EarSpy evidences that the historic dance between the development of new technical surveillance attacks and the countermeasures, designed to mitigate these newly emerging attacks, never stops. A group of researchers from some of America’s most reputed academic institutions have now developed an attack named EarSpy, designed to capture what users say through curiously crafty means.…
At Verrimus, we refer to the TSCM training that we provide (only to military, government and law enforcement teams) as Operational TSCM Training. Why? Because our Operational TSCM Training IS NOT TSCM equipment training. We do not currently provide operational TSCM training to private individuals, risk management companies or private investigators. (Though we plan to…
Verrimus offer military TSCM training to military TSCM teams. Through the military training principles of EDIP (explanation, demonstration, imitation and practice), we transfer the skills of our TSCM instructors. All Verrimus TSCM instructors are also operational TSCM specialists. Our TSCM Training methods are tailored to meet the individual needs of our students. We can train…
News article below details the case of a former Twitter staff spying for Saudi Arabia. They were sentenced to over three years for spying in US for Saudi Arabia This incident brings to light how Twitter (now X) can be a valuable source of information for foreign government agents A former Twitter employee who was previously found…
Are you deciding on your securing TSCM training? Verrimus only train military, Government and police teams in operational TSCM. Of course we do provide some TSCM Awareness and Procurement training to our commercial clients. We also support corporate in-house teams with their provision of internal TSCM services. Commercial TSCM Training We have plans to offer…
More TSCM tips from the TSCM specialists at Verrimus. Are you a TSCM team who have spent money unnecessarily on TSCM equipment? Here’s our Technical & Government Services Director, Gavin, explaining why he is concerned that TSCM operators are purchasing test equipment costing up to £30k. TSCM tips are things that all competent TSCM operators…
We’re seeing an increase in the use of hidden cameras in both private and commercial settings. Toilets and changing areas are sadly the most targeted areas. Sadly, many of these are educational establishments. Why are UK educational establishments continuing to ignore this serious safeguarding issue? Do you know how to incorporate checks into your standard…
Use of Bluetooth technology to gather information covertly is increasing. What is Bluebugging? “A technique known as “blue bugging,” which is akin to “phone eavesdropping,” enables knowledgeable hackers to access mobile commands on Bluetooth-enabled devices that are in discoverable mode.” More details in the link below Tech Guide: What is Bluebugging and how it is…
Commercial espionage happens! There are still security directors who think that commercial/corporate/industrial espionage rarely occurs, the truth is – it happens! AND the perpetrators aren’t always a disgruntled employee or commercial competitor. “In contemporary times, espionage also has a newer dimension: spying for commercial reasons and regional geopolitics. A world shaped by geoeconomics has seen…
“Shhhh…. it’s still super secretive and you still can’t go in… but the CIA Museum is now digitizing its collections so you can view them online, as reported by Smithsonian. Established 75 years ago for CIA personnel and other insiders only, today about 200 of the 3,500 artifacts are viewable online, with more to come.” See…