Artificial Intelligence and Counterintelligence Considerations
April 2025, 4 pages. Artificial Intelligence (AI) provides powerful tools for Counterintelligence (CI) agencies to enhance security, predict threats, and conduct operations more efficiently. However, it also raises new challenges related to ethics, privacy, and security. Balancing the benefits of AI with the potential risks and ensuring that its use aligns with legal and moral standards will be key as these technologies become more embedded in CI operations. The future of CI will likely involve a deep integration of AI and human expertise to manage and mitigate the complexities of modern security threats.
Counterintelligence: Driving Discussions About Critical Assets
March 2025, 4 pages. Organizations in Government, industry, and academia are targeted by motivated adversaries seeking to steal, exploit, manipulate, or sabotage their sensitive or valuable information, infrastructure, and/or assets. While counterintelligence (CI) professionals are responsible for identifying and mitigating these respective organizational risks, doing so can be a challenge without a clear understanding of what each organization deems most vital.
Understanding Espionage and National Security Crimes
November 2024, 2 pages. This job aid provides information on understanding espionage and national security crimes.
CI Vigilance Campaign Guidance
November 2024, 3 pages. Our Vigilance Campaign is not just for a week or a month. We promote training and awareness throughout the year. The Vigilance Campaign provides continual communication and reminders using a variety of mediums such as posters, videos, briefings, and internet sites to increase the vigilance of your personnel and encourage counterintelligence awareness and reporting.
Counterintelligence Awareness Integration Plan
December 2024, 6 pages. The Counterintelligence Awareness Integration Plan guides the user through the process of incorporating counterintelligence and threat awareness into an existing security program and to obtain leadership's approval of the planned actions. The CI Awareness Integration Plan is applicable to all company personnel and facilities. It uses a phased approach to update company policy, increase employee awareness, and implement new CI Awareness programs.
Foreign Collection Methods: Indicators and Countermeasures
December 2024, 12 pages. Reporting contacts, activities, indicators, and behaviors associated with foreign intelligence entities (FIEs), a term which includes international terrorists, is required under DOD Directive 5240.06 Counterintelligence Awareness and Reporting (CIAR).
Industrial Base Technology List
November 2024, 9 pages. The job aid introduces security practitioners to DCSA's Industrial Base Technology List (IBTL). The IBTL identifies and defines critical U.S. defense technology and crosswalks all categories to the legacy Military Critical Technology List. This job aid is an excellent resource for the protection of U.S. technology and the implementation of research, development, and acquisition security practices.
Counterintelligence Glossary
January 2019, 18 pages. This job aid provides information on Counterintelligence terminology and definitions.
Supply Chain Risk Management Job Aid
August 2018, 5 pages. This job aid provides an introduction to supply chain risk management and serves as a performance support tool to enable best practices in managing supply chain risk.
Counterintelligence Awareness for Defense Critical Infrastructure
July 2016, 3 pages. This job aid provides an introduction to Defense Critical Infrastructure sectors, awareness of threats, and knowledge of reporting requirements to those providing security services to critical infrastructure assets within the Department of Defense (DOD).
Foreign Intelligence Entity Targeting Recruitment Methodology
March 2016, 1 page. Intelligence officers spot and assess individuals for potential recruitment.