Thursday, May 13, 2021

The Top U.S. Counterintelligence Official Mike Orlando Discusses Foreign Espionage Threats Facing The U.S.

CBS: Top counterintelligence official Mike Orlando on foreign espionage threats facing U.S. - "Intelligence Matters" 

In this episode of Intelligence Matters, host Michael Morell speaks with Mike Orlando, the acting director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center, about the range of foreign espionage threats facing the U.S. from adversaries and challengers like Russia and China. 

Orlando and Morell discuss how "non-traditional collectors" within the academic and business sectors are increasingly tasked by foreign governments to steal intellectual property and other secrets. Orlando, a career FBI agent who has specialized in counterintelligence, explains how NCSC has sought to warn U.S. private sector entities against espionage threats that have evolved in range and sophistication.  

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WNU Editor: A former Director of the CIA (Michael Morell) interviewing/talking to the acting director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center (Mike Orlando). Or to put it more bluntly. Two "spooks" talking to each other on news program. 

Am I the only one who thinks this is all weird?

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Frame damage?

And the engineers, who have to sign off on it, were skittish, would be my guess. Not that I blame them.