The art of deception

The Art of Deception: Training for a New Generation of Online Covert Operations

The Art of Deception: Training for a New Generation of Online Covert Operations


The Human Science Operations Cell (HSOC) is a division of the British signals intelligence agency, Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ). The HSOC focus on “online human intelligence” and “strategic influence and disruption.”[1]

The existence of the HSOC was revealed as part of the global surveillance disclosures by the former National Security Agency contractor, Edward Snowden.[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Science_Operations_Cell