China’s Whole-of-Society Approach to Espionage

Professor Eftimiades contends that The People’s Republic of China's massive ‘whole-of-society’ approach to espionage is creating a new paradigm on how intelligence activities are conducted, viewed, and addressed by nations and businesses.  In his address, Professor Nicholas Eftimiades will discuss how specific espionage and covert action tradecraft is used by China's intelligence services, State Owned Enterprises, universities, and private companies to target companies, governments, and even citizens worldwide. 

About the Speaker: 

Nicholas Eftimiades is a professor at Penn State University. He is a member of the graduate faculty teaching homeland security, intelligence, and national security policy. He conducts research on China’s economic espionage, intelligence, and emerging threats/disruptive technologies. Mr. Eftimiades retired from a 34 year government career in intelligence and diplomacy. He has extensive experience and has published widely on China and the national security space.  Mr. Eftimiades held senior appointments to the Department of Defence Defence Science Board, the Department of Homeland Security's Advisory Council and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence National Intelligence Council. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council, and Auburn University, McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security.