Pre-Travel Intelligence Gathering
Preparation techniques that equips operatives and travelers alike with the knowledge to navigate foreign environments securely and...
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TSCM: Technical Surveillance Counter Measures
A specialized tradecraft discipline aimed at detecting, neutralizing, and preventing unauthorized electronic surveillance and information theft. [INTEL:...
‘The Hood’ Street Smarts Guide
The covert operative guide to the street smarts of ‘the hood’. Drawing parallels between tradecraft and the...
Burner Laptops: A Civilian’s Guide to Anonymous Computing
Just as an operative would use a “burner” cell phone for discreet communications, the “Burner Laptop Method”...
The ‘Decoy Security Safe’ Method
A basic but powerful tradecraft measure to add a layer of security to security safes at home...
The Perfect/Total Security Myth
Whether it’s the fortified walls of a military compound, the encrypted algorithms guarding classified digital information, or...
OnGARD Door Brace: Review
In the demanding and ever-evolving field of security, both at a national level and at our very...
Facial Recognition System Countermeasures
The tradecraft standardized 6 types of countermeasures and evasive techniques to apply against biometric facial recognition surveillance...
Counter-Surveillance Detection
The tradecraft primer and guide on counter-surveillance detection for use as a professional in operations and as...
Countering Security Cameras (CCTV) in Urban Environments
A general tradecraft guide on how to counter, detect and avoid security/surveillance (CCTV) cameras while accessing urban...
A ‘False Sense of Security’ Directive
The CIA officer’s directive on the “false sense of security” phenomenon; understanding, overcoming and countering this dangerous...
The ‘Second Location’ Directive
A self protection measure of doing anything possible to prevent being taken to a different location against...