for these articles includes 274 cases of Chinese espionage. Breaking Defense News: This article addresses the issue of China’s espionage and several U.S. policy options to respond. December, 03, 2018 A Blueprint To … More Recent Articles on Chinese Espionage
Students often ask me how to get a job in the Intelligence Community. I wrote this article to share some best practices for securing a career as an Intelligence Officer. … More Intelligence Officer Careers and How to Get One.
Analytical Tradecraft Over the last two decades failures to understand and predict significant events made it apparent the US Intelligence Community (IC) was weak in its analytical capabilities. This is not to say that analysts lacked knowledge and expertise on a particular country or subject area. In fact, often the US knows aspects of foreign … More How to Think Like an Intelligence Analyst
I just tripped over my opening statement before the US Congress, Joint Economic Committee on Chinese espionage. This was in 1998. Amazing how almost nothing has changed. Warnings not heeded for decades by our politicians and national security apparatus. I’ve highlighted a few interesting phrases. Statement by Nicholas Eftimiades Author, “Chinese Intelligence Operations” before the … More Laughable Quotes on Chinese Espionage
I have studied Chinese negotiating tactics since the early 1990’s. In fact, in 1996 I wrote a classified dissertation on “China’s use of Denial and Deception in Diplomacy and Negotiating tactics”. In those days there were only a few of us in the US Intelligence Community who were considered China experts (or China Hands). We … More Chinese Negotiating Tactics
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