LinkedIn Overshare: How Not to Land Your Dream Spy Job
ASIO’s Director-General has a bone to pick with LinkedIn lurkers. With espionage levels skyrocketing, Mike Burgess warns that flaunting your secret-agent status online is like offering cookies to the neighborhood spies. Remember, “Spies don’t believe in coincidences,” especially when snooping around professional networking sites!
Hot Take:
In the world of espionage, it seems the real secret agents are hidden in plain sight on LinkedIn, casually sharing classified projects like they’re weekend brunch plans. If James Bond had a LinkedIn, it would probably just say “Gentleman Spy, Martini Enthusiast”.
Key Points:
- ASIO’s Director-General Mike Burgess is concerned about intelligence community employees oversharing on LinkedIn.
- Foreign intelligence agencies are aggressively targeting Australians involved in defense and intelligence sectors.
- Cases of espionage include malware attacks via USBs and fake job ads on employment sites.
- Espionage costs Australia approximately AU$12.5 billion annually.
- Burgess emphasizes the importance of basic security measures and awareness in organizations.
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