TI SECURITY
    The security requirements for a targeted individual are quite different from that of the average person.  One is likely dealing with offenders whose resources span law enforcement, military and intelligence agency types.  If a surreptitious entry is in order, there's not much you can do to prevent it.  Therefore, your security should be geared more towards detection, and evidence of physical tampering rather than that of entry prevention.  So, the advice given here is not really aimed at deterring a conventional burglar, but is aimed at detecting a surreptitious burglary.  Both, conventional and alternative security measures are discussed below. 

	
The crux of the Organized Surveillance campaigns is to maintain an undetectable state.  This means that breaking and entering is a no-go, unless they can remove the "breaking" aspect, and then it's a "go!"  So, the key point I will stress here is that you should setup your security in a fashion that will show physical evidence if any tampering has occurred.  If there's physical evidence, then there's a crime and where there's a crime there becomes a record and a record is a cardinal sin for these offenders.  For them, it's all about going undetected. With that said, some of the things I'll present are quite simple and low-tech --- actually ancient in some respects.
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First, I'm going to present some conventional security information, much of which is fairly obvious.  More of the same is not necessarily better.  Diversify.  Two locks on a door, all of the same style, may be defeated by a similar attack.  Two different styles of lock requires two different modes of attack.  Some non-branded, Chinese made security products could plausibly provide better security than a big-name, common product by way of being novel and obscure and therein presenting more hoops for a offender to hop through when trying to find schematics, code keys or additional information that might allow them to circumvent the security device.  This would represent a beneficial instance of something being 'lost in translation.'  The more diverse your security arrangement is, the less likely it is to be wholly defeated.  Even if the offender is so adept that they can detect and defeat everything you throw at them, you may rest assured that you will have at least slowed them down and maybe even prevented them from carrying out their full objective. The most advanced security technology can't replace having feet on the ground --- human or canine.

I believe that there are four primary reasons for the surreptitious agent entries into a target's home:

    Survey and observe what's going on in your home;

    Surveillance setup;

    Psych-ops effects;  and

    Food, water & chemical tampering.

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As a Targeted Individual, your security options are limited, though this should not preclude you from taking other recommended security measures because all of us are still susceptible to the common burglary. The following items may be more applicable to those who are targeted.

    High-end Locks:  I'd recommend a keyed lock and a padlock for your door's exterior. These locks should cost a few hundred bucks or more. Research them beforehand. Updated :  I don't just recommend this ;  this is a must !  At a minimum, buy a highly rated lock off amazon !

    Concealed Cameras:  Use multiple concealed or hidden cameras throughout your domicile at the earliest hint that you are being surveiled.  It would be best if you provide the funds and details for an acquaintance to purchase and discreetly deliver these items to your person.  These should be discreetly and quickly positioned and installed.  At some point the offenders may surreptitiously setup surveillance around or within your home.  Detecting this new age technology is virtually impossible unless you are incredibly lucky or spend good money for a professional survey.

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    Low-tech Goodies:  Sometimes you may just want to know if someone entered or traversed an area. I won't give away my personal techniques but I will seed your imagination with a couple examples. Use invisible fluorescent dust on steps or handles. Loosely place a low-lying "hair wire" or micro-fiber across a walkway or doorway (a passerby will unknowingly dislodge the fiber from its anchors). Be creative and practical !  Novel, unconventional techniques are great ways to defeat "conventionally" trained types who think they are God!

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    Wax Seal:  This is an ancient, tried and true method.  In place of wax, use Plasti-dip or Great Stuff Foam on pad-locks or seams of doors, windows or containers (especially containers of a security camera recorder). Note, that unless you have a high-end padlock, it could be shimmed and opened without any sign of tampering, so you will also want to cover the area where the U-bolts enter into the lock !  You may want to put a small piece of tape over the key hole before dipping a pad-lock into Plasti-dip or Great Stuff (you may want to tape off all surface area that will contact the Foam, for it is hard to remove when cured). This material should be embellished with other embedded materials, security tape, string, labels, markings, fingerprints, imprints, or other uniquely identifying material so that it cannot be removed and replaced with a replica of your original stamp coating design. Be practical and creative here. The point here is the detection of tampering.  This method is only as good as the uniqueness and inability to reproduce your original stamp coating.  If you leave this page with anything to heed, it should be this advice at a minimum!

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    Single Entryway:  Only one door should be accessible with a key from the home exterior and this door should be very visible to neighbors and the public. This door should be brightly lighted, consistently each evening (preferably with battery backup) so that it will potentially pique interest from neighbors in the event that the light is tampered with or turned off at night.  Place some type of eye-catching item (eg., a really small, non-annoying strobe light) in the vicinity of this door when you are away from home. This will continually attract attention and the occasional glance from neighboring and passing eyes.

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    Posting:  Post a discreet and classy Reward Sign somewhere on your property "for the capture and prosecution of anyone found tampering with or attempting to burglarize your property." This posting will sit in the back memory of neighbors and those who have observed it and it will subconsciously draw more of their attention and glances to this area on a daily basis.

    Trash:  Don't discard your trash within a contained bag ; empty your trash in free-form, allowing it to mix in with other refuse.

The following material is more conventional in aspect and doesn't particularly benefit Targeted Individuals.

[ Perimeter ] 

If you live in a populated neighborhood, the offender may attempt entry at the least conspicuous location which could simply be the front door or the garage.  One technique that can be used by the offender is to have a large vehicle, such as a trailer or van, parked in front of your property in order to obscure your neighbors line-of-sight.  Look around your property and determine which areas you would choose to enter if you were a burglar.  After determining these locations, emplace some obstacles.  If you live in a rural location you will need more strategic deterrents.  Rural locations are actually more vulnerable because once you are away from the property, the criminals can move into action and spend as much time as is necessary to attack your property without the fear of being spotted.

[ Doors ]

Door hinges should not be exposed to the exterior. Doors should be windowless. The strongest door and lock in the world is only as secure as the frame and jam that envelop it. I recommend the use of both a high-end keyed lock and a high-end padlock for your doors exterior along with a interior-side-only-keyed-deadbolt. Knowledge on how to defeat these high-end locks eventually evolves, so the same models that are esteemed at the time of this writing may be irrelevant tomorrow. Regardless, their costs will start at several hundred dollars apiece. These will be the best physical deterrent that I can recommend.  

[ Home Alarm System ]

These will be defeated, but I will mention them on the premise of detecting conventional burglars.  Wireless systems may seem hi-tech and cool, but they can be defeated via frequency jammers. Hard-wired units with a back-up uninterrupted power supply is preferable. When using keypads or combinations use confusing dummy sequences while only truly depressing the actual combination code keys. Heat signatures can be read on the touched keys with IR, and the unique frequencies of the individual keys can be sniffed-out with remote RF scanners.  ArgenMesh shielding could be explored in these situations. Infrared and wireless sensors can be jammed. Laser, acoustic, compression or fiber-optic sensors may be a better alternative.

[ Windows ]

Keep blinds drawn when away from home. Install a screw or stick into window jams to prevent the window from being slid open, even if the glass is broken.  Use security film, laminated or reinforced glass. Hard-wired sensors are preferable to that of wireless.  Be prepared for a plan of action in the event of a fire.

[ Lighting ] 

Motion lighting may be beneficial, but note that infrared sensors can be jammed. Hard-wired lighting, out of reach, is recommended in obscured areas of the home's perimeter. Timed indoor lighting systems may fool a common criminal, but for the targeted individual it is pointless because they always know whether you're home.

[ Cameras ] 

Hard-wired cameras should be placed at exterior corner locations to allow for video capture of all angles.  (The wires of the cameras should be protected with flexible conduit or pipe which can be found at a home improvement store.)  They should capture areas of main entryways as well as obscured locations that neighbors can't see.  Infrared LED beam cameras reduce the need for additional exterior night-lighting (LED cameras cannot be used from behind a window or protective covering, due to reflection glare). Wireless cameras are susceptible to signal jammers. Connect cameras to a DVR or hard-wired computer that can either store the footage or relay the footage over the internet or to a smart phone. Utilize dummy cameras along with real cameras.  Use concealed or hidden cameras.  Utilize a wild game, hunter or nanny motion camera. Insure that the recording equipment is concealed or placed within a locked space that would show evidence if tampered with.

[ Booby Traps ]
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Illegal.  Yes, they are illegal.  Of course, if you insist on breaking the law you may have to let a jury decide whether the real criminal is yourself, or the burglar pig who lost his eyes from an attenuated 12 gauge bird-shot trip-wire.  Oh yeah, it's still illegal!  Yes, it's still illegal even though you posted a sign on the front door that said "Beware of Booby-Traps."

[ Automobile ]

Car alarms may only be a small annoyance to someone with skills.  One of those strobe light & siren combo units that locks onto a steering wheel may be more effective due to its novelty.  Use your manual key instead of remote key when possible to lower the risk of an offender cloning your remote signal key.  Unless you know and trust an automotive professional who will help you out, you should not even waste your time searching for GPS tracking units installed on your car.  They are really small now and their signals may be pulsed and difficult to detect or static until movement is detected. Some GPS units stay in sleep-mode until they are "called" by the offender to wake up and transmit coordinates.  There are some reasonably priced dash or mirror cameras available on amazon.com that may be useful in cataloging incidents involving offenders out on the street.  Watch for tampering with your tires or wheel bolts.  Watch for dripping fluid from under the vehicle.  
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If I worked for DARPA or one of the intelligence agencies, I would have already created a small transmitter, smaller than a cellphone, which could emit radio signals that could elicit effects such as nausea, headache or drowsiness. The Lida machine did this decades ago (although, with pleasing effects), so you can imagine what current technology can do! This device could be concealed near any place that a target would sit, and it could be remotely activated via phone, etc.  With all its possible implementations, do you think this capability doesn't already exist ?

[ Information Technology ]
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Computers:  Protecting your information and activity on a computer is an increasingly difficult endeavor, but regardless, you should still attempt to harden your systems security.  Use an Ethernet land-line when possible and keep it disconnected as much as possible (air gapping).  Use open-source software applications.  Verify your software with checksums or hashes.  The only people who really know if a proprietary application has a back door are the Feds and the application's authors.  Use keyboard and hard-drive encryption software.  Use a robust and ubiquitous anti-virus program.  Use a robust Firewall!  Use a virtual sandbox application!  Utilize virtual operating systems when performing risky or private tasks (e.g,TAILS). Use proxy chaining or at least just a simple proxy.  Use encryption software (TrueCrypt).  Use encrypted email services.  Spoof MAC addresses.  Use privacy browsers (Tor)! Use encrypted SMS/MMS texting.  Periodically, review system security event logs. Download material on a separate computer and scan and transfer to your own.  Applications that are relevant today may be dinosaurs tomorrow, so research the right application for your needs.  Never do anything nefarious while utilizing privacy concealing techniques because it will only bring into question all of the instances of legitimate usage!  Phones: When urgent privacy is needed, remove your phone's battery.  Place a small piece of electrical tape over front facing cameras. Jailbreak or Rooted phones may afford better security for those who know what they're doing. Install a good anti-virus and Firewall program which only allows exiting data from applications that you trust.  Use an encrypted texting application.  You can find many of the same privacy applications for your phone as are listed for the computer, above. Be aware that your device (computer or phone) can be tapped into remotely by RF sniffers.  The keys you press and the images on your screen all emit unique frequencies that can be scanned remotely and reconfigured into a character or image on the offenders system. This is not conspiracy; this is the simple science behind real technology available to intelligence personnel.  Using something like ArgenMesh may attenuate the signals your device emits when it is draped over your device.
[ The  Self ]

Be prepared to protect yourself should you ever encounter a threat to your self well-being. The best defense is to talk yourself out of a situation, such as I have successfully done for the past 25 years.  Self defense courses could be beneficial in showing one how to exploit body "pressure points" by the use of strikes and holds.  Weapons can be grouped into three basic category types through cutting force, blunt force and projectile force  (blades, clubs & guns).  All three of these categories can comprise lethal and non-lethal effects.  I would recommend that everyone have at least one non-lethal and one lethal tool at their disposal. I would recommend the following items to meet the needs of every category:

    Pepper Spray - Non-lethal pepper spray in a compact canister can be used by anyone and can be very effective against man or beast.  Spend a little extra money for a quality multi-shot product.
    Telescopic Collapsible Baton - Non-lethal means of physically defending yourself around your property.  This is recommended over a  baseball bat, which can be extremely lethal;
    Blade - Lethal means to protect yourself in the event you can not access firearms.  I personally recommend something like the Cold Steel Gladius machete; and
    Firearm - Lethal means of self defense.  A quality revolver and shotgun make good home defense firearms.  When away from home, a quality pistol is the best option.

​I would recommend a good gun safe bolted to the wall and floor along with added weights in the bottom and placed in a tight space that is preferably behind a false wall or a hidden room.  A tip that I'll leave you with is that if you are ever traveling or need a place to secure your firearm away from home, find and use a pawn shop!   Yes, use a pawn shop to temporarily and securely hold your firearm.  Just make sure that you are "pawning" it, and not selling it, before you sign your name !  Don't waste money on electric stun guns (either blunt or projectile) because they rely on power sources and they require close proximity.  If you have a steering wheel lock in your car, it can double as a blunt-force club.  Lastly, there is one weapon you can carry with you everywhere --- your belt and buckle.  A heavy, solid buckle clasp or a loop buckle that could accept something hooked or clasped onto it (for example, a heavy key chain or ring of keys) can be swung with force.  Just be aware that if you miss your target, the buckle end is swinging back in your direction!

The last thing I want to convey here is that while taking security measures can be beneficial, no amount of precautionary measures are totally foolproof. So, shed all false senses of security and be prepared to cope if your privacy and property are violated.