Archive for March 2024
Terrorists, Lies and Missed Opportunities
The attack on the Crocus City Hall Concert venue in Moscow, Russia is playing out in newscasts, political statements, and terrorist media sites around the world. As a former Intelligence Officer who focussed a large portion of his career in counter terrorism investigations, I wanted to look at what has happened, what claims have been made…
Read MoreThe Art of Deception: Exploring the Parallels Between Cyber Espionage and Intelligence Social Engineering
As the digital landscape continues to evolve, witnessing an alarming surge in cyber-attacks, social engineering plays a pivotal role in various malicious activities. This includes phishing, smishing, spear phishing attacks, ransomware attacks, and identity theft. Interestingly, the techniques employed in these cyber exploits bear a striking resemblance to the methods used by intelligence agencies to…
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