Understanding the SADRAT Social Engineering Process Cross post from the website The term SADRAT came into focus recently in 2024 when a former CIA officer, Andrew Bustamante made videos promoting his new company that included claims about his experience in the CIA, and in-depth sharing of unclassified information . His motivation is apparently to help CEOs improve their company's bottom lines - primarily through social engineering using the SADRAT process. A full 35 minute interview with Andrew is available on Insider's Youtube channel, in addition to appearances on numerous other Youtube channels, podcasts, and blogs. While SADRAT is not mentioned in the 1978 CIA list of intelligence terminology , US DoD Counterintelligence terminology , or officially declassified CIA records , it's safe to say that most internal policies are not included in those collections and it's likely that the revelations from Andrew are legitima...