counterintelligence
noun
coun·ter·in·tel·li·gence
ˌkau̇n-tər-in-ˈte-lə-jən(t)s 
: organized activity of an intelligence service designed to block an enemy's sources of information, to deceive the enemy, to prevent sabotage, and to gather political and military information
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The command post will include senior officials from the FBI's counterterrorism, criminal, counterintelligence and cyber divisions.
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Mike Levine, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2024
The process laid out in the executive order requires a robust review of the due diligence regarding both the vendor and the tool, to see whether any concerns, such as counterintelligence, security, and improper use risks, arise.
—Vas Panagiotopoulos, WIRED, 21 Oct. 2024
Running the new crackdowns in Russia are the FSB’s counterterrorism unit, its counterintelligence service, and its investigative department.
—Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 27 July 2022
But there is another problem, as well: U.S. and European counterintelligence agencies lack the ability to implement full-scale measures to stop Russian sabotage operations, because to be truly effective, these must include drastic steps that are in practice only feasible under totalitarian regimes.
—Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 9 Aug. 2024
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Mike Levine, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2024
The process laid out in the executive order requires a robust review of the due diligence regarding both the vendor and the tool, to see whether any concerns, such as counterintelligence, security, and improper use risks, arise.
—Vas Panagiotopoulos, WIRED, 21 Oct. 2024
Running the new crackdowns in Russia are the FSB’s counterterrorism unit, its counterintelligence service, and its investigative department.
—Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 27 July 2022
But there is another problem, as well: U.S. and European counterintelligence agencies lack the ability to implement full-scale measures to stop Russian sabotage operations, because to be truly effective, these must include drastic steps that are in practice only feasible under totalitarian regimes.
—Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 9 Aug. 2024
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counterintelligence
noun
coun·ter·in·tel·li·gence
ˌkau̇nt-ə-rin-ˈtel-ə-jən(t)s
: activities of an intelligence service meant to hide the truth from an enemy or to prevent the enemy from learning secret information
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