A covert listening device, more commonly known as a bug or a wire, is usually a combination of a miniature radio transmitter with a microphone. The use of bugs, called bugging, is a common technique in surveillance, espionage and in police investigations.
A bug does not have to be a device specifically designed for the purpose of eavesdropping. For instance, with the right equipment, it is possible to remotely activate the microphone of cellular phones, even when a call is not being made, to listen to conversations in the vicinity of the phone.
We enhance our counter surveillance services with bug sweeping reviews that are designed to highlight vulnerabilities with modern technologies.
Debugging counter measures
As one of our main specialist areas, we have undertaken such service for UK and overseas Government Departments, Embassies, Major Financial Institutions, Corporations etc.
Whatever the reason to target your organisation, the simplest and most cost effective way for another business/organisation to gather information about you is by the use of technical surveillance, such as planting bugs, phone tapping or computer information theft.
How you should act
We suggest the following 6-point check list if you suspect you are a victim of Eavesdropping and/or Surveillance.
- Contact us or another specialist counter surveillance firm, and if you use a telephone make sure you make your call away from the target area.
- Do not discuss your fears with anyone within the workplace; often bugs are planted internally by members of staff.
- Do not try to find the bugs or wiretaps yourself.
- Consider carefully what action you would take in the event of a bugging device being found. A competent sweep team will not alert the eavesdropper that an inspection is being performed. Thus leaving you three options; a. Remove/Destroy the bugging device b. Take steps to catch the eavesdropper leading to the option to pursue criminal charges. c. Feed the device misinformation and monitor for results.
- Tell only a minimum number of people about your engagement of TSCM experts.
- Consider engaging a TSCM firm to conduct regular sweeps and to seal the vulnerable areas of your meeting rooms
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