TIPS VISITOR TIPS - Defense Security Service

1 tips VISITOR tips . A. ny line of questioning concerning military- or intelligence-based contracts or dual-use technology should be viewed as suspicious behavior. Even if an appropriate authority grants a foreign VISITOR access to C. classified information, that ontractor personnel should develop VISITOR is NOT entitled to classified standard acceptable responses to suspicious information unless he/she has an questions for which the answers may be express need to know that has classified, are not applicable to the country visit, been communicated and verified or include proprietary information.

2 In advance of the visit. Prior to the visit, brief all personnel working DoD strongly recommends that with the delegation on what they can and you inform your DSS industrial cannot discuss Security representative or DSS. field counterintelligence (CI) If the delegation attempts to make additional specialist in advance of foreign contacts with escorts and speakers, make sure visits. Given adequate time, they they keep discussions to the agreed-upon topics can assist with identifying the and information risk to the cleared company, its technology, or its personnel.

3 Conduct a walkthrough of the facility to ensure the visitors will not have audible or visible Preparing for Please share this document with FOREIGN. unauthorized access. Escorts should maintain the Security staff of your facility, visual contact with all visitors at all times and any other DoD-cleared facility visitors . affiliated with your company, If these or any other suspicious incidents regarding foreign delegation or occur, please ensure that they are reported representative visits. immediately to your Security office Bottom Line: Report suspicious activity to your local Security contact.

4 Your DSS point of contact is: Be Assertive. Be Alert. Be Aware. This product created by Defense Security Report Suspicious Activity! Service , Counterintelligence Directorate INTERNATIONAL. VISITS RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT TECHNIQUES. I R. nternational visits are a common part of everyday business in today's global economy emember, it is cheaper for any foreign Peppering: visitors and are a welcome opportunity to boost any entity to elicit, improperly obtain, or asking the same question business; the cleared contractor is no exception buy new technology or the means of in different styles to this trend in the international market.

5 Reproducing new technology than it is for it to or one VISITOR asking fund initial research and development (R&D). the same question to We must acknowledge the associated potential multiple contractor counterintelligence vulnerabilities to ensure employees that the requirements of the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM) are Wandering VISITOR : adhered to. The VISITOR uses the distraction provided by a large delegation to slip away, out of the control of the escort The United States (government and industry) Divide and Conquer: visitors take the expends more funds on R&D than any other team members into different areas to discuss country in the world, making contractors issues in order to deprive the person of his a prime target for foreign collection of safety net of assistance in answering questions both classified and unclassified commercial technology.

6 Switch visitors : A collector added to the group without leaving enough time for a While most visitors are here for legitimate background check on the new VISITOR purposes, the sheer volume of visitors makes it difficult to detect those who come with ulterior motives. Bait and Switch: The visitors say they are coming to discuss business that is acceptable for discussion, but after they arrive their Foreign delegation visits to cleared contractors agenda switches to different questions and are one of the most frequent methods of operation discussion topics used to target the Defense industry.

7 For more information Distraught VISITOR : When the VISITOR 's on this threat, see the questions are not answered he/she acts Defense Security Service insulted or creates (DSS) annual publication, When a foreign visit occurs at your facility, an uncomfortable Ta r g e t i n g awareness is essential to prevention. Watch scene in an attempt Technologies: A Trend for any of the techniques or indicators listed to psychologically Analysis of Reporting to the right to help assess the potential for coerce information from Defense Industry VISITOR targeting or collection.

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