Today’s bugging devices are sensitive and easy to obtain, frequently at prices far under $100. GSM transmitters, as an example, are essentially remote controlled cell phones. Many are secreted by the manufacturer in common office and household items for easy emplacement. The size of a basic GSM transmitter is so small that they can be easily hidden in a target space with virtually no training required. The device can be configured off site, carried to the target location, and installed by anyone including custodial staff, a stray member of a tour group, or a person posing as a job applicant. The device can then be turned on and listened to from anywhere in the world where there is cell phone service. Places like office suites, board rooms, conference rooms, private residences, or hotel suites. Incidentally, hotel rooms are one of the easiest spaces to gain access to and there is an expansive array of places where transmitters and cameras can be installed. Senior executives and the corporations they represent from critical industries such as agribusiness, banking and finance, energy, the legal field, manufacturing, and pharmaceuticals are being targeted across the globe by espionage operatives. Our primary purpose during a technical surveillance countermeasures (TSCM) inspection is to uncover electronic devices used in corporate espionage attacks. However, other aspects of our business include providing an honest assessment of the security of your facility as well as to show executives how easy it is to introduce a “bug” (transmitting or recording device) into their corporate spaces where it is assumed to be safe to conduct sensitive meetings and discussions.

Corporate espionage target