Welcome to The OPSEC Podcast - where operational security meets everyday life.
I'm your host, Allen P. - former Navy aircrew, defense contractor, and cybersecurity professional with over 15 years of international intelligence operations experience. From the back of military aircraft to Intelligence Community-contracted programs, from Cyber Command to corporate security - I've seen what's possible when privacy and security break down.
But here's the thing: nobody's coming to save you. The companies won't fix this for you. The government won't protect your privacy. Your security is your responsibility.
Every two weeks, we'll dive deep into the world of operational security - not just as a professional practice, but as a way of life. We'll cover signature reduction, security operations, privacy strategies, and the OPSEC mindset that can protect you whether you're an intelligence professional, a corporate analyst, or someone who simply values their privacy and security.
From digital tools and daily carry items to situational awareness and travel security - this is practical, actionable intelligence you can use today. Because in a world where your data is currency and your privacy is under constant attack, the best defense is being your own first line of security.
Strong body, strong mind. Be the leader of your tribe. Welcome to The OPSEC Podcast.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome to The OPSEC Podcast - where operational security meets everyday life.
I'm your host, Allen P. - former Navy aircrew, defense contractor, and cybersecurity professional with over 15 years of international intelligence operations experience. From the back of military aircraft to Intelligence Community-contracted programs, from Cyber Command to corporate security - I've seen what's possible when privacy and security break down.
But here's the thing: nobody's coming to save you. The companies won't fix this for you. The government won't protect your privacy. Your security is your responsibility.
Every two weeks, we'll dive deep into the world of operational security - not just as a professional practice, but as a way of life. We'll cover signature reduction, security operations, privacy strategies, and the OPSEC mindset that can protect you whether you're an intelligence professional, a corporate analyst, or someone who simply values their privacy and security.
From digital tools and daily carry items to situational awareness and travel security - this is practical, actionable intelligence you can use today. Because in a world where your data is currency and your privacy is under constant attack, the best defense is being your own first line of security.
Strong body, strong mind. Be the leader of your tribe. Welcome to The OPSEC Podcast.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
From an operational-security perspective, financial metadata is one of the most actionable intelligence vectors available to adversaries and fraudsters alike. In this episode of The OPSEC Podcast, host Alan Pace — speaking from field experience — delivers a concise intelligence-grade briefing on masked payment cards (e.g., Privacy.com) and how to incorporate them into a practical OPSEC posture for the holiday shopping surge.
What you’ll learn:
• The threat model: how e-commerce breaches, merchant telemetry, and secondary data linkages convert routine transactions into persistent identifiers.
• Capability assessment of masked card services: merchant-locking, single-use tokens, disposable virtual cards, and how each mitigates specific attack vectors.
• Operational procedures: safe account linking, rotation of credentials post-link, and handling of recurring payments to deny blindside billing.
• Regional tradecraft: practical alternatives when Privacy.com isn’t available (Revolut, IronVest, Moon/PayWithMoon) and the tradeoffs imposed by KYC/GDPR regimes.
• Rules of engagement: when a masked card improves your security posture — and when it merely shifts trust to another third party.
This episode reads like a field directive: adopt masked payment cards as a standard control for online purchases, instrument them with strict lifecycle management (create → limit → monitor → kill), and treat payment tokens as mission-critical assets.
Practical, repeatable, and defensive — because operational security begins at the point of payment.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.