Traveling with Information

Travel sub-pages

• Limited Use Mobile Device
  • User Guidance
    • Warnings
    • Usage
  • Configuration
    • Device selection
      • CONUS
      • OCONUS
    • Low probability of intercept
    • Android setup
      • Level 1: Child-proofing
      • Level 2: Limited deniability

Exclusions

This page now excludes…

• …justifications for entries to the threat country list

• …recommended hardware lists

• …Australia Group definitions

• …Wassenaar Agreement information

Commercial Practices

• Travel in true name only and do not register using aliases, nicknames, or alternate names.

• Implement organizational personal security plans

  • Executive protection

  • Family notification plan

  • Overseas medical considerations

• Travel equipment

  • Request a single-use multi-country mobile phone.

    • Do not associate it with the VPN or any 2FA.

    • Register the number with partner contact.

    • Expire the contact with the end date for travel.

  • Request an encrypted loaner laptop.

    • Do not store personal information.

    • Do not log into internal resources from this laptop.

Note

No encrypted equipment may travel to Cuba, Iran, DPRK, Sudan, or Syria

Training for security personnel

• https://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/online-training-room

• https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/specially-designated-nationals-and-blocked-persons-list-sdn-human-readable-lists

• https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/consolidated-sanctions-list-data-files

• https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/other-ofac-sanctions-lists

• https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/sanctions-programs-and-country-information

• https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/ofac-reporting-system

• https://www.wassenaar.org/participating-states/

• https://www.wassenaar.org/best-practices/

Current collection risk

These countries will exploit academics, security researchers, military personnel, diplomatic staff, and senior officers of major firms. Any travel to these destinations, including stop-overs requires a travel kit.

• Afghanistan

• Algeria

• Belarus

• Burundi

• Camaroon

• Central African Republic

• Chad

• China (PRC)

• Colombia

• Congo (DRC)

• Crimea

• Cuba

• Egypt

• El Salvador

• Eritrea

• Haiti

• Honduras

• Hong Kong

• Iran

• Iraq

• Israel

• Kenya

• Korea (DPRK)

• Lebanon

• Libya

• Mali

• Mauritania

• Mexico

• Myanmar

• Niger

• Nigeria

• Pakistan

• Palestinian Territories

• Philippines

• Russia

• Saudi Arabia

• Somalia

• South Sudan

• Sudan

• Syria

• Taiwan

• Thailand

• Ukraine

• Venezuela

• Yemen

• Zimbabwe