Spy School 201

2017-11-07
The Seniors’ College Association

of Nova Scotia
presents
Spy School 201
06-Nov-2017 SCANS - Spyschool 201 (c) Hugh Williamson ,2017 1
•The Seniors’ College Association

of Nova Scotia
presents
•-Class # 4 – Who stands on Guard for Thee: the
truth is out there…if you can find it.
a) Fact Checking, Median Literacy and Open-source
intelligence (OSINT) – being your own intelligence analyst
b)Spanish Prisoners, (419) Oil Princes and a wealth? Of
opportunity- Countering senior fraud intelligently.
© Prof Hugh Williamson, CD
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Course Description
An introduction to INT: Intelligence and espionage, Spies and
Agents, Case Officers and Analysts, Tradecraft and three-letter
agencies. For those who want to know a bit more about the
subject, and why governments and private companies spend so
much money, but never want to talk about it.
SPY SCHOOL-201
History of SpySchool 101

• Spring 2015 –
Bill C-51 –Anti-Terrorism Act , 2015
• May 2015
CBA military law Section – Presentation on C-51 for lawyers
• June 2015
Halifax Central Library – Public Information Session on C-51
• Fall 2015
Halifax Central Library – Introductory SpySchool
• Spring 2016
SCANS Truro – Spy School 101 A
• Fall 2016
SCANS Halifax – Spy School 101 B
• Spring 2017
SCANS Chester – Spy School 101 C
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Introduction : The purpose of Spy School201

Familiarize the students with the How to be your own intelligence
fundamentals of intelligence and agent, or counter-intelligence agent,
espionage, including: including:
• The Intelligence Cycle • Using the library for OSINT
• Language and terminology of research
Intelligence and Spying • Thinking like an intelligence analyst
• Intelligence Disciplines • Criticising spy books and films with
• The Intelligence Community authority
• Available Sources of information • Operating prudently and
cautiously in the contemporary
• Fictional, non-fictional and near- surveillance society
fictional literature and film
Class Schedule
1. Oct 16 - Class #1 – So you still want to be a spy. Eh? –A review and an update
a) A (re) Introduction to the concepts, organization of the Intelligence Community , and language of intelligence and espionage
b) What’s new in the Zoo, the Aquarium, the Farm, the Circus : updates on the Intelligence Community
2. Oct 23 - Class #2 – Female Intelligence – M and Emma, closer than you think.
a) Recognizing the role of women in the real world of Intelligence and Espionage
b) Secret Agents on page and screen – Is her Portrayal in Fiction a Fictional Portrayal
3. Oct30 - Class #3 – Bang Bang Kiss Kiss – everyone love a good (spy) story
a) Spy-Fi – Is the Spy novel coming in from the cold (war)?
b) Spy Flicks – Screening for Agents, From “Spione” to “Eurospy” to “Technospy” :film, TV and beyond
4. Nov 6 - Class # 4 – Who stands on Guard for Thee: the truth is out there…if you can find it.
a) -Fact Checking, Median Literacy and Open-source intelligence (OSINT) – being your own intelligence analyst
b) Spanish Prisoners, (419) Oil Princes and a wealth? Of opportunity- Countering senior fraud intelligently.
• No Class – Nov 13 – No Class
1. Nov 20 - Class #5 – Scandal and Compromise , putting the ”C” in MICE
a) Great Spy Scandals; bringing down the House, and sometimes the rest of the government
b) Sexpionage – the oldest weapon of the second oldest profession
2. Nov 27 - Class #6 – Politics has no intelligence
a) – All the News that’s Fake to print – Dezinformatsiya, Fake News and Opposition Research(OPPO)
b) Cheers: Privacy and Security where everybody knows your name (and face).
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Class Coordinator and speakers

• Coordinator – Hugh Williamson
Lecturers: Hugh Williamson

Dr Ian MacVicar
• Shirley Lee
Class format
•Introduction to the subject area
•Publically available sources & How to find more
detailed information
•Practical TRADECRAFT for the week
•Research assignment for next class (after all: this
is SPYSCHOOL201)
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Introduction : The purpose of Spy School201

A more in depth analysis of the How to be your own intelligence
world of Intelligence and Espionage: agent, or counter-intelligence agent,
• Basic principles of Intelligence including:
• Language and terminology of • How to use OSINT for research, fact
Intelligence and Spying checking and media literacy
• The role of women in the • Thinking like an intelligence analyst
Intelligence Community • Finding the best spy books and
• The golden age of SPIFI, on page, films
and screen • Operating prudently and
• Great spy scandals…does no one cautiously in the contemporary
ever learn. surveillance society
• Available Sources of information
1.
Class Outline –
Class # 4 Who stands on Guard for Thee: the truth is out there…if
you can find it
1. Review of last weeks homework
• Part I - -Fact Checking, Median Literacy and Open-source intelligence (OSINT) – being your own
intelligence analyst
2. Open Source – Open Sources
i. Sources
ii. Source Validation
iii. OSINT Collection planning
3. Media Literacy
i. Main Stream Media
ii. Propaganda
4. Fact Checking
• Part II - Spanish Prisoners, (419) Oil Princes and a wealth? Of opportunity- Countering senior fraud intelligently.
5. Targeting seniors – who is out there to get you
6. Practical Tradecraft
7. Homework
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1. Homework from last week

Q1 – Who said that the “The real hero of intelligence work is Sherlock Holmes, not James
Bond” – and why?
⦁ Q2 – What is the percentage of OSINT versus covert INT collection today – and what was
it during the Cold War?
⦁ Q3 There are two spy agencies with the initials NISA. One is real, one is fictional with a
Canadian connection. Who are they?
⦁ Q4 Why should spies never say "rosewater" in Iran even in fun? There is a Canadian
connection to this one too.
⦁ Q5 – What is the difference between a Fonzi scheme and a Ponzi scheme??
⦁ Q6. Sydney Crosby was reported to be using performance enhancing drugs by ESPN.
Using your skills at OSINT. Can you verify if this is true or not?
Q1 – Who said that the “The real hero of intelligence

work is Sherlock Holmes, not James Bond” – and why?
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⦁ Q2 – What is the percentage of OSINT versus covert INT collection

today – and what was it during the Cold War?
• During cold war “vast majority” = 70-80%

• Now – 90-95%
⦁ Q3 There are two spy agencies with the initials NISA.

One is real, one is fictional with a Canadian connection.
Who are they?
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⦁ Q4 Why should spies never say "rosewater" in Iran even

in fun? There is a Canadian connection to this one too.
Maziar Bahari
⦁ Q5 – What is the difference between a Fonzi scheme

and a Ponzi scheme??
Fonzi(e) scheme Ponzi Scheme
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⦁ Q6. Sydney Crosby was reported to be using

performance enhancing drugs by ESPN. Using your skills
at OSINT. Can you verify if this is true or not?
First- a warning
• Beware of fake sites
• Make sure your anti-virus software is up to date before surfing
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2. Open Source – Open Sources

OSINT for the newbie
OSINT Sources
• OSINT is distinguished from research in that it applies the process of intelligence to create tailored
knowledge supportive of a specific decision by a specific individual or group. [3]
1. Media:, print newspapers, magazines, radio, and television from across and between countries.
2. Internet, online publications, blogs, discussion groups, citizen media (i.e. – cell phone videos,
and user created content), YouTube, and other social media websites (i.e. –
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.). This source also outpaces a variety of other sources due to
its timeliness and is easily accessible.
3. Public Government Data, public government reports, budgets, hearings, telephone directories,
press conferences, websites, and speeches. Although this source comes from an official source
they are publicly accessible and may be used openly and freely.
4. Professional and Academic Publications, information acquired from journals, conferences,
symposia, academic papers, dissertations, and theses.
5. Commercial Data, commercial imagery, financial and industrial assessments, and databases.
6. Grey Literature, technical reports, preprints, patents, working papers, business documents,
unpublished works, dissertations, and newsletters.
• WIKIPEDIA
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Source Evaluation
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WEBSITE Evaluation
Identifying suspicious email addresses and

URLs
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Identifying E-mail Sources
Identifying Web sites (URLs)
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Using Search engines
All in one sources
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Collection Planning
3. Media Literacy
The medium is the message
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Available Free sources
Fake or Predatory Scientific Journals

• How can you spot a predatory journal?
• It can be hard, even for experts. But there
are red flags:
• - Bad web design, spelling and grammar
errors, grainy headshots and warped
images
• - Asks for submissions by email
• - Offers quick publication, often in a month
or less
• - Advertises to authors more than readers
• - Charges less than $150 US for open-
access publishing
• - Nearly identical name or logo to famous
journals
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Spotting Propaganda
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4. Fact Checking
…and the truth shall set you free
Sources
How to Fact Check
• Canada – http://factscan.ca/
• US –Political
• FactCheck.org and
FactCheckEd.org: non-partisan,[
• Fact Checker (The Washington Post):
• [PolitiFact.com:[ Tampa Bay Times
• Snopes.com - focuses on, debunking
urban legends
• TruthOrFiction.com
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Correction of Misinformation –
Harder than it looks
• Based on the findings of 2017 study in the journal Psychological
Science, the most effective ways to reduce misinformation
through corrections is by:[16]
• limiting detailed descriptions of or arguments in favor of the
misinformation;
• walking through the reasons why a piece of misinformation is false
rather than just labelling it false;
• presenting new and credible information which allows readers to
update their knowledge of events and understand why they developed
an inaccurate understanding in the first place;
• using video, as videos appear to be more effective than text at
increasing attention and reducing confusion, making videos more
effective at correcting misperception than text.
6. Sources and Research

Doing your own OSINT
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Sources for Further research

• http://www.hisutton.com/OSINT_Webcams.html
• http://mediasmarts.ca/
• https://www.medialiteracyweek.ca/get-
involved/media-literacy-101/
• http://verificationhandbook.com/
• https://abqlibrary.org/FakeNews/FactCheck
•The Seniors’ College Association

of Nova Scotia
presents
•-Class # 4 – Who stands on Guard for Thee: the
truth is out there…if you can find it.
a) Fact Checking, Median Literacy and Open-source
intelligence (OSINT) – being your own intelligence analyst
b)Spanish Prisoners, (419) Oil Princes and a wealth? Of
opportunity- Countering senior fraud intelligently.
© Prof Hugh Williamson, CD
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You are not necessarily paranoid

They are out to get you
5.Targeting seniors – who is out there

to get you
Counter-Intelligence is the key
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They even came for me!
The government is providing some help….but
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…how do you recognize when you are being

targeted ….and where do you turn for help?
• How do you recognize when • Where do you turn for help?
you are being targeted?
• COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE
•The Experts
• And fortunately we have one
Investment Fraud
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British Columbia Securities Commission

Fraudster Crooner - A Fraud Warning Song
Red Flags of Investing Fraud

• guaranteed high returns - no risk!
• offshore investment – tax free!
• great investment opportunity
– your friends can’t be wrong!
• insider tips - profit like the experts!
• don’t miss this opportunity - get in now!
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Examples of Common Investment Scams

• Ponzi Schemes
Bernie Madoff Earl Jones Gary Sorenson
Examples of Common Investment Scams
• Binary Options Fraud

• Forex Scam
• Offshore Investments
• Pump and Dump
• RRSP Unlocking Scam
• Affinity Fraud
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How are Securities Investments Regulated

• 13 provincial and territorial securities regulators and Securities Acts
• Mandate of investor protection and capital formation
• Primary requirements for a securities offering
• Registration
• Prospectus or an exemption
• Eg. Accredited investor
• High net worth individuals - either alone or with spouse has “financial assets” before taxes
but net of any related liabilities of $1,000,000 or net assets (including real estate) of
$5,000,000
• High income individuals – net annual income before taxes of $200,000 alone or $300,000 with
spouse
Before You Invest

• Do a Background Check
• National Registration Search
• https://www.securities-administrators.ca/investortools.aspx?id=1128#check
• CSA Disciplined List
• https://www.securities-administrators.ca/disciplinedpersons.aspx?id=74
• Research the Investment
• News and internet
• CSA Cease Trade Order Database
• http://cto-iov.csa-
acvm.ca/SearchArticles.asp?Instance=101&Form=1&Attr3=1&Att
r1=1&Attr1=2&Attr1=3&Attr1=4&Attr1=5&AttrSet4=1
• NS Securities Commission-investor alerts
https://nssc.novascotia.ca/search?search=investor+alert
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Before You Invest

• Read any materials that have been provided
• Get Help
• Accounting and legal professionals
• Nova Scotia Securities Commission-report a scam
https://nssc.novascotia.ca/recognize-and-report-scam
• Make Sure the Investment Fits
Resources
• CSA Investor Tools https://www.securities-
administrators.ca/investortools.aspx?id=1128
• Nova Scotia Securities Commission Investor Resources
https://nssc.novascotia.ca/for-investors
• British Columbia Securities Commission https://www.investright.org/
• Ontario Securities Commission Tools and Resources
http://www.osc.gov.on.ca/en/Investors_tools-resources_index.htm
• Government of Canada https://www.canada.ca/en/financial-consumer-
agency/services/financial-toolkit/investing/investing-5.html
• North American Securities Administrators Association
http://www.nasaa.org/investor-education/
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https://www.ncoa.org/economic-security/money-management/scams-
security/top-10-scams-targeting-seniors/
Financial Fraud – it’s not entertainment
Credit: The Boiler Room

(2000) – New Line
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9. Tradecraft
Steganography – Hiding information in a picture
Simple Steganography
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The Secret – White text on a white

background
• Steganography (pronounced
STEHG-uh-NAH-gruhf-ee, from
Greek steganos, or "covered,"
and graphie, or "writing") is the
hiding of a secret message
within an ordinary message and
the extraction of it at its
destination.
And another bit of Tradecraft
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9. Homework
Applying what you have learned?
Homework Questions
•Q1 – What did this award
winning political cartoon
refer to, in 1966? Would he
have sat in this chair, if
offered?

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Homework Questions
• Q2 – The photo is undoubtedly fake, but the affair
was probably not. Had it been his brother , it might
have been a affair of State. Did it take place on a
Queen sized mattress?

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Homework Questions
•Q3 – What is the espionage link to this famous
headline?

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Next class - Nov 20 , 2017
Class #5 – Scandal and Compromise , putting the ”C” in MICE
a) Great Spy Scandals; bringing down the House, and

sometimes the rest of the government
b) Sexpionage – the oldest weapon of the second oldest
profession
Questions – Comments
The After-Action report
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The Seniors’ College Association

Spy School 201

06-Nov-2017 SCANS - Spyschool 201 (c) Hugh Williamson ,2017 1

•The Seniors’ College Association

06-Nov-2017 SCANS - Spyschool 201 (c) Hugh Williamson ,2017 3

History of SpySchool 101

06-Nov-2017 SCANS - Spyschool 201 (c) Hugh Williamson ,2017 4

Introduction : The purpose of Spy School201

06-Nov-2017 SCANS - Spyschool 201 (c) Hugh Williamson ,2017 5

Class Coordinator and speakers

Lecturers: Hugh Williamson

06-Nov-2017 SCANS - Spyschool 201 (c) Hugh Williamson ,2017 7

06-Nov-2017 SCANS - Spyschool 201 (c) Hugh Williamson ,2017 8

Introduction : The purpose of Spy School201

SCANS - Spyschool 201 (c) Hugh

1. Homework from last week

06-Nov-2017 SCANS - Spyschool 201 (c) Hugh Williamson ,2017 11

Q1 – Who said that the “The real hero of intelligence

06-Nov-2017 SCANS - Spyschool 201 (c) Hugh Williamson ,2017 12

⦁ Q2 – What is the percentage of OSINT versus covert INT collection

• During cold war “vast majority” = 70-80%

06-Nov-2017 SCANS - Spyschool 201 (c) Hugh Williamson ,2017 13

⦁ Q3 There are two spy agencies with the initials NISA.

06-Nov-2017 SCANS - Spyschool 201 (c) Hugh Williamson ,2017 14

⦁ Q4 Why should spies never say "rosewater" in Iran even

06-Nov-2017 SCANS - Spyschool 201 (c) Hugh Williamson ,2017 15

⦁ Q5 – What is the difference between a Fonzi scheme

Fonzi(e) scheme Ponzi Scheme

06-Nov-2017 SCANS - Spyschool 201 (c) Hugh Williamson ,2017 16

⦁ Q6. Sydney Crosby was reported to be using

06-Nov-2017 SCANS - Spyschool 201 (c) Hugh Williamson ,2017 17

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2. Open Source – Open Sources

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Identifying suspicious email addresses and

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Identifying E-mail Sources

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Identifying Web sites (URLs)

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Using Search engines

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All in one sources

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Available Free sources

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Fake or Predatory Scientific Journals

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6. Sources and Research

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Sources for Further research