Category:Security and Intelligence Agencies - Revision history

Ecb at 17:38, 26 July 2012

Ecb — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 17:38:33 GMT

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	Espionage in 2100 is a fact of life, with everyone from small companies to great powers involved in it. Strong cryptography has made information transfer potentially more secure than ever before, which has simply increased the need for human spies and double agents. Intelligence agencies spend a lot of effort using AIs to compile data from open sources and to monitor data flow in general. Spy satellites are cheap enough that just about anyone can afford to put one into orbit around Earth, Luna, or Mars.		Espionage in 2100 is a fact of life, with everyone from small companies to great powers involved in it. Strong cryptography has made information transfer potentially more secure than ever before, which has simply increased the need for human spies and double agents. Intelligence agencies spend a lot of effort using AIs to compile data from open sources and to monitor data flow in general. Spy satellites are cheap enough that just about anyone can afford to put one into orbit around Earth, Luna, or Mars.

	However, there is a limit to what remote observation and deduction can accomplish. Since few people leave secure data sitting around in unencrypted form on the Web, gaining information held in high-security installations sometimes requires physical infiltration. For example, an intruder may use microbots to crawl in, penetrate the enemy’s filters and anti-microbot swarms, and then physically enter the computer. Another danger is involuntary subversion of employees or agents through implants and uploading. Cautious counter-espionage teams may use regular HyMRI scans and psychological evaluations of key people to ensure no one has tampered with their brains.		However, there is a limit to what remote observation and deduction can accomplish. Since few people leave secure data sitting around in unencrypted form on the Web, gaining information held in high-security installations sometimes requires physical infiltration. For example, an intruder may use microbots to crawl in, penetrate the enemy’s filters and anti-microbot swarms, and then physically enter the computer. Another danger is involuntary subversion of employees or agents through implants and uploading. Cautious counter-espionage teams may use regular HyMRI scans and psychological evaluations of key people to ensure no one has tampered with their brains.

Ecb at 19:14, 6 June 2012

Ecb — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 19:14:20 GMT

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-	~~Government security and intelligence agencies in~~ [[Transhuman Space]].	+	[[Category:Transhuman Space]]
		+	Espionage in 2100 is a fact of life, with everyone from small companies to great powers involved in it. Strong cryptography has made information transfer potentially more secure than ever before, which has simply increased the need for human spies and double agents. Intelligence agencies spend a lot of effort using AIs to compile data from open sources and to monitor data flow in general. Spy satellites are cheap enough that just about anyone can afford to put one into orbit around Earth, Luna, or Mars.
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		+	However, there is a limit to what remote observation and deduction can accomplish. Since few people leave secure data sitting around in unencrypted form on the Web, gaining information held in high-security installations sometimes requires physical infiltration. For example, an intruder may use microbots to crawl in, penetrate the enemy’s filters and anti-microbot swarms, and then physically enter the computer. Another danger is involuntary subversion of employees or agents through implants and uploading. Cautious counter-espionage teams may use regular HyMRI scans and psychological evaluations of key people to ensure no one has tampered with their brains.

Ecb at 15:29, 22 September 2010

Ecb — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 15:29:48 GMT

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-	Government security and intelligence agencies.	+	Government security and intelligence agencies in [[Transhuman Space]].

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