Social Identity Manipulation Technique
In the field of covert operations, understanding human behavior is key to influencing targets, and one of...
social engineering
How to Turn Criminals into Informants and Assets
Turning criminals into informants and reliable assets is an essential skill of tradecraft. This is a guide...
Exploiting an Adversary’s Vanity to Your Advantage
In covert operations, business and everyday normal life, an adversary’s vanity can be a potent weapon to...
White Hat Hacker VERSUS Black Hat Hacker
In the space of cybersecurity, White Hat and Black Hat hackers represent the digital equivalents of defense...
‘Anchoring’: A Tactic of Manipulating Behavior and Decision-Making
Exploring the art of psychological anchoring on how operatives can subtly influence decisions and behaviors of people,...
The Psychology of Influence and Persuasion in Tradecraft
This intel reveals the psychological tradecraft techniques of influence and persuasion used by CIA officers, offering insights...
The ‘Story-Teller’ Directive
Harnessing storytelling to empower covert operatives to sway perceptions, forge connections, solidify infiltrations, enhance deceptions and close...
Recognizing and Countering Disinformation
The ability to discern truth from falsehood is a critical skill, and this guide aims to equip...
The ‘Restraint Bias’ Technique
The tradecraft guide for operatives in comprehending, detecting, and manipulating restraint bias for strategic purposes. Restraint Bias,...
The Yes Ladder Technique of Persuasion
A tradecraft method of persuasion initially honed in the domains of sales and negotiation. This technique, suitably...
How to Infiltrate any Group or Organization Like a Spy
Infiltration is the tradecraft art of gaining access or acceptance to an enemy’s inner circle, group, territory,...
Social Hacking: Bypassing Any Tech Security
Social hacking is the process of using social engineering techniques to gain access to sensitive information or...
