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Foreign Actors Trying To Compromise U.S. Workers, ODNI Warns; Issues Guidance To Counter Insider Threats

Foreign Actors Trying To Compromise U.S. Workers, ODNI Warns; Issues Guidance To Counter Insider Threats
Michael Orlando, acting director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center. Photo: Office of the Director of National Intelligence

The intelligence community on Tuesday warned of increasing foreign threats aimed at exploiting vulnerable U.S. workers in critical infrastructures with the aim of advancing “their geopolitical interests at America’s expense,” and provided guidance to mitigate potential insider threats. “Although often less appreciated than remote-access cyber threats, insider threats to critical infrastructure entities are growing and can be more difficult to mitigate,” Michael Orlando, acting director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center, said in a statement. “Whether intentional or unintentional,…

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