Advanced Capabilities Group
Unconventional Security Capabilities
A small, specialized team delivering unconventional digital and physical security capabilities.
Quiet work for complex environments. Operational during 2016-2021.
What you don't see.
What we did
Since 2016, we worked behind the scenes as an offshoot of the Digital Ops Group, operating at the intersection of digital security, physical security, research, and unconventional tradecraft. We developed the skills and tools needed to disrupt the asymmetric world of security, supporting leaders, organizations, and individuals facing ambiguous, high-friction, or adversarial environments.
Our services included:
- Digital special reconnaissance
- Reduced-signature disruptive and offensive digital operations
- Worst-case-scenario digital security assessments
- Physical security assessments and red team operations
- Digital footprint analysis and reduction
- Personal security evaluation and coaching
- Combined physical and digital security training
- Security program design for complex organizations
- Custom security tools and operator workflows
Work
We worked in small teams with low overhead, minimal visibility, and high operational tempo.
Our methods were shaped by field operations between 2016 and 2021, and remain focused on practicality, discretion, and measurable effect.
A few projects:
- Annual all-domain red team assessments of one of the largest tech companies in the EU
- Advanced physical reconnaissance in Africa for an NGO
- Worst-case-scenario tabletops and actual simmulations for a large NYC finantial organization
- Digital footprint analysis and mitigation for a multinational manufacturer in Japan
- Digital personal security evaluation and risk mitigation for a VC firm CEO out of San Francisco
- Full spectrum red team assessment on a research lab in the MA area
- Attack tools development for law enforcement
- Digital reconnaissance for a law enforcement agency
Origins
The Digital Ops Group operated between 2008 and 2016, and it specialized in digital intelligence and digital warfare.