The podcast host shares his attempt to blend in while conducting surveillance for a mission. He describes buying clothes from a local Walmart and mapping out the different perimeter protections, but despite their efforts, they got busted on the initial recon phase.
The importance of going full stealth mode on a recon operation, including notifying local law enforcement and cooling down period to avoid detection, as learned from a past experience.
In physical penetration testing, a variety of tools are used such as under-the-door tools, double-door tools, night vision goggles, portable cameras and flashlights, lockpicks, and shortwave radios for communication to potentially gain internal access to networks.