personal security

A covert operative’s personal life is the soft underbelly of their professional life, so it must be...

Just as an operative would use a burner cell phone for discreet communications, the “Burner Laptop Method”...

There’s a hard truth in street-level tradecraft: most trouble doesn’t start with words – it starts with...

Rapidly gauging an individual’s physical capability, intent, and immediate threat level from a handshake – to get...

A tradecraft focused, technical guide to harden an unsafe, rundown or dangerously located hotel without special equipment....

Most people walk through life completely unaware they’re soft targets – easy to follow, easy to ambush,...

Living a double life is about control, precision, and keeping your lies cleaner than your truths. To...

PERSEC isn’t just for operatives working in hostile environments – it’s for anyone who wants to navigate...

This isn’t a tourist guide. These are hard-earned tactics from the field, moves that let you walk...

When it comes to securing high-value data – state secrets, black ops logistics, nuclear launch codes, or...

How do you know if someone’s running game on you by way of social engineering? This is...

CIA counter-surveillance techniques and concepts can provide strategies for enhancing personal security, safety, and privacy in everyday...