Modern protective work often requires making good decisions with uncontrolled or temporary computing environments, travel laptops, shared systems, borrowed workstations, or situations where your primary device is unavailable, untrusted, or compromised. This course provides private protective services professionals and prepared citizens a structured introduction to secure portable computing, privacy-preserving workflow, and disciplined field practices on systems and media the student is authorized to use.

Ghost Tactics: Live-USB Field Tradecraft (TAILS) emphasizes lawful, professional use of portable live-boot environments and removable-media workflow, with practical coverage of:

• Building and using removable boot media for low-dependence field workflow

• Network awareness and communication security decision-making

• File protection, storage discipline, and secure transfer concepts

• Risks, limitations, and professional judgment (host systems, media exposure, provenance/evidentiary cautions)