Spycraft S01E07 · The Code Breakers

Overview

Encryption is a key tool for keeping valuable information secret — but some ingenious minds have managed to crack seemingly impenetrable codes.

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1. 1 1. High-Tech Surveillance and an Eye in the Sky2021-01-20 · 29mIn the spy game, if you can listen, you can learn, and gaining that crucial ability to eavesdrop has required some deeply creative ingenuity.
2. 2 2. Deadly Poisons2021-01-20 · 31mFor some covert missions, the goal is not information, but assassination, and lethal toxins have been deployed by spy agencies to kill perceived foes.
3. 3 3. Sexspionage2021-01-20 · 33mAs long as there has been espionage, sex and the promise of it have been powerful tools of persuasion and blackmail — practices that continue today.
4. 4 4. Clandestine Collection2021-01-20 · 36mMethods for covertly capturing sensitive data have grown infinitely more advanced as the devices used to do so have become exponentially smaller.
5. 5 5. Covert Communication2021-01-20 · 33mFrom old-school "dead drops" to high-tech digital transfers: Learn how intelligence officers actually acquire the information collected by sources.
6. 6 6. Special Ops and the Saboteur2021-01-20 · 30mSpecial ops require the very best people to execute them. But some of the most famous missions in modern history relied on elite technology as well.
7. 7 7. The Code Breakers2021-01-20 · 36mEncryption is a key tool for keeping valuable information secret — but some ingenious minds have managed to crack seemingly impenetrable codes.
8. 8 8. Recruiting the Perfect Spy2021-01-20 · 38mWhat leads someone to spy against their own nation? Motivations vary but tend to fall into one of four categories, as notorious cases demonstrate.