Spy methods · Insider threat · Elicitation · Cover stories · Operational behavior · Security mindset
What HUMINT practice and late-Soviet KGB documents teach about reading human behavior
Structure, signal, noise: rebuild your perception.
This isn't a comfortable topic, but my articles aren't here to make you feel "comfortable". They're here to provoke reflections and sometimes
You think you want transparency? Try reading a real intelligence report... you would not sleep for a week!
Every conflict looks, at first glance, like a confrontation between two poles... Husband VS wife. Employer VS employee. State VS insurgent. We instinctively read it as binary: one versus the
There's a truth most former spies will never say out loud, because it's HUMILIATING to admit
Writing a good intelligence report is all about CLARITY. No fancy words, no complicated structure. If you are a decision maker, and receive a long report, full of fancy words,
Reading people isn't a superpower. Sorry. It's a discipline. Sorry. If you think you can skip the hard work, so just leave this page, I won&
Our fascination with spies isn’t about gadgets or skills, I think it's about their deeply human paradox. They move fluidly, they're somehow invisible, they master
Most companies invest heavily in external security: firewalls, physical protection, background checks. But the greatest risk often comes from the people. From the inside. Insider threats are more dangerous because
A very personal word and "coming out" to the world of intelligence
Spoiler: no sophisticated tool, accessible to any "ordinary" citizen
