Global articles on espionage, spying, bugs, and other interesting topics.

International TSCM Standards & Findings

I am fortunate enough to have clients across the globe and to therefore meet like-minded colleagues and clients on my travels. As it happens, I spent today, my first in the USA for this trip, with a true professional of the TSCM business, based in California. We did a lot of talking about technical surveillance countermeasure techniques and processes employed by each of us, and can confidentially state, that the counter-surveillance services we offer in the Asia-Pacific, definitely matches those services offered in the USA.

Amusingly, when discussing peripheral security reviews, we realised that the vulnerabilities typically identified within corporations, is not limited to our respective geographical boundaries. Desks are not kept free of paperwork, doors are not locked, access control is not installed and CCTV is not fitted. These are a few common items, shared by all!

Please don’t hesitate to post some information on your counter-surevillance systems and processes. We can then start to review how each of you operate in the hope of assisting those who might be new to the business.

Cyber Espionage – How Exposed Are You?

As the digital age advances, so too does the technology used to spy on our online activities. Cyber espionage is by far one of the biggest threats to our privacy and business operations. This briefing looks at where some of these threats are coming from and a few tips on protecting you from cyber-espionage.

For a free copy of this briefing, “Cyber Espionage – How exposed are you?”, please click here .