Slightly different, but similar premise. Blatant (loud) concealment of something that isn't actually a security risk is a honeypot tactic. False intel feeds are used in situations where you're diverting resources away from the intended target of an operation, as opposed to spy-catching tactics like honeypots.

[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You sound like a fellow espionage geek.

Two recommendations.

TURN : George Washington's Spies. Doesn't turn away from things like Washington owning slaves and the British freeing them, and it has lots of cute tricks, like a one-man submarine and secret writing on egg shells. AMC show.

Any of the WW2 spy novels by Alan Furst. "Night Soldiers" is about a Bulgarian fisherman whose brother was killed by a Fascist mob. He gets recruited into the KGB and fights in Spain.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

if i'm new to Furst, should i start on Night Soldiers or somewhere else?

[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 3 points 1 month ago

All his books are standalones.

For some reason, a publisher put numbers on them, but that has nothing to do with the stories.

Enjoy