Tuesday, October 10, 2017

Spies, Lies, and Algorithms (2022)

22-7-31 Moles damaging a nation - top 5 methods (English subtitles) - Maxim Katz > .
22-2-1 Hoover Book Club: Amy B. Zegart On "Spies, Lies, and Algorithms" - Hoover > .
Theft vs Innovation - Talus >> .

0:54 - The impact of U.S. intelligence leading up to Russia invasion 
4:31 - Why haven't these intelligence tactics been used before? 
6:26 - How did U.S. intelligence know so much about the Russian invasion? 
9:17 - How to interpret U.S. intelligence reports 
13:20 - How does intelligence influence policy? 
16:29 - The network of Federal intelligence agencies 
18:54 - Why are there so many intelligence agencies? 
21:30 - How has the intelligence community responded to this decrease in trust? 
23:32 - Are autocratic countries better enabled to gather intelligence? 
25:38 - Stories of betrayal in intelligence communities 
28:06 - What causes intelligence failures? 
31:29 - How accurate can intelligence agencies actually be? 
33:31 - Putin’s KGB background & how it affects his policy 
35:26 - What should be the consequence of bad intelligence/policy? 
38:26 - What should be the intelligence community’s focus right now? 
41:22 - What is the public’s view of the intelligence community right now? 
43:22 - How do we reform intelligence agencies? 
46:46 - Books Amy has written

Spies, Lies, and Algorithms (2022) 

Spies, Lies, and Algorithms: The History and Future of American Intelligence: Publication date: February 1, 2022

"Spying has never been more ubiquitous—or less understood. The world is drowning in spy movies, TV shows, and novels, but universities offer more courses on rock and roll than on the CIA and there are more congressional experts on powdered milk than espionage. This crisis in intelligence education is distorting public opinion, fueling conspiracy theories, and hurting intelligence policy. In Spies, Lies, and Algorithms, Amy Zegart separates fact from fiction as she offers an engaging and enlightening account of the past, present, and future of American espionage as it faces a revolution driven by digital technology.

Drawing on decades of research and hundreds of interviews with intelligence officials, Zegart provides a history of U.S. espionage, from George Washington’s Revolutionary War spies to today’s spy satellites; examines how fictional spies are influencing real officials; gives an overview of intelligence basics and life inside America’s intelligence agencies; explains the deadly cognitive biases that can mislead analysts; and explores the vexed issues of traitors, covert action, and congressional oversight. Most of all, Zegart describes how technology is empowering new enemies and opportunities, and creating powerful new players, such as private citizens who are successfully tracking nuclear threats using little more than Google Earth. And she shows why cyberspace is, in many ways, the ultimate cloak-and-dagger battleground, where nefarious actors employ deception, subterfuge, and advanced technology for theft, espionage, and information warfare."

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