My name is Michael Westen. I used to be a spy until...

Saturday, August 6, 2011

Burn Notice - Season 04 - Episode 10 Spy Tips & Tactics

Burn Notice Season 04 Episode 10 "Hard Time" was first aired last August 12, 2010 and below are the spy tips and tactics:

* When you're preparing to interrogate a trained operative, the most useful information isn't professional it's personal. You need to get into the target's head, understand what makes him tick. Of course, that's easier with some people than others.


Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Burn Notice - Season 04 - Episode 09 Spy Tips & Tactics

Burn Notice Season 04 Episode 09 "Center of the Storm" was first aired last August 5, 2010 and below are the spy tips and tactics:

* Classified data has been digitally encoded since before computers were invented. Spies have used book ciphers for centuries to send numeric correspondence that only can be read when paired with the proper text. Bibles make good codebooks because of the variance between printed editions and the numbering of chapter and verse.

Burn Notice - Season 04 - Episode 08 Spy Tips & Tactics

Burn Notice Season 04 Episode 08 "Where There's Smoke" was first aired last July 29, 2010 and below are the spy tips and tactics:

* As a spy, you try to work only with an experienced team. Going into the field with someone who doesn't have the proper training is a recipe for disaster. There are times, though, when having a civilian on an operation is unavoidable. In those situations, you just have to make your pitch and hope for the best.


Burn Notice - Season 04 - Episode 07 Spy Tips & Tactics

Burn Notice Season 04 Episode 07 "Past & Future Tense" was first aired last July 22, 2010 and below are the spy tips and tactics:

* Psychiatrists have nothing on spies when it comes to over analyzing their friends’ behavior. As a covert operative, you routinely trust your coworkers with your life so you tend to notice when they start acting strangely.

Burn Notice - Season 04 - Episode 06 Spy Tips & Tactics

Burn Notice Season 04 Episode 06 "Entry Point" was first aired last July 15, 2010 and below are the spy tips and tactics:

* Interrogating a hostile prisoner is a little like proposing marriage. You want to get it right on the first try. So you don't settle until you find the perfect spot. You take special care to create the right ambience and set the mood. And then you wait for the best moment to pop the question.

Burn Notice - Season 04 - Episode 05 Spy Tips & Tactics

Burn Notice Season 04 Episode 05 "Neighborhood Watch" was first aired last July 1, 2010 and below are the spy tips and tactics:

* Spies are used to battling cutting-edge encryption and billion-dollar security. But sometimes the toughest challenge is cracking something old and out-of-date. If you find yourself up against an obsolete tape drive loaded with arcane software, you can either find yourself a time machine or admit defeat.

Burn Notice - Season 04 - Episode 04 Spy Tips & Tactics

Burn Notice Season 04 Episode 04 "Breach of Faith" was first aired last June 24, 2010 and below are the spy tips and tactics:

* Spies spend a lot of time traveling but they don't usually end up in the most desirable destinations. You're much more likely to find yourself visiting a rebel camp in the Philippine jungle or a hidden bunker in the mountains of Pakistan than lounging beach side in the Bahamas. But even when you do find yourself in a vacation paradise, it's still all about business.

Burn Notice - Season 04 - Episode 03 Spy Tips & Tactics

Burn Notice Season 04 Episode 03 "Made Man" was first aired last June 17, 2010 and below are the spy tips and tactics:

* Spies come from all walks of life, and no two are exactly alike. But whether they're a burned former operative, a beautiful bomber with a temper or a hard-drinking ex-SEAL, they all share one trait: Punctuality.

Burn Notice - Season 04 - Episode 02 Spy Tips & Tactics

Burn Notice Season 04 Episode 02 "Fast Friends" was first aired last June 10, 2010 and below are spy tips and tactics:

* Housed in office utility rooms, a PBX is the phone switchboard for a whole company. Using a router with upgraded firmware, pros can hack them to make untraceable calls from the comfort of their own homes. It's how spies get free long distance. Identifying the right line to bug on a PBX is as simple as matching call times from your records to those in the computer. Of course, if you have to comb through thousands of phone calls, it's easier said than done.

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Burn Notice - Season 04 - Episode 01 Spy Tips & Tactics

Burn Notice Season 04 Episode 01 "Friends and Enemies" was first aired last June 3, 2010 and below are the spy tips and tactics:

* Name brands and decor can often tell you a lot about who you're dealing with. Official agencies operate with government budgets. You can usually rule out the idea of federal involvement as soon as you see a pricey antique or a pair of $1,200 shoes.

Burn Notice - Season 04 Spy Tips & Tactics

Season 4 (18 episodes) follows Michael working for the people that burned him again, and trying to figure out who let Simon go free at the end of Season 03. In the course of his investigation, Michael accidentally burns another spy named Jesse Porter, who joins the team and helps them look while looking for who burned him, not realizing it was Michael. Season 04 originally aired from June 3, 2010 to December 16, 2010.