Travel
Safety.
Objective
When an executive travels, the organization's perimeter extends to wherever they go. The physical security, network security, and access control that protect them in the home office vanish the moment they step into an airport or a hotel. This SOP provides a structured pre-trip, in-transit, and on-site protocol for corporate travel, particularly to destinations where threat levels are elevated. This is not a paranoia manual; it is a calibration manual designed to protect the chain of custody for digital devices and executive safety.
Operational Phases
01 / Pre-Trip Preparation
Destination risk assessment, hardware MFA provisioning, corporate VPN testing, data minimization, and the deployment of sanitized "burner" travel devices.
02 / In-Transit Protocol
Maintaining visual custody of hardware at security checkpoints, strict avoidance of public airport Wi-Fi, and conversational discipline in public lounges and aircraft seating.
03 / On-Site & Hotel Sweeps
Five-minute hotel room calibration (door checks, sightline audits, hidden device scans), conference badge management, and daily home-office check-ins.
04 / Post-Trip Hygiene
Mandatory password rotation for accounts accessed in transit, factory wiping of travel hardware, and an OSINT audit of new public exposure generated during the trip.
Protocol Scalability Matrix
Domestic, Low-Risk. Digital hygiene basics, hotel room awareness, and badge management. Minimal overhead, suitable for routine conferences and client visits.
International or Sensitive Industry. Full protocol: travel device, VPN, data minimization, daily check-ins, and post-trip device wipe. High surveillance risk.
Hostile Environments. Full protocol plus K&R insurance, pre-arranged secure transit, hardware MFA only, and pre-trip briefings by a qualified security provider.
Full Manual Contents:
- Destination Risk OSINT
- Hardware Chain of Custody
- Hotel Safe Vulnerabilities
- Ground Transit Vetting
- Visual Hacking Defense
- Device Sanitization & Wipe