Security

Taliban kill hundreds of Afghan security forces in a week as peace talks fall apart

A wave of recent attacks in Afghanistan has left the Afghani government infuriated. Over the past week, the Taliban carried out 422 attacks in 32 provinces, killing a minimum of 291 Afghan security personnel and wounding 550 others. This marks the deadliest week in the country’s 19-year war, even as the Taliban reject the figures. […]

Arctic: The neglected frontier

On June 9, President Trump released the “Memorandum on Safeguarding U.S. Interests in the Arctic and Antarctic Regions.” The Memorandum flew mostly under the radar, yet it is indicative of increased U.S. interest in the polar regions and a response to the adverse power balance in the Arctic. The Arctic consists of the Arctic Ocean […]

How to shim a door…and protect your home from intrusion

Today I am going to present two techniques, one offensive and one defensive. The first is how to shim a door using the ol’ “credit card trick.”  The second is how to protect your doors from being shimmed. This is the first post in a series tagged Defense Against Methods of Entry (DAME). The DAME […]

Russia deploys fighter aircraft to Libya, what does it mean?

Editor’s note: This article was written by Louis Tayler and originally published on Grey Dynamics. This report seeks to offer an assessment of the recent deployment of Russian aircraft in Libya in support to the LNA. Key Judgements On a tactical level, as many as 14 Russian piloted aircraft competently used will likely increase the LNA’s […]

Deadbolt security: Your guide to Forced Entry Resistance

Editor’s note: This article was originally published by Justin “Graveyard” Fields for Swift | Silent | Deadly. This article contains affiliate links. In my last post on physical security I talked about improving the security of your locking knobset. This time I am going to talk about the real workhorse of personnel door security: the […]

Digital Security: How surveillance cameras uncovered a Mossad assassination

We’ve been drawing more attention to digital security and privacy as of late, largely due to our upcoming digital security guide, which will become available in about a week. The inspiration for the guide was born from the need for a basic repository of easy-to-implement digital security hygiene practices that end-users (all of us with […]

Defeating terrorism in the Sahel requires all facets of government

Several interconnected conflicts are raging in several countries in the Sahel region of Africa. And yet for much of the world, this hasn’t registered as either noteworthy or very important. But it is, and not just to the countries involved. Just in 2019 alone, over 4,000 people were killed in terror attacks in the Sahel.  […]

ISIS & Al-Qaeda fight it out in the Sahel as security forces hammer both

The Sahel remains a hot spot, particularly in Mali where violence continues unabated. Malian troops and jihadist militants have been clashing as militant attacks on civilians and small towns persist.  In a recent raid, Malian troops killed about 30 militants. Mali’s armed forces posted on Twitter that they had killed “about 30 terrorists” near the […]

The Pic of the Day: Security Forces Airmen remember their fallen

Staff Sgt. Alexa Ammerman 60th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, carries the guidon on the final lap of the 24-hour ruck march at the Duck Pond on Travis Air Force Base, Calif. Members of the 60th Security Forces Squadron and the 821st Contingency Response Group ran behind her to conclude the memorial run […]

Find out which facial recognition databases you may be in

Call me paranoid privacy conscious, but I don’t relish the thought of being present in too many government databases. This is especially so given the exorbitant levels of nation-state cyber activity and historically poor U.S. government data protection track records (I am looking at you, OPM). Alas, extensive public services ensure that I am forever […]

Juice jacking, USB condoms, and phone security while traveling

Recent news coming from air travel security experts involves convenient USB charging stations spread around airports. While your first thought might be that you never use the USB charging station because a crowd of people always beats you to it, there’s a legitimate security risk associated with using them: “juice jacking.” Truthfully, this type of […]