Secure Roamer

Practical security intel for independent travelers

About Secure Roamer

Secure Roamer started as a monthly notebook shared between field operators who spent more time in transit lounges than home offices. We were piecing together security briefings, equipment evaluations, and contingency plans for teams spread across Africa, South America, and Southeast Asia. The inbox filled up. Friends asked for copies. Eventually we realized the notes could help a wider audience of independent travelers who do not have a corporate security department backing them.

Today, Secure Roamer publishes distilled guidance for people who refuse to sit still: solo founders, investigative creatives, humanitarian teams, and location-independent professionals. We focus on two principles:

  1. Action beats abstraction. Every article should hand you a repeatable checklist, proven toolchain, or decision framework.
  2. Security should travel light. We tailor recommendations to people working from co-living spaces, hotels, and remote project sites where resources fluctuate hourly.

Our writers are the same people researching threats, building communication protocols, and testing gear in the field. We translate that work into clear playbooks so you can adapt them to your own missions. No doom language, no fear marketing—just grounded intelligence designed to keep you operational.

Editorial Standards

  • We disclose affiliate relationships and only recommend products or services we have used for at least one deployment.
  • We update risk briefings as conditions change. Each piece notes the date of the latest review.
  • We cite primary sources whenever possible: government advisories, peer-reviewed studies, or first-hand interviews.

Who Runs This Site

Secure Roamer is published by a small, remote-first team of security practitioners led by the Secure Roamer Editorial desk. Reach us through the contact form for questions, pitches, or corrections.

If you want to collaborate on threat research, or if you need a bespoke risk assessment for an upcoming assignment, send a short briefing with timelines and we will respond within two business days.