High school students here have figured out the mechanisms of a medieval eavesdropping technology that was among the most important tools for ninja on espionage missions. The primary mission of ninja, also called “shinobi” (the stealthy), was to gather intelligence for their lords, often using a metal plate called “saoto-kikigane,” which literally means “metalwork for listening…
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…
Verrimus TSCM specialists question whether the Government privacy training provided to UK Ministers is fit for purpose. “The Johnson, Truss and now Sunak governments have all had publicly revealed issues with information security. For Boris Johnson’s administration it was the extensive use of WhatsApp to discuss and make COVID policy. This morphed into the use of WhatsApp…
“If you’re going to Qatar for the World Cup, you had better get a burner phone. And don’t take any photos that might fall foul of the Gulf state’s strict morality laws.” France’s influential data protection authority CNIL is telling football fans how they should protect themselves from the Qatar World Cup apps’ snooping. “Ideally, travel…