Counterdeception Principles and Applications for National Security

Michael Bennett is private consultant with extensive experience as a principle investigator and project manager in a wide range of areas, including cognitive aids for analysis and counterdeception. Mr. Bennett conceived and managed an NRO Director's Innovation Study on this topic while working for High Performance Technologies, Inc. He holds a B.S. in electrical engineering from Purdue University and an M.B.A. from the University of Connecticut. Ed Waltz is technical director of intelligence systems at General Dynamics. He is also the author of Knowledge Management in the Intelligence Enterprise and Information Warfare: Principles and Operations, and the co-author of Multisensor Data Fusion. Mr. Waltz received his B.S. in electrical engineering from the Case Institute of Technology and M.S. in computer information and control engineering from the University of Michigan.

• Deception and the Need for Counterdeception. Introduction to Deception Principles. The Cognitive Aspects of Deception: Why Does Deception Work? The Technical Aspects of Deception: Simulation and Dissimulation. Deception Operations Illustrated. Approaches to Countering Deception. Proposed Principles of Counterdeception. Technical Approaches to Counterdeception. Cognitive Approaches to Counterdeception. Counterdeception Architectures and Technologies. Implementing Counterdeception Operations and Capabilities. Speculation on the Future of Deception and Counterdeception.