Frag Out! Magazine

In particular, when it comes to critical infrastruc- ture, and systems such as railways, the threat of espionage may come from two different directions. One is internal - a situation in which a person alrea- dy employed decides to make an offer for the fore- ign intelligence service, to deliver confidential data. Here, symptoms that could be noticed are not spe- cifically associated with espionage. They may include dissatisfaction with the salary, work conditions, and interpersonal relations - these may push people to behave in several different ways. When it comes to infrastructure, these threats cannot be treated li- ghtly. Active, external penetration is another way. The symptoms are much easier to notice. This way involves foreigners trying to recruit. The beginning of such a process may be innocent: new friends, attractive financial proposals... Especially the latter screams very loudly. If a proposal of a minor favor emerges, with relatively high pay, higher than typical rates, one could begin to worry. Other situations departing from what is normal may also be wor- rying - also when they involve new acquaintances or business partners. Not to mention the fact that one of the spies compromised in Norway became a suspect after, pretending to be a scientist, he was using his funds, instead of making use of a grant or other institutional means of financing - so common in this domain. Another Russian spy, known as Vic- tor Muller, was compromised when he was trying to infiltrate the International Criminal Court (ICC). To make his cover story credible, he enrolled himself in the international relations university program at the University of Georgetown. Despite him assuring eve- rybody around, that he came from Brazil, some of his colleagues, including ones who served in the military, considered his accent to be of Russian origin. This may be exemplified like this: a new person visits a shooting range. He/she is eager to participate in training, especially if the instructors are former mi- litary or police officers. That person can afford to shoot often, and fire a lot of rounds, but is reluctant to obtain a gun permit. On one hand, everything is legal, there is no need to obtain a permit. But could a behavior as such mean that somebody knows that he or she would not pass a background check? Or that he/she is afraid of engaging in a formal interac- tion with the police? Maybe. This may be a reason to worry. The situation is similar when it comes to monitoring the transportation infrastructure. The appearance of a new person among aviation or train spotters is not a weird thing. But when it turns out that the said person is interested in a very narrow area - such as military transport operations alone, or if such a person expresses more interest in air- port security, than in aircraft, this may be viewed as a warning sign. www.fragoutmag.com

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