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…
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…
“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…
Lots in the news about politicians, MPs and Senior Government Ministers being given warnings about the risks posed by mobile devices. Can you believe that MPs are STILL carrying phones into meetings? Politician privacy needs to be taken seriously. Standard security advice for most commercial executives should be NOT to take a powered on mobile…
Understanding Corporate Espionage and Technical Surveillance Attacks Undertaking Technical Surveillance Awareness training courses is essential to understand the threat landscape of corporate espionage. There’s a wide range of privacy-compromising and eavesdropping devices available for technical surveillance attackers to use. But what do you know about corporate espionage? How familiar are you with the methods of…
Pegasus in the EU: A Watergate-Scale Spyware Scandal The Pegasus spyware scandal continues to ripple through the European Union, drawing comparisons to Watergate in its scale and political fallout. Pegasus, a powerful surveillance tool originally designed to fight terrorism and organized crime, has instead become synonymous with state overreach, political surveillance, and the erosion of…