counterintelligence
noun
coun·ter·in·tel·li·gence
ˌkau̇n-tər-in-ˈte-lə-jən(t)s 
: organized activity of an intelligence service designed to block an enemy's sources of information, to deceive the enemy, to prevent sabotage, and to gather political and military information
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Monitoring the activities of foreign diplomats, officials and spies is the jurisdiction of federal agencies working in the secretive realm of counterintelligence.
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Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica, 22 Mar. 2024
One says soldiers should report it to a security manager or commander, while the other says the reporting channels should be law enforcement and a counterintelligence agency.
—Will Carless, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024
In June 2023, the White House issued a warning to US firms interested in acquiring NSO assets on the grounds that doing so could pose a counterintelligence threat to the US government.
—Vas Panagiotopoulos, WIRED, 24 Jan. 2024
He was awarded the Bronze Star for his time in the Army's counterintelligence unit developing informants that led to the Gestapo arrests.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 29 Nov. 2023
Traditional counterintelligence training teaches personnel with access to sensitive or classified information how to avoid compromise from a variety of human and digital threats.
—Remaya M. Campbell, Scientific American, 17 July 2023
McGonigal was special agent in charge of the counterintelligence division of the FBI’s New York City office from 2016 to his retirement in September 2018.
—Spencer S. Hsu, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2024
There is the Ministry of State Security, which is responsible for external espionage and domestic counterintelligence.
—Minxin Pei, Foreign Affairs, 6 Feb. 2024
The Ministry of State Security oversees intelligence and counterintelligence both within China and overseas.
—Chris Lau, CNN, 2 Aug. 2023
Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica, 22 Mar. 2024
One says soldiers should report it to a security manager or commander, while the other says the reporting channels should be law enforcement and a counterintelligence agency.
—Will Carless, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024
In June 2023, the White House issued a warning to US firms interested in acquiring NSO assets on the grounds that doing so could pose a counterintelligence threat to the US government.
—Vas Panagiotopoulos, WIRED, 24 Jan. 2024
He was awarded the Bronze Star for his time in the Army's counterintelligence unit developing informants that led to the Gestapo arrests.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 29 Nov. 2023
Traditional counterintelligence training teaches personnel with access to sensitive or classified information how to avoid compromise from a variety of human and digital threats.
—Remaya M. Campbell, Scientific American, 17 July 2023
McGonigal was special agent in charge of the counterintelligence division of the FBI’s New York City office from 2016 to his retirement in September 2018.
—Spencer S. Hsu, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2024
There is the Ministry of State Security, which is responsible for external espionage and domestic counterintelligence.
—Minxin Pei, Foreign Affairs, 6 Feb. 2024
The Ministry of State Security oversees intelligence and counterintelligence both within China and overseas.
—Chris Lau, CNN, 2 Aug. 2023
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counterintelligence
noun
coun·ter·in·tel·li·gence
ˌkau̇nt-ə-rin-ˈtel-ə-jən(t)s
: activities of an intelligence service meant to hide the truth from an enemy or to prevent the enemy from learning secret information
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