At Verrimus, we don’t believe TSCM (Technical Surveillance Counter-Measures) is a static discipline. It never has been. The surveillance threat doesn’t pause, techniques don’t stand still, and adversaries don’t politely wait for course syllabi to catch up. That’s why Verrimus TSCM training is designed to be dynamic, fluid, and constantly evolving—because that’s the world our clients operate…
🔊 Audio Surveillance / Listening Devices 🎥 Visual Surveillance / Watching Devices 📡 Tracking and Transmission Devices 🕵️♂️ Colloquial / Fictional / Espionage-Inspired Terms 🧳 Everyday Objects Often Used as Concealment (Contextual Terms) These aren’t device names per se, but frequently used to hide ‘bugs’ and referred to often as ‘trojan’ devices or concealments:
How does knowing how to bug someone, improve a TSCM operator’s skill set? Staying ahead of adversaries requires more than just TSCM equipment and experience—it demands a deep understanding of the very techniques used by hostile actors. This is why all Technical Surveillance Counter Measures (TSCM) operators should undergo a Technical Surveillance Attack Methodology Briefing…
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…
The sporting industry, just like any other, is not exempt from bugging – or more accurately technical surveillance attacks. Why Is the Sporting Industry a Target? Why would anyone think that football would be exempt? Is there a financial gain to be exploited by knowing about private conversations concerning professional, tactical, financial or personal matters?…
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…
“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…
What was Project Acoustic Kitty? Bugged by a surgically altered cat?! We’re guessing most TSCM professionals don’t automatically consider the source of an eavesdropping attack to involve a family pet. Discussions in the Verrimus Operational TSCM Training Facility today centred around imagining what other domestic animals could be turned into viable eavesdropping attacks. Goldfish seem…
So, your organisation needs to decide whether to develop and maintain an internal TSCM (technical surveillance counter measures) service or to contract the services of an external service provider. How do you decide which is the best option for you? Establishing and maintaining an in-house capability is not quick, easy or cheap, but it is…
There is an abundance of very cheap and easily obtained technical surveillance attacks out there. You have been warned! Our latest test and training devices, small covert cameras, cost less than £30 Generally, people refer to technical surveillance attacks as ‘bugs’. Most competent TSCM operators dislike this over-simplified term. There are many examples portrayed in…