“Realistic” is a common word that often makes its way into the description of many security training courses. The presumption here is that the course in question will teach you about real-life problems and solutions, and will include exercises that mirror the reality of field operations. Surveillance Detection, being a relatively new field in the… Read More What Makes Training Realistic?
This is the second article in a two part series about mobile surveillance detection. My first article delved into mobile surveillance in order to explain the problem (hostile surveillance) that mobile surveillance detection is meant to detect. For those who haven’t done so, it might be best to start with my previous article first.… Read More Mobile Surveillance Detection
The following article is dedicated to mobile surveillance.The intention behind it is to explain how mobile surveillance generally works in order to later explain (in my next article) how mobile surveillance detection works. For this reason, the article isn’t meant to teach anyone how to conduct surveillance for the sake of conducting surveillance (articles can’t… Read More Mobile Surveillance
An important question that often comes up in regards to surveillance detection is how to handle it when it comes to traveling. We all know that traveling raises various safety and security concerns (ones that should obviously be addressed), but what about high level hostile surveillance? Those of you who have been following my articles… Read More Surveillance Detection – Trips And Routines
This article is a follow-up to some of my earlier articles on the subject of surveillance and surveillance detection. For those of you who haven’t done so, it might be best to start with those earlier articles, since they explain more about the fundamentals of SD and covert operations. For those who have read… Read More Tips & Suggestions For Surveillance Detection Operators
Whenever you consider adding a layer of field intelligence to your preventative security efforts, it’s important to ask what goals you’re actually looking to achieve. This might sound like it goes without saying, but from my experience, as soon as terms like surveillance, surveillance detection and counter surveillance get thrown around, simple fundamentals like goals,… Read More Surveillance, Surveillance Detection And Counter Surveillance
For the first installment of this series, please click here “Israel warns civilians to clear out before the building gets bombed, but where can they go?” Quick answer – out of the fucking building.I’m not just trying to be insensitive here. Yes I do realize that Gaza is very small and crowded, and that for… Read More Replies To Common Accusations About The Gaza Conflict #2
I’ve put together a few replies to some of the more common questions and accusations in regards to the Gaza conflict.Please read and share: “Israeli airstrikes have killed hundreds of Palestinians, while far less Israeli have been killed.” This is one of the most disturbing complaints out there. I do realize that most people are… Read More Replies To Common Accusations About The Gaza Conflict #1
The intention of this article is to give some tips and suggestions for covert operators, and to point out some of the more common, and therefore predictable – and therefore detectable – indicators and mistakes that many operators tend to make. These indicators and mistakes apply to most types of covert operations – from hostile… Read More Tips & Suggestions For Covert Operators
Many people tend to think that in order to detect physical surveillance, one should look for individuals who seem suspicious, out of place, or otherwise engaged in nervous observations. Though these characteristics might be observed in many situations, the very first thing that a well trained surveillance operative will learn is how to not exhibit… Read More Surveillance Indicators
