Adapting classical deception theory to cyber counterintelligence: challenges and opportunities
INTELLIGENCE AND NATIONAL SECURITY, cilt.2025, sa.2025, ss.1-23, 2025 (SSCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 2025 Sayı: 2025
- Basım Tarihi: 2025
- Doi Numarası: 10.1080/02684527.2025.2568886
- Dergi Adı: INTELLIGENCE AND NATIONAL SECURITY
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Applied Science & Technology Source, Scopus, Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Academic Search Premier, IBZ Online, International Bibliography of Social Sciences, Periodicals Index Online, American History and Life, Computer & Applied Sciences, Historical Abstracts, Index Islamicus, Political Science Complete, Sociological abstracts, Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1-23
- İstanbul Medipol Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
This study systematically examines how Barton Whaley’s classical deception theory can be adapted for cyber counterintelligence operations through comparative case study analysis. Using a structured analytical framework, this research analyzes three major cyber deception cases to identify specific adaptation requirements for classical deception detection methodologies. The study demonstrates that Whaley’s A-B-C model and his six-mechanism framework remain strategically relevant but require three critical modifications: temporal compression adaptation, uncertainty-tolerant attribution analysis, and scale-appropriate analytical frameworks. The research offers specific operational guidance for intelligence practitioners and identifies four primary implementation challenges, along with concrete solutions. These findings contribute to the growing literature on cyber counterintelligence by bridging classical intelligence theory with contemporary operational requirements, offering theoretically grounded yet practically applicable approaches to cyber deception detection.