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Counterintelligence Activity (def.) correct answers the gathering of information and conducting
activities to protect against espionage, other clandestine activities, savotage, international
terrorist activities, and assassinations conducted by or for foreign powers.
Counterintelligence includes correct answers activities intended to detect, evaluate, counteract,
or prevent hostile intelligence collection, subversion, sabotage, terrorism, or assassination that is
conducted by or on behalf of any foreign power, org, or private ind. or orgs whos links cannot be
directly traced to a foreign gov.
Counterintelligence Activites correct answers Identify, penetrate, neutralize, exploit
Intelligence Activity (def.) correct answers the collection, analysis, production, dissemination or
use of information which relates to any foreign country, or any gov., political group, party,
military force, movement, or other persons or associations in such foreign country and which
relates to the defense, foreign policy, national security, or related policies of the US, and any
other activity in support of these activities.
Four Goals of FBI National CI Strategy correct answers • Keep weapons of mass destruction,
adv.conventional weapons, and related tech from falling into the wrong hands.
• Protect the secrets of the U.S. intelligence community.
• Protect the nation's critical assets.
• Counter the activities of foreign spies.
Three Goals of CI Strategic Partnership correct answers • The sharing of expertise and resources
of the FBI, the U.S. intelligence community, other U.S. government agencies, and global partners
to combat foreign intelligence activities;
• Coordination of U.S. intelligence community efforts to combat insider threats among its own
ranks
• Partnerships with businesses and colleges and universities to strengthen information sharing
and counterintelligence awareness.
, Elicitation Technique correct answers The strategic use of conversation to extract information
from people without giving them the feeling they are being interrogated.
Assumed Knowledge correct answers Pretend to have knowledge or associations in common
with a person.
Can you top this? correct answers Tell an extreme story in hopes the person will want to top it.
Criticism correct answers Criticize an individual or org. in which the person has an interest in
hopes the person will disclose information during a defense.
Feigned Ignorance correct answers Pretend to be ignorant of a topic in order to exploit the
person's tendency to educate.
Good Listener correct answers Exploit the instinct to complain or brag, by listening patiently and
validating the person's feelings (+ or -). If a person feels they have someone to confide in, he/she
may share more information.
Questionnaires and Surveys correct answers State a benign purpose for the survey. Surround a
few questions you want answered with other logical questions. Or use a survey merely to get
people to agree to talk to you.
Volunteering Info./Quid Pro Quo correct answers Give information in hopes the person will
reciprocate.
Elicitation is a technique used to (PARA) correct answers DISCREETLY gather information. It is
a CONVERSATION with a specific purpose: collect information that is not readily available and
do so without raising suspicion that SPECIFIC FACTS are being sought. It is usually NON-
THREATNING, easy to disguise, deniable, and effective. The conversation can be in person,
over the phone, or in writing. Conducted by a skilled collector, elicitation will appear to be
Counterintelligence Activity (def.) correct answers the gathering of information and conducting
activities to protect against espionage, other clandestine activities, savotage, international
terrorist activities, and assassinations conducted by or for foreign powers.
Counterintelligence includes correct answers activities intended to detect, evaluate, counteract,
or prevent hostile intelligence collection, subversion, sabotage, terrorism, or assassination that is
conducted by or on behalf of any foreign power, org, or private ind. or orgs whos links cannot be
directly traced to a foreign gov.
Counterintelligence Activites correct answers Identify, penetrate, neutralize, exploit
Intelligence Activity (def.) correct answers the collection, analysis, production, dissemination or
use of information which relates to any foreign country, or any gov., political group, party,
military force, movement, or other persons or associations in such foreign country and which
relates to the defense, foreign policy, national security, or related policies of the US, and any
other activity in support of these activities.
Four Goals of FBI National CI Strategy correct answers • Keep weapons of mass destruction,
adv.conventional weapons, and related tech from falling into the wrong hands.
• Protect the secrets of the U.S. intelligence community.
• Protect the nation's critical assets.
• Counter the activities of foreign spies.
Three Goals of CI Strategic Partnership correct answers • The sharing of expertise and resources
of the FBI, the U.S. intelligence community, other U.S. government agencies, and global partners
to combat foreign intelligence activities;
• Coordination of U.S. intelligence community efforts to combat insider threats among its own
ranks
• Partnerships with businesses and colleges and universities to strengthen information sharing
and counterintelligence awareness.
, Elicitation Technique correct answers The strategic use of conversation to extract information
from people without giving them the feeling they are being interrogated.
Assumed Knowledge correct answers Pretend to have knowledge or associations in common
with a person.
Can you top this? correct answers Tell an extreme story in hopes the person will want to top it.
Criticism correct answers Criticize an individual or org. in which the person has an interest in
hopes the person will disclose information during a defense.
Feigned Ignorance correct answers Pretend to be ignorant of a topic in order to exploit the
person's tendency to educate.
Good Listener correct answers Exploit the instinct to complain or brag, by listening patiently and
validating the person's feelings (+ or -). If a person feels they have someone to confide in, he/she
may share more information.
Questionnaires and Surveys correct answers State a benign purpose for the survey. Surround a
few questions you want answered with other logical questions. Or use a survey merely to get
people to agree to talk to you.
Volunteering Info./Quid Pro Quo correct answers Give information in hopes the person will
reciprocate.
Elicitation is a technique used to (PARA) correct answers DISCREETLY gather information. It is
a CONVERSATION with a specific purpose: collect information that is not readily available and
do so without raising suspicion that SPECIFIC FACTS are being sought. It is usually NON-
THREATNING, easy to disguise, deniable, and effective. The conversation can be in person,
over the phone, or in writing. Conducted by a skilled collector, elicitation will appear to be
