Find out more in the Spying in the Marketplace exhibit. Intelligence agencies collect information in many different ways. The oldest method is through human sources HUMINT or human intelligence , relying on spies and intelligence officers using their wits and talents with support from Tech Ops.
But when information is beyond human reach or in places too dangerous or remote , technology is used to intercept messages SIGINT or signals intelligence , conduct overhead surveillance IMINT or imagery intelligence , or even sniff out chemical, biological, and acoustic signatures MASINT or measurement and signature intelligence. Today, open source intelligence OSINT from non-secret, publicly available sources such as webpages and newspapers, makes up a vast amount of collected intelligence.
Find out more in the Stealing Secrets gallery. Spies are recruited via an approach or pitch by a case officer. This often seeks to persuade the individual through appealing to ideology, patriotism, religion, ego, greed, or love, or sometimes by using blackmail or some other form of coercion.
Persuading someone to put their life on the line is one of the hardest tasks for any intelligence officer. It takes training, patience, and empathy. Officers use a variety of approaches, based on the subject. This depends on the specific individual to some extent. But some general ways to cultivate trust include using empathy, building a rapport perhaps through shared friends, interests or dreams, or even shared frustrations , and showing vulnerability. Honesty being open about who you are and what you want may also be used—or, perhaps, false honesty.
Intelligence officers often operate abroad under some form of official cover, perhaps as diplomats in an embassy. Others operate without the protection of their government and must create a convincing cover that explains their presence and activities in a country—a businessperson, perhaps, or a student. Face-to-face meetings can be impractical, even deadly—especially if spies are caught red-handed passing or receiving classified information or carrying spy equipment.
Methods include secret writing such as invisible ink or tiny microdots or sending and receiving secure messages using special technology often concealed or even disguised to look like everyday objects. But we know that spying was taking place much earlier than that.
They are diplomatic correspondence, recorded on clay tablets, that discuss among other things intelligence and espionage. No, George Washington was not a spy. During the American Revolutionary War, General Washington fully understood the power of espionage to outsmart and outmaneuver vastly superior forces.
He employed spies, relied heavily on intelligence, and made us of codes and ciphers. He even hired Dr. It all started in , when Washington wrote a letter to Nathanial Sackett, a New York merchant active in counterintelligence activities. That network would become the Culper Ring—and it helped steer the colonial army to victory. They undercut a number of intelligence operations and the effect of hunt for them—also known as a molehunt—led to growing paranoia in the UK and US intelligence communities.
Find out more about the Cambridge Five in the Turncoats and Traitors exhibit. Some of them had been there for years. For more than a decade, the FBI ran Operation Ghost Stories, keeping an eye and an ear on the agents and waiting for the right moment to close in.
Depends on the movie. There are elements of truth in spying that we see on TV and film, read in spy novels, and find in computer games. Find out more about spies in popular culture, and the difference between fact and fiction, in the License to Thrill exhibit.
So, so many. You can see many of them throughout our exhibit space. Discard An agent whom a service will permit to be detected and arrested so as to protect more valuable agents. Dry Clean Actions agents take to determine if they are under surveillance.
Escort The operations officer assigned to lead a defector along an escape route. Espionage The practice of spying or using spies to obtain secret or confidential information about the plans and activities of a foreign government or a competing company.
Exfiltration Operation A clandestine rescue operation designed to bring a defector, refugee, or an operative and his or her family out of harm's way. Expats Citizens of one country who live in another. Eyes Only Documents that are intended for the eyes of one specified person only.
Flaps and Seals The tradecraft involved when making surreptitious openings and closings of envelopes, seals, and secure pouches. Floater A person used one time, occasionally, or even unknowingly for an intelligence operation. Friends General slang for members of an intelligence service; specifically British slang for members of the Secret Intelligence Service. G Ghoul Agent who searches obituaries and graveyards for names of the deceased for use by agents.
H Handler A case officer who is responsible for handling agents in operations. Honey Trap Slang for use of men or women in sexual situations to intimidate or snare others. Hospital Russian slang for prison.
Illness Russian slang for someone under arrest. Infiltration The secret movement of an operative into a target area with the intent that his or her presence will go undetected. Innocent Postcard A postcard with an innocuous message sent to an address in a neutral country to verify the continued security of an undercover operative. Intelligence Officer Intelligence officers are professionals trained by their governments. L L-Pill A poison pill used by operatives to commit suicide.
Legend A spy's claimed background or biography, usually supported by documents and memorized details. Mole An agent of one organization sent to penetrate a specific intelligence agency by gaining employment; a term popularized by John Le Carre. Music Box Slang for a clandestine radio. Musician Slang for a clandestine radio operator. N Naked A spy operating without cover or backup. Nugget British term for the bait money, political asylum, sex, or career opportunity offered to a potential defector.
Nursemaid Russian term for the security service officer who accompanies delegations to other countries to prevent anyone from defecting. O Okhrana Secret police under Russian tsars One-time Pad Strings of random numbers for singular use as a key in enciphering messages; the proper use of a one-time pad renders a message mathematically unbreakable. P Paroles Passwords to identify intelligence personnel to each other. Pattern The behavior and daily routine of an operative that makes his or her identity unique.
Pig Russian intelligence term for traitor. Plaintext The original message before encryption. Playback To provide false information to the enemy while gaining accurate information from him or her. Pocket Litter Items in a spy's pocket receipts, coins, theater tickets, etc.
Provocateur An operative sent to incite a target group to action for purposes of entrapping or embarrassing them. Purple American name for the Japanese diplomatic cipher machine used from Raven A male agent employed to seduce people for intelligence purposes. Red American name for an early Japanese diplomatic cipher machine. Rolled-up When an operation goes bad and an agent is arrested. RQ-1 Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle A medium-sized, long-endurance asset for reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition in moderate risk areas.
S Sanitize To delete specific material or revise a report or other document to prevent the identification of intelligence sources and collection methods.
Shoe A false passport or visa. Sleeper Agent living as an ordinary citizen in a foreign country; acts only when a hostile situation develops. Spy Spies are people with access to valuable information. Spymaster The leader of espionage activities, and an agent handler extraordinaire. Station Post from where espionage is conducted. Steganography Techniques for concealing the very existence of a message secret inks or microdots.
Swallow A female agent employed to seduce people for intelligence purposes. T TECHINT Technical intelligence; analysis of fielded equipment for training, research, and the development of new weapons and equipment for eventual intelligence use. The Take Information gathered by intelligence collection operations.
Throwaway An agent considered expendable. What types of things do you have around the house that could be used for spying? How about a camera? Or a GPS device? What about a tape recorder or a document scanner?
Have fun searching your house for items that could be used as a spy gadget. Do you like spy movies? Take some time today to watch a spy flick with your friends or family members. You might find a spy show on television.
You could also rent one from a local store or your local library. For example, the Spy Kids series of movies features kids acting as spies! Do you think you could ever be a spy? Why or why not?
Ready to make your own homemade spy gadgets at home? Here are some fun and easy projects you can make with things around the house. Get crafty and then get spying — you never know what those squirrels in the backyard might be up to!
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