corp security from the eyes of another

@gamerchick42 had a little intresting post that in my line of work relates directly to me.  I encourage anyone concerned with "spies" in Eve please read and follow the guidelines.  There is one small snipit from this post that can truly prevent the common "spy" in eve online

"Recruitment by Invite Only. This has been adopted by several corporations, but is not very accommodating when you want to recruit large numbers. However, the chances of a recruit being a spy after being vouched for by other corporate members is very slim. Though for more serious security endeavors I would highly recommend this route, be aware there is still a slim chance for the more dedicated spies for slipping through."

 

The rest of her artical can be found here http://www.gamerchick.net/ it is quite informative and insightful.

 

This is the only real way to prevent any sort of infiltration, but we have to place an astricks next to this.  If you have the policy of recruitment only.  You need to make sure that your online friends are happy with every move you make.  As they could being to allow thier less then loyal friends gain access to your corp roster. 

 

This is why I feel to truly have a secure corp in eve you need to structure your corp as an autocracy.  Operating this way allows one person to remain in control of your assets.  Your members become semi reliant on your ability to feed them, and lets be honest most human beings would rather follow then lead.  But in order to operate your corp in this manner you have to be an intelligent person, savvy and well spoken.

 

Now I want to take this on a diffrent tangent.  The definition of spy in eve online has become diluted over the years.  The term spy in eve has been reduced to the common corp thief.  The deffinition of spy according to Merriam-Webster is as follows:

 

1: to watch secretly usually for hostile purposes

2: to catch sight of

3: to search or look for intensively

 

So lets call spies what they really are.  My definition of spy trends more twards saboteur. Sabotage is defined as:

 

1: destruction of an employer's property (as tools or materials) or the hindering of manufacturing by discontented workers

2: destructive or obstructive action carried on by a civilian or enemy agent to hinder a nation's war effort

3a : an act or process tending to hamper or hurt b : deliberate subversion

 

As I instruct all of my agents to operate not as a spy but as a subversion agent with the intent to destroy, dismantle and disrupt anything and everything that they are given access to.  From communications to stockpiles of weapons and materials.  A skilled agent will take these acts of sabotage to the exterme, for example so of our agents were able to successfully remove the ability for a corp to rescan its way into its own wormhole.  Actions like this is what make the common corp thief into a true agent of destruction. 

 

Look at our most recent operations against Fallen angels alliance and Vanguard imperium.  WE had no access to assets of any major value yet we were able to create interal paranoia, and reduce moral to the point where many upper level leadership would not plan any offensive operation against Atlas.  An agent must be able to use psycological warfare against himself inorder to complete the objective.

 

So I ask the eve community lets stop calling thieves spies and start claling them what they are.  The true masters of subversion deserve a little bit more respect then being classified as the low no talanted bottom feeds that raid corp hangars and wallets.