Classic Crypto - Operation GUNMAN | S1 Ep023
From Tales From The SOC by Tales From The SOC
April 27, 2026 · 24 min · Episode 23
About this episode
Co-hosts Duck and David discuss the GUNMAN story, a Cold War tale involving cryptography and espionage between the USA and USSR.
Co-hosts Duck and David tell the GUNMAN story, a fascinating Cold War tale of USA versus USSR. Learn how the KGB sidestepped American cryptography with a keylogger that demands technical respect (and teaches valuable lessons) to this day, and how the NSA fought back.
People in this episode
Hosts: Duck, David
Topics covered
- Cold War
- cryptography
- keylogger
- KGB
- NSA
- USA vs USSR
- cybersecurity
Keywords
- Cold War
- KGB
- NSA
- cryptography
- keylogger
- USA
- USSR
- espionage
- cybersecurity
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: KGB, NSA
Places: USA, USSR
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