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Detecting Hostile Surveillance
Attacks and other crimes don’t just appear out of a vacuum. They are the result of the attack cycle and…
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Avoiding the Deadly “Oh-Oh loop” with OODA
The process of consciously observing, orienting, deciding, and acting—the OODA Loop—creates links between an awareness of one's surroundings in a…
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The Enemies of Situational Awareness
As I wrote a few weeks ago, situational awareness is simply paying attention to what is happening in the environment…
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Unconventional Security for Unconventional Clients
“Old money” families have had generations to learn about the dangers associated with vast wealth and the security measures required…
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How to Practice Sustainable Situational Awareness
Situational awareness is simply paying attention to what is happening in the environment around you in an effort to identify…
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The Benefits of Living Gray – Part Three: On the Internet
Living gray on the Internet means being conscious and careful of what you post, and what other information those posts…
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The Benefits of Living Gray – Part Two: At Home
While many people understand the benefits of being gray—especially when traveling to high threat locations—they tend to overlook the fact…
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The Benefits of Living Gray – Part One: Travel
The term being gray means fitting into the environment so that an observer does not see you as anomalous. The…
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White Supremacist Terrorism Goes Beyond The Turner Diaries
The threat posed by domestic right-wing extremists, and specifically white supremacists, has been receiving a lot of publicity lately. FBI…
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Lessons from a Thwarted Plot in Michigan
Thirteen people have been arrested in connection with a large, multi-state investigation into domestic terrorist activities. Six of them were…
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