Operations security (OPSEC) is a process by which organizations assess and protect public data about themselves that could, if properly analyzed and grouped with other data by a clever adversary, reveal a bigger picture that ought to stay hidden. It's a discipline of military origins that in the computer age has become vital for government and private organizations alike.
The below information was borrowed from AmCon Southeast Intel community. Check out the comments on the original post for more great recommendations concerning OPSEC. https://amconsoutheastintel.locals.com/post/100164/hey-all-going-to-sticky-this-message-to-help-out-with-personal-opsec-any-comments-or-suggestions-a
Hey all, going to sticky this message to help out with personal OPSEC. Any comments or suggestions are always welcome.
Always-on VPN client such as Private Internet Access or ProtonVPN. You can set PIA up with a killswitch so that it won’t even touch the internet unless it’s running. These cost a few dollars a month but are far better than free alternatives. PIA subscription will allow you to run the software on several devices including your smartphone.
KeePassXC for password management - allows you to create a 40-character randomly generated password and then just copy and paste it into applications. Not really practical for mobile use but great for things you primarily access on a desktop.
Web browsers: Brave, Firefox, Duckduckgo. These are available on mobile as well and can be configured to be the default when you open a link.
Search engines: Duckduckgo, Bing, Startpage. Set it as your homepage and you won't even notice the difference after a few searches.
SMS: Signal or Wikr preferred. WhatsApp is encrytped, but owned by Facebook so use at your own risk.
Email: Protonmail
Malwarebytes and Windows Defender will provide all the antimalware/antivirus you need.
For additional privacy you can run your searches through a virtual machine. Virtual Box is pretty easy to set up, if there's interest I'll drop a tutorial on it later but it's probably overkill for what most users will need.
With most places requiring masks, now is a fantastic time to purchase a burner phone (or any device you don't want attributed to you) with cash and keep it as part of your PACE (Primary, Alternate, Contingency, Emergency) plan. Keep an eye on the expiration date on any SIM cards or minutes though, like any other part of your preps.
privacytools.io is a great resource as well if you're looking for more info on various topics.
Tom DeWeese of the American Policy Center (https://www.americanpolicy.org/ ) introduces Michael Shaw from Freedom Advocates (https://www.freedomadvocates.org/ ) Mr. Shaw speaks on the UN cancer destroying the United States from within called Agenda 21/Sustainable Development. Whether called Sustainable Development, Comprehensive Planning, Smart Growth, Sustainable Communities, Growth Management, Community Planning, Visioning, 2020 or similar names. These programs were birthed out of the United Nations with sinister goals being implemented nation-wide intended to take our property rights and the freedoms that are associated.
The environmental movement was hijacked several decades ago by globalists with "saving the ecosystem" as their MO and catalyst for achieving their goal. Please share with your family, friends, local government officials, school board members, and the like as the vast majority have absolutely no idea the hidden motives. A spotlight needs to illuminate this UN initiative for global ...
Tom DeWeese of the American Policy Center (https://www.americanpolicy.org/ ) introduces Michael Shaw from Freedom Advocates (https://www.freedomadvocates.org/ ) Mr. Shaw speaks on the UN cancer destroying the United States from within called Agenda 21/Sustainable Development. Whether called Sustainable Development, Comprehensive Planning, Smart Growth, Sustainable Communities, Growth Management, Community Planning, Visioning, 2020 or similar names. These programs were birthed out of the United Nations with sinister goals being implemented nation-wide intended to take our property rights and the freedoms that are associated.
The environmental movement was hijacked several decades ago by globalists with "saving the ecosystem" as their MO and catalyst for achieving their goal. Please share with your family, friends, local government officials, school board members, and the like as the vast majority have absolutely no idea the hidden motives. A spotlight needs to illuminate this UN initiative for global ...
Tom DeWeese of the American Policy Center (https://www.americanpolicy.org/ ) introduces Michael Shaw from Freedom Advocates (https://www.freedomadvocates.org/ ) Mr. Shaw speaks on the UN cancer destroying the United States from within called Agenda 21/Sustainable Development. Whether called Sustainable Development, Comprehensive Planning, Smart Growth, Sustainable Communities, Growth Management, Community Planning, Visioning, 2020 or similar names. These programs were birthed out of the United Nations with sinister goals being implemented nation-wide intended to take our property rights and the freedoms that are associated.
The environmental movement was hijacked several decades ago by globalists with "saving the ecosystem" as their MO and catalyst for achieving their goal. Please share with your family, friends, local government officials, school board members, and the like as the vast majority have absolutely no idea the hidden motives. A spotlight needs to illuminate this UN initiative for global ...
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