OPSEC 101: Google Maps Lets You Blur Your Home. Here’s Why You Should

January 31, 2023 by The Tactical Hermit in Another Reason to Be Armed, Armed Citizen Corner, Armed Citizen Corner Video, Civilian Operator 101, Home Invasion Prevention/Security, Home Security, Open Source Intelligence, OPSEC, Practical Skill Sets, Practical Solutions to Serious Problems, Security, Security Alert, Security News, Security Review, Self-Defense Issues, Self-Sufficiency and tagged CO 101, Common Sense Solutions, Editing Street View, Google Maps, Home Security, Online Security, Open Source Intelligence, OPSEC, Practical Solutions, Security, Street View

Google Maps Lets You Blur Your Home. Here’s Why You Should

Something that the average person does not even think about when considering operational and home security but in the 21st Century OPEN SOURCE INTELLIGENCE is the first thing criminals (and spies) do think about.

Learn How to Both use it and EDIT it to your advantage.

Prepare Accordingly.

The Invisible Drug Lord: Hunting the Ghost

January 24, 2021 by The Tactical Hermit in 4GW, 5GW, Another Reason to Be Armed, Armed Citizen Corner, Asymmetrical Warfare, Cartel and Gang Profiles, Cartel Corner, Cartel Corner History, Cartel Tactics, Crime Awareness, Current Events, Cyber-Crime, Cyber-Security, Cyber-Skills, Domestic Terrorism, Examining GW Tactics, Examining Terrorist Tactics, Fifth Dimension Warfare, Fourth Gen Warfare, Future Warfare, Guerilla Warfare, Guerilla Warfare History, Hybrid Warfare, Information Warfare, Intelligence Tradecraft, Law Enforcement, Learning from Terrorist Tactics, Mexico, Modern Crime, Online Privacy Matters, OPSEC, Organized Crime, Practical Skill Sets, Practical Solutions to Serious Problems, Real World Threats, Reality Check, Reference Materials, Strategy, Studies in Warfare, The Surveillance State, Tradecraft, Warrior Tech and tagged 4GW, Cartel Tactics, Fourth Generation Warfare, Guerilla Warfare, GW Tactics, Online Security, OPSEC, Organized Crime, TTP of Partisans

The Invisible Drug Lord: Hunting the Ghost

For over a decade now I have been researching and studying how 21st century drug cartels and organized crime syndicates operate.

I do this mainly for two reasons:

Research for my writing
Considering freedom loving guerillas/partisans have always (and are currently) seen as criminals (ie domestic terrorist) anyway, observing the TTP of ‘successful’ criminal groups, both past and present is a no-brainer.

If you take one thing away from this study it should be this:

“Your best protection in the 21st century is not a private army but ANONYMITY.”

*I recommend downloading the full report to a flash drive for reference.

Stay Alert, Armed and Dangerous!

Crime Awareness: Joker’s Stash Carding Market to Call it Quits

January 18, 2021 by The Tactical Hermit in Crime Awareness, Cyber News, Cyber-Crime, Cyber-Security, Cyber-Skills, Cyber-Warfare, Modern Crime, Security, Security Alert, Security News, Technology and tagged Carding Shops, Credit Card Fraud, Cyber-Security, Identity Theft, Joker's Stash, Krebs on Security, Online Security

Joker’s Stash Carding Market to C all it Quits

Good news for us decent folks: One of the largest shops for stolen credit card and identity information on the dark web is closing it’s doors.

Stay Alert, Armed and Dangerous!

Security Chart of Messaging Apps

November 29, 2020 by The Tactical Hermit in American Partisan, Brushbeater, Comm Corner, Communications, Intel Overwatch, Intelligence Tradecraft, OPSEC, Security, Security Alert, Security News, Security Review and tagged American Partisan, App Messaging, Brushbeater, Comms, Communications, Online Security, OPSEC

Handy Info for Reference.

IntelTechniques

Secure

E2EE Comms

Comparison

Beta v. 0.1

October 2020

Messaging

Notes

E2EE Messaging (In-Network)

YES

OPTIONAL

*Whatsapp cloud (Google) backups are not E2EE

Country of Ownership

USA

USA

Australia

USA

USA

USA

USA

USA

Many other cloud backups (Google, iCloud, etc) may not be E2EE

14-Eyes Association

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

NO

NO

YES

YES

YES

Open Source

NO

YES

NO

NO

PARTIAL

3rd-Party Metadata

YES

YES

3rd-Party Analytics

YES

YES

Funding

Apple

Facebook

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26 Secrets an Identity Thief Definitely Doesn’t Want You to Know

September 22, 2018 by The Tactical Hermit in Computer Related, Crime Awareness, Cyber-Crime, Cyber-Security, Identity Theft, Information Warfare, Online Privacy Matters, Practical Solutions to Serious Problems, Security, Security Alert, Security News and tagged Computer Security, Identity Theft, Online Security, Preventing Identity Theft

26 Secrets an Identity Thief Definitely Doesn’t Want You to Know

Good information on a problem that effects thousands of people every month in this country.

Security begins with forming GOOD habits. If you are not doing the things suggested, start now!

Stay Alert, Stay Armed and Stay Dangerous!

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