Privacy is Precious – TSCM and Privacy Protection

Privacy protection should not be ignored! Verrimus MD Sarah L.H. Saul recently provided ISRM with a blog post, highlighting the need for security personnel to be aware of technical surveillance risks and mitigations.

“Sadly, it seems that privacy is rarely appreciated by individuals or organisations until it is compromised.

Technical surveillance attacks are in use, that’s a fact! Technical surveillance attacks are successfully compromising the privacy of organisations and individuals. We’re not just taking about eavesdropping on conversations or spy cameras, technical surveillance attacks on networks are also in use and can’t be detected by traditional cyber-security measures. Perhaps the lack of privacy appreciation is due to the inherent trust many people have in others, leading them to believe it won’t happen to them.

Perhaps it’s a dismissal of the fact that experienced privacy attackers are paid to illicit private organisational or personal information. Maybe it’s because some risk managers and security directors approach the subject of ‘privacy’ as if it isn’t part of their overall security remit. Perhaps even some security professionals think that technical surveillance only happens elsewhere (overseas/movies/spy novels).”

Are you involved in security? Do you understand all of the privacy protection threats? Do you know what TSCM is? To read the full article, please click the link below.

https://theisrm.org/en/privacy-is-precious-is-yours-being-adequately-protected