Over recent years, both Verrimus and SIASS have seen a significant increase in requests from commercial organisations and operators seeking credible, practical, commercial Technical Surveillance Counter-Measures (TSCM) training. Historically, Verrimus has delivered TSCM training exclusively to government, military, and police teams through our dedicated training facility in Newcastle. This focus has allowed us to develop…
In all military units, equipment is purchased, distributed and maintained in a variety of ways. How many of the military procurement, distribution or maintenance policies include Technical Surveillance Counter Measures (TSCM) considerations? For example, if a piece of hardware is sourced and procured by a military procurement team, In addition to our Operational TSCM courses,…
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…
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…
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…
Is your organisation wanting to build your own internal TSCM capability? TSCM capability building is not easy or cheap, yet it’s an option that does appeal to many organisations. Building an internal capability means that you no longer have to rely on outsourcing your TSCM requirements to external service providers. It will require a heavy…
We are an organisation that are committed to ensuring that the Verrimus TSCM Training services we deliver are meeting our clients’ expectations. We value honest, constructive feedback from our service users to assist us to adapt and improve our service delivery. At the end of each of our Operational TSCM courses, we provide students with…
“Training in TSCM isn’t necessary because technical surveillance doesn’t happen” – Really? It’s sad to see so many commercial organisations continuing to remain ignorant regarding the threat of technical surveillance and have never been trained in TSCM, even from a procurement perspective. We hear frequently, CEOs tell us that they think there is no need…
OPEVAL (Operational evaluations) are a common military process to evaluate how a specific function works. The intent of the test is to verify that the product or proposed system meets all pre-defined operational requirements. Most NATO military clients are familiar with STANAGs (standardisation agreements) which set out common processes to provide common operational and administrative procedures…
Do you work in a law enforcement, Government or Military TSCM role? Here’s a few TSCM training questions for you; Verrimus continue to assist TSCM teams from around the world to identify their TSCM training needs and tailor a training schedule to meet their requirements.We’ve all experienced, in our past employments, compulsory training courses which…