Profile Pictures on Social Media: Operational Risks
The internet has become an incredibly visual medium. Faces are everywhere online, particularly in social media. But, if you are trying to go online under an alias, faces can create a major problem.
02Oct
Dangers of Bitcoin for MA: Risks to Undercover Operations
Bitcoin could actually put you at risk of exposing your alias. But with the proper precautions and rigorous OPSEC, your mission objectives remain feasible, even while manipulating bitcoin.
28Aug
CAKED: Threat Modeling for Managed Attribution Part 3
In this episode of the series, I apply our threat model to a scenario with significantly higher vulnerability than the last. In this example, the client is conducting active engagement with an overseas illegal marketplace operated by the target.
28Aug
OSINT Threat Modeling for Managed Attribution: Part 2
Part 2 of this 3-part series, Lance applies the managed attribution threat model to an OSINT scenario. The MA requirement here is for the operator to blend in with a highly paranoid group while avoiding detection as an alias by the social media platform they are using.
31Jul
Threat Modeling for Managed Attribution: Part 1
Threat modeling for managed attribution systems requires a different methodology. We have developed a new framework that combats threats that are specific to managed attribution.
17Jul
Canary Trap: The Biggest Risk for Online Identities
The most effective way to expose online identities and aliases is a technique called the Canary Trap or the Barium Meal Test. None of the standard managed attribution practices are effective in thwarting it because it attacks the human operator, rendering most tools ineffective.
19Jun
What is Managed Attribution?
The definition of managed attribution is the process of controlling the technical and behavioral indicators that comprise your online identity or attribution.
10Aug
Dark Web Navigating: Staying N the Know
There is a great deal of misinformation regarding the dark web, and it can seem very complicated to log on and navigate. This isn’t necessarily true, but there are precautions you must take in order to browse safely. Getting on the dark web can be risky, but can also be...