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Spies haven’t gone the way of the Cold War.

Far from it. They’re more prolific than ever—and targeting our nation’s most valuable secrets. As the lead agency for exposing, preventing, and investigating intelligence activities on U.S. soil, the FBI works to keep weapons of mass destruction and other embargoed technologies from falling into wrong hands, to protect critical national secrets and assets, and to strengthen the global threat picture by proactively gathering information and intelligence.

In Depth

Inside FBI Counterintelligence
- National Strategy
- Cases Past and Present
- The Intel-Driven FBI
- Organizational History in FBI

Safeguarding Secrets &
Keeping Safe

 - Elicitation Techniques
- The Insider Threat
- Intellectual Property Protection
- Internet Social Networking Risks
- Colleges/Universities Targeted
- Safety Tips for U.S. Students Traveling Abroad
- Safety Tips for U.S. Business Travelers Abroad
- For Businesses: Risks & Mitigations of Visitors

Key Issues/Threats
- 2012 Worldwide Threats Testimony (pdf)
- Counterproliferation
- Counterproliferation Center
- Economic Espionage
- Weapons of Mass Destruction

Our Partners
- Director of National Intelligence
- National Counterintelligence Executive
- National Counterproliferation Center
- Strategic Partnerships
- U.S. Business
- U.S. Academia

 

 

09.20.10

In the News
From Ghost Stories Russian spy case

‘Ghost Stories’
Photos, videos, and documents released in the case of 10 Russian spies arrested in 2010. Details

More News & Features

08.30.12
Washington: Consulate guard admits plan to sell classified information to Chinese government. 
07.20.12
Washington: Man sentenced for providing information to Syrian intelligence agencies.
03.21.12
Washington: Former NASA scientist sentenced for attempted espionage.

 

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