information security
CALMIRĂĂ, ELIĂRA - Addressing current extranet rumors in a press conference given outside the Fortress today, a DarĂĂŤ QanlĂdĂĄr, speaking for the Imperial Security Executive, was unable to confirm or deny whether the JADE NEEDLE program - in any form described by the rumors - or indeed any usage of
death penalty
So, in reader questions of the day: I swear I saw an entry for the levels of execution, ranging from kill current instantiation, restore, to kill them, their back ups and the servers they rode in on. Am I misremembering? And since I don't recall any such thing
Admiralty Intelligence
In 7262 and 7263, the Imperial Security Executive suffered a number of leaks of documentation referring to the establishment of a âSixth Directorateâ, including location information on forward operating bases attributed to this Sixth Directorate, and a number of sightings of Intelligence prowlers whose pennant numbers indicated association with this
Black Box
According to my cliodynamic studies, it is the case that a policy of routine intervention to prevent any perversion from blooming is suboptimal, inasmuch as it opens up the possibility for bad actors to work around the CoricĂĄl Consensus by performing a broad spectrum of experiments in computational theogeny and
Admiralty Intelligence
Among the most loathed and dreaded phrases in the Imperial Military Service lexicon is this: âintervention outwith mission parameters is not requiredâ. That phrase is your lords and masters at CORECOM, usually prompted by advice from Admiralty Intelligence, ISS, the bright chaps at External Clarification & Rectification, or even the
memetics
The devices and techniques classed under PATELLA FLEXION are products of ISS research designed to assist field agents in social engineering, making use of hierarchy-based and submission instincts present in many sophont species. Rather than direct coercion or deception, the cerebroergetic and memetic technologies in this class function by projecting
espionage
The Data Acquisition Echelon arenât the enemy. Theyâre the opposition. Ignorance is the enemy. Agent-Expediter Fors Raikav, Second Directorate Grand Game Accords: A rumored covert agreement between many of the Worldsâ more gentlesophly intelligence agencies and data brokers reflecting the spirits of rivalry and partnership whose balance changes
Imperial State Security
âProspect 33/1, getaway driver⌠getaway driver?â âMm-hm.â âI understand why weâre reviewing these⌠work histories, but why are we interested in a getaway driver?â The senior ironmonger steepled his fingers and leaned back in his chair; the other rolled his eyes. âConsider, my dear Sulcis, just what is
Imperial State Security
The official history of Imperial State Security records that Istar Sargas [Alphas I Amanyrâs left-hand man, and founder of the ISS] was assassinated in 742, and control of the Directorates moved to the Imperial Security Executive, at the time a hand-picked body of his division heads. Unofficial history and
Imperial State Security
mercenary (n.): A source who is working for us in exchange for money (typically discreetly delivered cryp) and detailed explanations of where all their body parts are likely to be found in the event of a contract default. A pleasure to work with, relatively speaking, because all the cards are
OPERATION DREAMING MALIGNITY
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Imperial Service
Why are the analyst/supervisory grades in the agency referred to as the âproxy adhocâ? âAdhocâ should be clear enough: due to their adhocratic structure, as is common in all areas of the Imperial Service. As for the former, individual title applied to its members: it is by ancient custom,