Advanced HUMINT Tradecraft Human Intelligence refers to gathering information through direct human contacts, the recruiting and handling of people who provide secrets or insights. It is often abbreviated to (HUMINT) Tradecraft encompasses the clandestine techniques and mental strategies used by intelligence officers to recruit sources, elicit information, evade surveillance, and…

Overt, Covert, Clandestine? Explaining the difference. We’ve all heard the words before, covert, clandestine, black ops, espionage etc they get used interchangeably in news headlines and movies all the time, but in the real world of intelligence they mean very different things. In this post we will explore each and…