EPISODE · Sep 10, 2020 · 39 MIN
Travel Security and Your PC Held for Ransom
from Security Clearance Careers Podcast
Many of us have come to take traveling with our computers and mobile devices without remembering the security issues that may come about while being abroad. There are situations that should give you a second thought about how to travel with your personal devices, and while the risk varies, there are security steps, especially as a national security worker, that you should consider when planning to travel abroad or domestically.For this episode of ClearedCast, we were joined by John Davis who is a retired US Army counterintelligence Officer and linguist, currently in retirement and writing essays on counterintelligence, OPSEC and security issues for the ClearanceJobs news site.Learn more: https://news.clearancejobs.com/2020/07/09/opsec-principles-travel-security-and-your-pc-being-held-for-ransomOPSEC Tips: https://news.clearancejobs.com/2018/02/08/opsec-iot-fitness-apps-threat/Travel Security 101: https://news.clearancejobs.com/2018/03/27/spy-traveled-vacations-security-clearance-holder/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Many of us have come to take traveling with our computers and mobile devices without remembering the security issues that may come about while being abroad. There are situations that should give you a second thought about how to travel with your personal devices, and while the risk varies, there are security steps, especially as a national security worker, that you should consider when planning to travel abroad or domestically.For this episode of ClearedCast, we were joined by John Davis who is a retired US Army counterintelligence Officer and linguist, currently in retirement and writing essays on counterintelligence, OPSEC and security issues for the ClearanceJobs news site.Learn more: https://news.clearancejobs.com/2020/07/09/opsec-principles-travel-security-and-your-pc-being-held-for-ransomOPSEC Tips: https://news.clearancejobs.com/2018/02/08/opsec-iot-fitness-apps-threat/Travel Security 101: https://news.clearancejobs.com/2018/03/27/spy-traveled-vacations-security-clearance-holder/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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