Burglary Tourism: How Theft Groups Target Homes and How to Defend Yours with Mike O'Rourke of Advanced Operational Concepts

Andy interviews security expert Mike O'Rourke the CEO of Advanced Operational Concepts about "burglary tourism." These are gangs who enter the U.S. to conduct targeted burglaries of affluent homes.

O'Rourke details their tradecraft: OSINT/"Google casing," people-search sites, county records and Zillow, social media exploitation, vehicle follows, illegal trackers, hidden cameras to build patterns of life, and illegal Wi‑Fi/cellular jammers to defeat cloud-based security.

Together they discuss how you can protect your home, not only from foreign gangs, but from everyday threats.

Learn more about Mike O'Rourke and his work: https://adopcon.com/

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00:00 Welcome to Secure Family

01:05 DeleteMe Privacy Sponsor

02:17 Free Scam Protection Series

02:53 Meet Mike ORourke

05:15 What Is Burglary Tourism

06:11 How Crews Operate

08:30 Why They Target You

10:30 Targeting Tradecraft

18:13 Entry Methods and Defenses

19:52 Signal Jammers Explained

23:07 OSINT and Data Exposure

28:18 How Big Will It Get

29:58 Rapid Fire Future Threats

33:39 Wrap Up and Resources

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