“Before being fielded, “Romeo” agents were trained to romance, seduce and magnify the affections of young women in such positions. Whether alone, or working in teams, what they achieved amounted to what can commonly be considered the most successful HUMINT collection effort of their time…” [READ MORE]

“American assets working out of the embassy in Moscow during the Cold War had a set of rules that were meant to be their guiding principles in the field.” [READ MORE]

“Without question, Operational Security is the cornerstone of everything in an Operative’s life. It is the sole safeguard from having entire operations and long-established relationships from unraveling.  It must be constant, and unrelenting. Small mistakes bring about larger missteps, the results of which can be personally and professionally catastrophic.” [READ MORE]

“You may or may not be aware of it, but your personal practices and a great deal of your personal information are easily discoverable depending upon how much care you take in your day to day life to protect it. The following section will list best practices to take (the real) you off of the grid, and ensure that the release of information about everything that’s available out in the open happens if and only if you decide to release it.” [READ MORE]

“The amount of personal information that can be mined from the average iPhone 4 or Android is enough to completely clone a person’s identity. They reveal whom you’re texting, and with what frequency (often with reviewable transcripts). They are most often linked to email accounts bearing personal and financial correspondence with no password required for whomever picks up the device to access the email. Personal Banking Apps store online IDs if not passwords. Social Networking Apps automatically store passwords for your “convenience” and never require them again unless you actively log out.” [READ MORE]