From the course: Spies, Lies, and Cybercrime: How Thinking Like a Spy Hunter Can Protect You from Cyberattacks
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Intro to PAID
- During my time as an FBI ghost, I hunted numerous spies. From Russian Intelligence Officers to rogue US citizens, and everything in between. These spies? Highly trained. They constantly cover their tracks and deploy counter surveillance to spot the hunter. And trust me, one single mistake can lead to some pretty devastating consequences. So, how do you catch someone who's trained not to get caught? That's where the PAID method comes in. You prepare, you continually assess, you investigate when you need to, and you decide to act. It's the playbook I developed over years as a national security strategist and cybersecurity expert. But looking back, I realized I first formulated these tactics when I was still in the FBI running surveillance ops. Let me take you back to one particular operation. My team and I were tasked with getting a clear photo of a terrorism target and his wife. The FBI needed the wife's identity to see if she might turn on her husband. Classic espionage. The target…
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