#139 - Insider Threat Operations (with Jim Lawler)

Publicado 2023-07-24
On this episode we bring on CIA Veteran James "Jim" Lawler to discuss how spies are recruited, how individuals are turned, and what makes them vulnerable to being turned. Learn what managers and executives can and should know about their people to help them better understand who's at risk and the types of programs that executives can put into place to stop insider threats.

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Be sure to read Jim's books
1) Living Lies: A Novel of the Iranian Nuclear Weapons Program
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2) In the Twinkling of an Eye: A Novel of Biological Terror and Espionage
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Chapters
00:00 Introduction
02:24 The Importance of Recruiting Insiders
08:06 How to Be a Successful Case Officer
11:09 The Importance of Identifying Vulnerabilities in Insider Threats
14:00 The Cockamamie Recruitment Pitch Scheme
18:50 The Importance of Rationality in Espionage
21:10 The Complex Motivations for Espionage
23:49 The Key to Stress in a Target Life
27:34 The Importance of Listening to Your People
30:02 How to Be a Good Leader
35:02 The Metaphysics of Recruitment
37:31 How to Firewall a Threat to Your Organization
41:00 Living Lies
44:49 How to Be a Better Writer
49:31 How to Be a Better Threat Manager

Todos los comentarios (4)
  • @AJohnSmith
    Host could be a voiceover for any documentary. Great guest and awesome crossover from “operational” services.