An operator-led approach to detecting unauthorised surveillance, set within a wider counterespionage and behavioural intelligence picture.
Often described as a bug sweep or electronic countermeasures survey, a technical surveillance countermeasures inspection is a structured search for unauthorised surveillance of your people, premises, and conversations.
Our inspections look for covert listening devices, hidden cameras, unauthorised transmitters and recording devices, GPS tracking devices, and interference with telephone and network infrastructure. The work is methodical and discreet, and it is grounded in physical search supported by structured radio frequency analysis rather than reliance on equipment alone.
A sweep can establish whether a compromise exists. On its own, it does not explain how a device came to be there, or who would benefit from it. This is where we differ from providers who offer detection in isolation. We read technical findings alongside behaviour, access, and intent, so that a result becomes genuine understanding and a sound basis for proportionate action.
Physical search is the spine of every inspection, complemented by radio frequency analysis and close examination of the surrounding infrastructure. Engagements are usually conducted outside normal hours and on a need-to-know basis, with a suitable cover arrangement where appropriate. We are independent. We do not sell or install surveillance or monitoring equipment, so our findings and advice stay objective. Each inspection concludes with a clear report and recommendations matched to the actual risk.
Common triggers include sensitive negotiations, mergers and acquisitions and other due diligence, board and executive meetings, litigation, a suspected information leak, or the departure of a senior employee. Many organisations also schedule periodic inspections of boardrooms and executive areas as a routine assurance measure.
Technical surveillance countermeasures are one element of protecting the people, information, and reputation an organisation cannot afford to lose. We bring them together with insider threat advisory and behavioural intelligence, so that exposure is understood across its technical, human, and organisational dimensions.
A TSCM bug sweep, also called an electronic sweep or a technical surveillance countermeasures inspection, is a structured search for covert listening devices, hidden cameras, unauthorised transmitters and other eavesdropping methods. It combines a physical search with radio frequency analysis and a clear report, so that a boardroom or office can be relied on for sensitive discussion.
Common triggers include sensitive negotiations, a merger, acquisition or capital raising, board and executive meetings, litigation, a suspected leak, or the departure of a senior employee. Many organisations also book periodic inspections of boardrooms and executive areas as a routine assurance measure. Our guide on when to commission a TSCM inspection covers this in more detail.
Consumer detectors and phone apps flag common signals and miss the methods that matter. A professional inspection is operator led, grounded in physical search, and supported by structured radio frequency analysis that an experienced practitioner interprets in context. The value is not the equipment alone, it is the judgement applied to what the equipment shows.
Yes. Jayde Consulting is Sydney based and conducts TSCM inspections and bug sweeps across Australia and internationally, for boards, executives, government, and critical infrastructure.