Nick Eftimiades - Chinese Espionage In The 21st Century

We’re joined by Nick Eftimiades, the author of Chinese Intelligence Operations and a 34 year career veteran of the CIA, DIA & US Department of State to learn the goals & scope of modern PRC espionage, and the steps you can take to protect your organization’s intellectual property. The FBI is investigating over 1,000 cases of Chinese espionage in the US, but that may be just the tip of the iceberg. In this interview we explore the strategy & scale involved with Chinese espionage operations, and how that may threaten Americans technological & defense infrastructure. ABOUT OUR GUEST Nicholas Eftimiades is an American government official, author, and educator best known for his work Chinese Intelligence Operations (1994). Nick’s 34 year government career includes employment in the CIA as a Technical Operations Officer, a Special Agent in the US Department of State, the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, and as a Senior Intelligence Officer in the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). Nick was also a Senior Research Fellow at King’s College War Studies Department, London UK. He has an M.S. in Strategic Intelligence, National Defense Intelligence College; and a B.A. East Asian Studies, George Washington University. He currently works as an assistant teaching professor in the Penn State Homeland Security Program.