Targeting U.S. Technologies: A Trend Analysis of Reporting from Defense Industry 2008

摘要

The Defense Security Service (DSS) is chartered to work in partnership with defense industry to protect critical technologies and information. An essential component of that effort is a requirement for defense contractors, who have access to classified material or 'Cleared Defense Contractors,' to identify and report suspicious contacts and potential collection attempts, as outlined in the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM). DSS publishes this annual report based on an analysis of those Suspicious Contact Reports (SCRs) that DSS considers indicative of efforts by entities to target defense-related information and personnel. This publication is intended to assist security officials, cleared defense contractors, intelligence professionals, and Department of Defense policymakers and decision makers assess the technology collection threat and implement appropriate security countermeasures. Based on analysis of SCRs received from defense industry, this publication identifies the most frequently targeted U.S. technologies, reflects the most common collection methods utilized, identifies entities attempting the collection, and identifies the regions where these collection efforts originate.