Security Awareness and the Climate of Public Opinion: With Special Attention to Financial and Credit Issues,

Abstract

We usually do not think of counterespionage and intelligence security measures as being affected by the climate of public opinion. Intelligence threats are seen as coming either from foreign agents or troubled individuals beset by personal problems or character flaws. But, as the Oxbridge recruitments in Great Britain in the 1930's illustrate, at certain times and places societal conditions can provide a more (or less) hospitable climate for espionage. As societal conditions shift, one must first recognize how the changes may undermine intelligence security and second develop procedures to maintain security; despite the changes. Security awareness means not only keeping up with the latest technologies for gathering and protecting information, but also understanding how changes in the climate of public opinion may alter our ability to maintain security.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA262047

Entities

People

  • Tom W. Smith

Organizations

  • NORC at the University of Chicago

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Adolescents
  • Age Groups
  • Detectors
  • Employment
  • Government Employees
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Lie Detectors
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Public Opinion
  • Security
  • Security Personnel
  • Students
  • United States
  • United States Government

Readers

  • Cybersecurity.
  • Economics
  • Geospatial Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence Analytics