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…
Commercial espionage happens! There are still security directors who think that commercial/corporate/industrial espionage rarely occurs, the truth is – it happens! AND the perpetrators aren’t always a disgruntled employee or commercial competitor. “In contemporary times, espionage also has a newer dimension: spying for commercial reasons and regional geopolitics. A world shaped by geoeconomics has seen…
“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…
“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…
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…
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…