Author(s): Florin BUȘTIUC
Publication name: Romanian Intelligence Studies Review
Publisher name: Mihai Viteazul National Intelligence Academy
Publication type: Journal article
Publication date: June 30, 2023
Pagination:
Issue/ Volume: 1 (29)/2023
DOI:
Abstract:
A hostile intelligence entity is trying to identify or create behavioural
vulnerabilities – professional dissatisfaction, unrealistic expectations, gambling,
spending/borrowing beyond means, expensive lifestyle, financial difficulties, so as to
exploit them to influence the person to reveal confidential information or to adopt certain
decisions.
One of the ways of counterintelligence protection of data and decision is the
awareness by individuals of vulnerabilities and reality that can be exploited by a hostile
entity. And the purpose of a test on vulnerabilities is to evaluate the level of awareness
and, implicitly, self -protection.
Keywords: hostile intelligence entity, vulnerabilities, self-control, non-public/
confidential data.
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