Predicting Insider Espionage — A Five-Factor Model

Table Of Contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• About the author
• About the book
• This eBook can be cited
• Contents
• List of Figures and Tables
• List of Abbreviations
• Acknowledgments
• Preface
• Part 1 Toward a Model of Insider Espionage
• Chapter 1: Introduction
• The research problem
• The damage caused by espionage
• The proliferation of espionage
• Ineffectiveness of current approaches to combat espionage
• Purpose of the research
• Research questions
• Research objectives
• Delimitations of the research
• Organizational delimitations
• Delimitations related to subjects
• Geographical delimitations
• Temporal delimitations
• Literature delimitations
• Chapter layout
• Chapter summary
• Chapter 2: Under the Veil of Secrecy: The World of Espionage
• The evolution of espionage through the ages
• The impact of globalization on espionage
• Espionage in the private sector
• Espionage in intergovernmental organizations
• The impact of I.C.T. on espionage
• Patterns of engagement
• Chapter summary
• Chapter 3: Laying the Foundation
• Literature review
• Building blocks of the model: Synthesizing the factors and identifying the uncharted areas
• Triggers
• Motivation
• Disinhibiting factors
• Organizational vulnerabilities
• Market opportunities
• Chapter summary
• Chapter 4: Research Behind the Five-Factor Model
• Philosophical worldview
• Research design
• Research approach
• Research population
• Sampling
• Data recording
• Data collection
• Data analysis
• Data interpretation
• Trustworthiness of the study
• Credibility
• Transferability
• Dependability
• Confirmability
• Ethical considerations
• Chapter summary
• Chapter 5: Development of a Model of Insider Espionage
• Introduction
• Specifying and clarifying the factors and constituent elements of the model
• Factors of the model
• Decision and action
• How it all fits together: The Five-Factor Model of Insider Espionage
• Building the model
• Presentation of the Five-Factor Model of Insider Espionage
• Decision and action
• Successful act of espionage as a trigger
• Chapter Summary
• Part 2 An Exploration of the Five Factors of Insider Espionage
• Chapter 6: Triggers of Insider Espionage
• Events and situations that elicit triggers
• The role of predispositions in the emergence of triggers
• Chapter summary
• Chapter 7: Motives of Insider Espionage
• Introduction
• Motive
• The motivation process
• Appraisal
• Emotional reactions
• Action readiness
• Example of the complete motivation process
• Chapter summary
• Chapter 8: Organizational Vulnerabilities
• Introduction
• Attack vectors
• Vulnerabilities with respect to personnel security
• Vulnerabilities in the physical security system
• Vulnerabilities in information security
• Vulnerabilities in Information and Communication Technology (I.C.T.)
• Vulnerabilities in organizational security policies and procedures
• Operations security in the government sector
• Security in the private sector
• Vulnerabilities in organizational security practices
• Chapter summary
• Chapter 9: Market Opportunities
• Introduction
• Market opportunities in Insider Espionage
• Incentives to commit espionage
• The role of policy in creating demand for espionage
• The demand for information
• Marketable information
• Chapter summary
• Chapter 10: Disinhibiting Factors
• Introduction
• Judgment and decision-making
• Disinhibiting factors
• Personality structure
• Mental disorders
• Substance abuse, addiction
• Affect
• Chapter summary
• Part 3 Case Studies—Applying the Five-Factor Model of Insider Espionage
• Chapter 11: Conventional Insider Espionage During the Cold War: The Oleg Gordievsky Case
• Introduction
• Personal background
• Five factors in the Gordievsky case
• Triggers
• Motives
• Organizational vulnerabilities
• Market opportunities
• Disinhibiting factors
• Chapter 12: Insider Espionage During a Period of Geopolitical and Technological Transition: The Aldrich Ames Case
• Introduction
• Personal background
• Five factors in the Ames case
• Triggers
• Motives
• Organizational vulnerabilities
• Market opportunities
• Disinhibiting factors
• Chapter 13: Insider Espionage as an I.C.T.-Supported Commercial Enterprise: The Brian Regan Case
• Introduction
• Personal background
• Five factors in the Regan case
• Triggers
• Motives
• Organizational vulnerabilities
• Market opportunities
• Disinhibiting factors
• Chapter 14: Insider Espionage as a Mass Data Collection Operation: The Edward Snowden Case
• Introduction
• Personal background
• Five factors in the Snowden case
• Triggers
• Motives
• Organizational vulnerabilities
• Market opportunities
• Disinhibiting factors
• Chapter 15: Cross-Case Analysis
• Introduction
• Triggers
• Motives
• Organizational vulnerabilities
• Market opportunities
• Disinhibiting factors
• Validation of the model
• Part 4 Findings, Recommendations, and Conclusion
• Chapter 16: Research Findings
• Introduction
• Findings
• Variables that are predictors of insider espionage
• The interdisciplinary model of insider espionage
• Application of the model to cases of insider espionage
• Chapter summary
• Chapter 17: Recommendations and Conclusion
• Introduction
• Recommendations
• Recommendations with respect to predictors of insider espionage and their interrelations
• Developing an interdisciplinary corporate security framework
• Research application of the model to cases of insider espionage
• Recommendations for future research
• Conclusions
• Appendix A: List of Espionage Cases
• Appendix B: Codes and Code Definitions
• References
• Author Index
• Subject Index
• Series index