Who is listening to your communications? Hopefully your radio traffic is not being played back on TikTok! Recent news articles have shown how a ham radio enthusiast on TikTok has been posting recordings of two-way radio traffic he has overheard.
Don't ignore your vehicle security. Ford is now working to enhance electronic privacy in their vehicles. They have filed a new patent entitled "Motor Vehicle Workspace with Enhanced Privacy". Be sure to include important vehicles in your comprehensive TSCM Technical Threat Analysis. Click to read more.
A 25-year-old Malaysian student has been arrested in Norway on suspicion of espionage, including illegal eavesdropping through various technical devices. Norway has also had other incidents of espionage and spying from Russian adversaries.
Contentious relationships among board members can create a lot of problems. Former Nissan COO Ashwani Gupta, who had been seen as a possible successor to CEO Makoto Uchida and was viewed as an obstacle to a partnership with Renault also had of allegations of harassment against him and was asked to step down. Apparently electronic surveillance against Gupta was initiated by Nissan.
Service members across the military have reported receiving smartwatches unsolicited in the mail. These smartwatches, when used, have auto-connected to Wi-Fi and began connecting to cell phones unprompted, gaining access to a myriad of user data.
“The conviction of these three defendants – including a retired NYPD sergeant – is yet another powerful reminder of the Chinese government’s ongoing, pervasive, and illegal behavior here in the United States,” said Assistant Director Suzanne Turner of the FBI’s Counterintelligence Division...
The world of corporate espionage is ever growing. In an effort to keep abreast of current events, recent videos help to provide a good background, especially how the Chinese communist government has been conducting their spy efforts, something that all corporate security personnel should be aware of.
At TDC in Copenhagen, senior managers were potential suspects. The company’s offices were compromised, people were getting tailed. And then there were the drones and hidden microphones …
CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. – A corrections officer in Ontario County is under arrest, accused of using an electronic device to spy on conversations. Click for details.
Loss of control of confidential information is a big deal. It can happen in many ways, deliberate espionage using wiretapping, bugging, and cyber breaches are a few methods that are commonly recognized, but there can be many more serious vulnerabilities. Learn how TSCM helps to protect confidential information.
When you first heard of the detection of the spy balloon, did you think “I’m glad this doesn’t affect my security department…”? If so, you may be mistaken. There is clearly a “domain awareness gap” in information security. It is the role of TSCM, Technical Surveillance Countermeasures, to help fill that gap. Click to read more on how TSCM looks carefully and meticulously at the gaps in information security that exist between physical, cyber, and other security areas.
Espionage news continues! Here are a few interesting articles worth checking out- Appliances may be listening - Banker concerns - High tech scare in Paris - and Spying cows!
Hidden cameras in the workplace are a serious concern. Here are a few tips as well as two reports of recent camera incidents in Georgia.
A man employed as a cleaner in Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz's home was sentenced to three years' prison for attempting to spy for Iran-linked hackers, the justice ministry said Tuesday.
Another episode of "Thinking of Eavesdropping? -- Don't Do It!" Throughout the TSCM industry, reports of eavesdropping devices being discovered are often found to have been placed by executives or other trusted individuals who feared that they may be fired or passed over for a promotion. They typically want to know what is going on behind the closed doors of a meeting they were not invited to. This case appears to fall into this category.
The defendants electronically spied on pro-democracy activists. Posing as an art dealer interested in purchasing the artwork of the dissident artist, they secretly installed surveillance cameras and GPS devices at the dissident’s workplace and in his car which were monitored in the PRC. [Click to read more]
Keeping loyalty among employees can be a difficult challenge, but may also be critical to survival of your business as well as stopping leaks, spying, and other forms of corporate espionage. Often requests for our corporate TSCM service come when a well placed employee in a tech position has left the company. Even those without […]
Finally - a new update for the Exec Security News. More audio surveillance research from Ben Gurion University. Student caught spying, coach caught spying, and victims catch up with the spy.