Verrimus and Cautus: Collaborative TSCM Service provision. In the rapidly changing world of Technical Surveillance Counter-Measures (TSCM), success is built on expertise, innovation, and collaboration. With this in mind, Verrimus, a globally acclaimed leader in TSCM services, has proudly announced a professional partnership with Cautus. Cautus are a newly established Belgian firm already making waves…
An alleged conversation between German military personnel, held over Webex has been played by Russian media. Now Germany must investigate thoroughly how this conversation was intercepted. The alleged content of the conversation led to Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova to say that Germany owes Russia an explanation regarding the discussion of military operations in Crimea.…
Technical surveillance threat methods emerge, develop, change and adapt swiftly. An ‘intelligence gathering device’ which can melt into a puddle when it has concluded it’s mission? Whilst this may seem to be in the realms of science fiction still, it wasn’t quite so long ago that many, now commonplace, technical surveillance methods were also regarded…
Do Military TSCM teams need an OPEVAL? Warnings continue to be issued to the international community that Russian espionage attacks have increased. As in any conflict, knowledge is power. This is no surprise. Knowing what your enemy is doing, finding their weaknesses and exploiting them is necessary to support your military actions. More details in…
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.…
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…
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…
“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…
“Despite less-than-ideal economic assessments, 51% of companies plan to boost IT spending, with a median increase of 5%. The focus? Cybersecurity.” Yet we find many security directors are continuing to ignore technical surveillance threats. Many fail to understand what a technical surveillance attack is (and what it is not), how to assess risk and how…