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2020 TSCM | SIGINT News

Professional Development TSCM Group Inc. (PDTG) and our Technical Security Branch (TSB) TM are pleased to announce the following company news items and informational updates as described below.

If you would like additional information about our professional TSCM (debugging) services, products, software or operational capability please contact Paul D Turner, TSS TSI at 647-293-7384 at any time.


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Friday September 11, 2020

Paul D Turner, TSS TSI

Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software | Kestrel ® Virtual Classroom (KVC) TM


Our All Things Kestrel ® Virtual Classroom (KVC) TM series is set to run with two (2) sessions with the first at 0800 MDT and the second session at 1700 Hours (MDT) on Wednesday September 23, 2020 to accommodate participants across numerous time zones.

With the participant numbers growing globally, we would like to remind you that the WebEx platform restricts the participant load to 100. We are fast approaching this restriction and access to the sessions will be limited to the first 100 registered and confirmed participants on a first come, first served basis.

The most current schedule agenda can be found at http://www.pdtg.ca/TSS007.htm

There is no tuition fee requirement for confirmed (licensed) technical operators of the Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software.

Kestrel Virtual Classroom (KVC)The cost for prospective participants that are not licensed Kestrel ® users is $75.00 + HST per individual session, or all twelve (12) sessions for $540.00 + HST as a one time payment.

Advance participant registration and acceptance is required leading up to the date of each scheduled training session.

To register for our next session please email Gabriele Conflitti at gconflitti@pdtg.ca for an invitation.

We have scheduled two (2) separate WebEx presentations to address a variety of time zone challenges and requirements for each of the scheduled a series of twelve (12) virtual classroom sessions, with the next training scheduled to run on Wednesday September 23, 2020.

The first session begins promptly at 0800 (-6 MDT) hours and the second session at 1700 hours (-6 MDT) providing best possible time zone consideration for North America, Europe and South East Asia.

Presentation materials (PowerPoint Show) format will be posted the day prior to the scheduled virtual classroom training within the PW protected Technical Support Group (TSG) TM | Resource Centre website.

Session 20-005 will focus on very essential and powerful technology;

SESSION REPORT GENERATOR (SRG) TM

ADVANCED REPORT GENERATOR  (ARG) TM

DEMODULATION VISUALIZER

NTSC DECODER

MORSE DECODER

IQ RECORDER

Certificate
Participants who attend 10 of the 12 scheduled training sessions will be issued a completion of training certificate and 10% tuition discount for attending the classroom based Certified Technical Operator (CTO) TM program conducted at our Resident Training Centre (RTC) TM in Ontario Canada or the Red Deer Training Centre (RDTC) TM in Alberta Canada.

Instructor
The training will be instructor led by Paul D Turner, TSS TSI who can be reached at pdturner@pdtg.ca for information.

Visionary Software Beyond the Technology Limitations...

TSB FACT: Professional Development TSCM Group Inc., is the industry leader in bringing together professional level Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) services, standards development, advanced training and certification, the management of longest running, technical security conference event in Canada, and the most respected leading industry Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software, all under one operational umbrella; enhancing national security worldwide. We back up everything we say that Kestrel ® can do - one customer at a time.

"Innovation is simply the Beginning..."


Monday September 07, 2020

Paul D Turner, TSS TSI

Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software | v1.41-20DEV (Drop File)

We have now released a new Beta release at v1.41-26DEV as a general maintenance release drop file that addresses the increasing complexity and requirement for multiple location GPS capability, a feature only found within the Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software.

Kestrel TSCM Professional SoftwareKestrel ® now includes a | SOURCES LOCATION | resource to support and allow the technical operator to view the status of all connected GPS modules, whether SDR hardware based or external USB connected to the host computer.

The operator is able to select any available GPS source for the current location as might be required and view multiple GPS coordinates for any GPS enabled location.

Additional synchronization and hardware communication efficiencies have also been included for the SM200C SFP+ 10 GbE connectivity within the v1.41-26DEV Beta Drop file release.

Looking for the latest software application training, ask about our Virtual Classroom series and learn about our, "All Things Kestrel ® Virtual Classroom Series".

Visionary Software Beyond the Technology Limitations...

TSB FACT: Professional Development TSCM Group Inc., is the industry leader in bringing together professional level Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) services, standards development, advanced training and certification, the management of longest running, technical security conference event in Canada, and the most respected leading industry Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software, all under one operational umbrella; enhancing national security worldwide. We back up everything we say that Kestrel ® can do - one customer at a time.

"Innovation is simply the Beginning..."


Monday September 07, 2020

Paul D Turner, TSS TSI

Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software | Kestrel ® Virtual Classroom (KVC) TM


Our All Things Kestrel ® Virtual Classroom (KVC) TM series is set to run with two (2) sessions with the first at 0800 MDT and the second session at 1700 Hours (MDT) on Wednesday September 09, 2020 to accommodate participants across numerous time zones.

With the participant numbers growing globally, we would like to remind you that the WebEx platform restricts the participant load to 100. We are fast approaching this restriction and access to the sessions will be limited to the first 100 registered and confirmed participants on a first come, first served basis.

The most current schedule agenda can be found at http://www.pdtg.ca/TSS007.htm

There is no tuition fee requirement for confirmed (licensed) technical operators of the Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software.

Kestrel Virtual Classroom (KVC)The cost for prospective participants that are not licensed Kestrel ® users is $75.00 + HST per individual session, or all twelve (12) sessions for $540.00 + HST as a one time payment.

Advance participant registration and acceptance is required leading up to the date of each scheduled training session.

To register for our next session please email Gabriele Conflitti at gconflitti@pdtg.ca for a presentation entitled, SIGNAL LIST EXPORT | EXPORT SPECTRA | PART I - KESTREL SIGNAL ANALYTICS (KSA) | SESSION REPORT GENERATOR (SRG) | ADVANCED REPORT GENERATOR  (ARG) |.

We have scheduled two (2) presentations to meet time zone requirements for each of the scheduled a series of twelve (12) virtual classroom sessions, with the next training scheduled to run on Wednesday September 09, 2020.

The first session begins promptly at 0800 (-6 MDT) hours and the second session at 1700 hours (-6 MDT) providing best possible time zone consideration for North America, Europe and South East Asia.

Presentation materials (PowerPoint Show) will be posted the day prior to the scheduled virtual classroom training within the Technical Support Group (TSG) TM | Resource Centre website.

Session 20-004 will focus on very essential and powerful technology;

SIGNAL LIST EXPORT

EXPORT SPECTRA

PART I - KESTREL SIGNAL ANALYTICS (KSA) TM

SESSION REPORT GENERATOR (SRG) TM

ADVANCED REPORT GENERATOR  (ARG) TM

Certificate
Participants who attend 10 of the 12 scheduled training sessions will be issued a completion of training certificate and 10% tuition discount for attending the classroom based Certified Technical Operator (CTO) TM program conducted at our Resident Training Centre (RTC) TM in Ontario Canada or the Red Deer Training Centre (RDTC) TM in Alberta Canada.

Instructor
The training will be instructor led by Paul D Turner, TSS TSI who can be reached at pdturner@pdtg.ca for information.

Visionary Software Beyond the Technology Limitations...

TSB FACT: Professional Development TSCM Group Inc., is the industry leader in bringing together professional level Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) services, standards development, advanced training and certification, the management of longest running, technical security conference event in Canada, and the most respected leading industry Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software, all under one operational umbrella; enhancing national security worldwide. We back up everything we say that Kestrel ® can do - one customer at a time.

"Innovation is simply the Beginning..."


Monday August 24, 2020

Paul D Turner, TSS TSI

Kestrel TSCM ® Newsletter | September 2020 Edition (Now Available Online)

We are pleased to announce the immediate release and online posting of the latest edition of the Kestrel ® TSCM | SIGINT Newsletter.

 | Newsletter | September 2020 | PDF | 2020-09-01 |

This is the 63th edition of the TSCM | SIGINT newsletter, made available monthly for online viewing or download as a PDF file.

The September 2020 edition highlights a number of significant steps in training and software development during the summer months. This issue introduces our Virtual Classroom Series training, powerful new demodulation and visualization tools, additions to the signal list structure and for OPT CLP TM, a preliminary announcement from Signal Hound about the next generation radio and a little history about Kestrel ® ..

Visionary Software Beyond the Technology Limitations...

TSB FACT: Professional Development TSCM Group Inc., is the industry leader in bringing together professional level Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) services, standards development, advanced training and certification, the management of longest running, technical security conference event in Canada, and the most respected leading industry Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software, all under one operational umbrella; enhancing national security worldwide. We back up everything we say that Kestrel ® can do - one customer at a time.

"Innovation is simply the Beginning..."


Monday August 12, 2020

Paul D Turner, TSS TSI

Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software | v1.41-20DEV (Drop File)

We have now released a new Beta release at v1.41-20DEV as a general maintenance release drop file that addresses an ARG rendering bug. 1.41x.20DEV is now available and addresses the following fixes and enhancements;

An ARG rendering bug noted in v1.41-18DEV has now fixed.

The AF Oscilloscope gain default has been changed to a lower value.

Fixed the AF Spectrum flickering and blackout during slider bar limit movement.

The average trace for the AF Spectrum is back to being a line rather than fill for better clarity.

A new Morse decoder on/off switch is available via the CW menu.

CW Menu is now correctly enabling/disabling with selection of the CW mode.

The Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software now includes a powerful CW demodulation mode as a first step to .
 Kestrel TSCM Professional Software
In preparation for the pending release of a digital demodulation capability on-going work is progressing with the demodulation code structure and new features are being added daily.

The new CW demodulation mode and configuration menu has now been implemented and officially released.

What to try out the latest features, download the v1.41-19DEV beta drop file to see all the latest standard features.

Looking for software application training, ask about our Virtual Classroom series and learn about, "All Things Kestrel ® ".

Virtual Classroom Series

To learn more about many of the unique features found within the Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software, we have initiated a series of Virtual Classroom sessions between July 2020 and January 2021. Please contact Gabriele Conflitti for information at gconflitti@pdtg.ca

Our All Things Kestrel ® Virtual Classroom (KVC) TM series is set to run with two (2) sessions with the first at 0800 MDT and the second session at 1700 Hours (MDT) on Wednesday August 26, 2020 to accommodate participants across numerous time zones.

The next Virtual Classroom training is scheduled for Wednesday August 26, 2020;

 Session 20-003 will focus on;

Spectrum Baseline Logging (SBL) TM

Automatic Export Control (AEC) TM

Command Line Programming (CLP) TM

Dynamic Alert Annunciator (DAA) TM

Operational Signal List (OSL) TM

Advanced Signals Intelligence Database (ASID) TM

Frequency Database (FDB) TM

Cellular Tower Database (CTD) TM


Visionary Software Beyond the Technology Limitations...

TSB FACT: Professional Development TSCM Group Inc., is the industry leader in bringing together professional level Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) services, standards development, advanced training and certification, the management of longest running, technical security conference event in Canada, and the most respected leading industry Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software, all under one operational umbrella; enhancing national security worldwide. We back up everything we say that Kestrel ® can do - one customer at a time.

"Innovation is simply the Beginning..."


Tuesday August 12, 2020

Paul D Turner, TSS TSI

Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software | Kestrel ® Virtual Classroom (KVC) TM


Our All Things Kestrel ® Virtual Classroom (KVC) TM series is set to run with two (2) sessions with the first at 0800 MDT and the second session at 1700 Hours (MDT) on Wednesday August 26, 2020 to accommodate participants across numerous time zones.

There is no tuition fee requirement for confirmed (licensed) technical operators of the Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software.

Kestrel Virtual Classroom (KVC)The cost for prospective participants that are not licensed Kestrel ® users is $75.00 + HST per individual session, or all twelve (12) sessions for $540.00 + HST as a one time payment.

Advance participant registration and acceptance is required leading up to the date of each scheduled training session.

To register for our next session please email Gabriele Conflitti at gconflitti@pdtg.ca for a presentation entitled, "SBL | AEC | CLP | DAA
OSL | ASID | FDB | CTD".

We have scheduled two (2) presentations to meet time zone requirements for each of the scheduled a series of twelve (12) virtual classroom sessions, with the next training scheduled to run on Wednesday August 26, 2020.

The first session begins promptly at 0800 (-6 MDT) hours and the second session at 1700 hours (-6 MDT) providing best possible time zone consideration for North America, Europe and South East Asia.

Presentation materials (PowerPoint Show) will be posted the day prior to the scheduled virtual classroom training within the Technical Support Group (TSG) TM | Resource Centre website.

Session 20-003 will focus on;

Spectrum Baseline Logging (SBL) TM

Automatic Export Control (AEC) TM

Command Line Programming (CLP) TM

Dynamic Alert Annunciator (DAA) TM

Operational Signal List (OSL) TM

Advanced Signals Intelligence Database (ASID) TM

Frequency Database (FDB) TM

Cellular Tower Database (CTD) TM

Certificate
Participants who attend 10 of the 12 scheduled training sessions will be issued a completion of training certificate and 10% tuition discount for attending the classroom based Certified Technical Operator (CTO) TM program conducted at our Resident Training Centre (RTC) TM in Ontario Canada or the Red Deer Training Centre (RDTC) TM in Alberta Canada.

Instructor
The training will be instructor led by Paul D Turner, TSS TSI who can be reached at pdturner@pdtg.ca for information.

Visionary Software Beyond the Technology Limitations...

TSB FACT: Professional Development TSCM Group Inc., is the industry leader in bringing together professional level Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) services, standards development, advanced training and certification, the management of longest running, technical security conference event in Canada, and the most respected leading industry Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software, all under one operational umbrella; enhancing national security worldwide. We back up everything we say that Kestrel ® can do - one customer at a time.

"Innovation is simply the Beginning..."


Tuesday August 11, 2020

Paul D Turner, TSS TSI

Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software | Kestrel ® Virtual Classroom (KVC) TM


Our All Things Kestrel ® Virtual Classroom (KVC) TM series is set to run at 1700 Hours (MDT) on Wednesday August 12, 2020..

The session is filling up quickly and time is running out to register.

Kestrel Virtual Classroom (KVC)The cost for prospective participants that are not licensed Kestrel ® users is $75.00 + HST per individual session, or all twelve (12) sessions for $540.00 + HST as a one time payment.

Advance participant registration and acceptance is required leading up to the date of each scheduled training session.

To register for our next session please email Gabriele Conflitti at gconflitti@pdtg.ca for a presentation entitled, "SRO | DRO | MRO | MDA | SBL | LDSA | TDSA Filtering | Multiple RDSA capability".

We have scheduled two (2) presentations to meet time zone requirements for each of the scheduled a series of twelve (12) virtual classroom sessions, with the next training scheduled to run on Wednesday August 26, 2020.

The first session begins promptly at 0800 (-6 MDT) hours and the second session at 1700 hours (-6 MDT) providing best possible time zone consideration for North America, Europe and South East Asia.

Presentation materials (PowerPoint Show) will be posted the day prior to the scheduled virtual classroom training within the Technical Support Group (TSG) TM | Resource Centre website.

Session 20-002 will focus on;

Signal Radio Operation (SRO) TM

Dual Radio Operation (DRO) TM

Multiple Radio Operation (MRO TM

Minimum Detection Amplitude (MDA) TM

Location Differential Signal Analysis (LDSA) TM

Time Differential Signal Analysis (TDSA) TM

Receiver Differential Signal Analysis (RDSA) TM.

This session will round out with a demonstration our our LDSA TM and RDSA TM geo-location heat mapping capability delivered as a standard included feature within the base software.

Session 20-003 will focus on;

Command Line Programming (CLP) TM

Creating DAA TM Alerts Zones

Dynamic Alert Annunciator (DAA) TM

Operational Signal List (OSL) TM

Advanced Signals Intelligence Database (ASID) TM

Frequency Database (FDB) TM

Cellular Tower Database (CTD) TM

Certificate
Participants who attend 10 of the 12 scheduled training sessions will be issued a completion of training certificate and 10% tuition discount for attending the classroom based Certified Technical Operator (CTO) TM program conducted at our Resident Training Centre (RTC) TM in Ontario Canada or the Red Deer Training Centre (RDTC) TM in Alberta Canada.

Instructor
The training will be instructor led by Paul D Turner, TSS TSI who can be reached at pdturner@pdtg.ca for information.

Visionary Software Beyond the Technology Limitations...

TSB FACT: Professional Development TSCM Group Inc., is the industry leader in bringing together professional level Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) services, standards development, advanced training and certification, the management of longest running, technical security conference event in Canada, and the most respected leading industry Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software, all under one operational umbrella; enhancing national security worldwide. We back up everything we say that Kestrel ® can do - one customer at a time.

"Innovation is simply the Beginning..."


Sunday August 09, 2020

Paul D Turner, TSS TSI

Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software | Kestrel ® Virtual Classroom (KVC) TM


Our Kestrel ® Virtual Classroom (KVC) TM provides a secure online training environment for our extensive client base worldwide.

There is no tuition fee requirement for confirmed (licensed) technical operators of the Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software.

Kestrel Virtual Classroom (KVC)The cost for prospective participants that are not licensed Kestrel ® users is $75.00 + HST per individual session, or all twelve (12) sessions for $540.00 + HST as a one time payment.

Advance participant registration and acceptance is required leading up to the date of each scheduled training session.

To register for our next session please email Gabriele Conflitti at gconflitti@pdtg.ca for a presentation entitled, "SRO | DRO | MRO | MDA | SBL | LDSA | TDSA Filtering | Multiple RDSA capability".

We have two (2) presentations to meet time zone requirements for each of the scheduled a series of twelve (12) virtual classroom sessions, with the next training scheduled to run on Wednesday August 12, 2020.

The first session begins promptly at 0800 (-6 MDT) hours and the second session at 1700 hours (-6 MDT) providing best possible time zone consideration for North America, Europe and South East Asia.

Presentation materials (PowerPoint Show) will be posted the day prior to the scheduled virtual classroom training within the Technical Support Group (TSG) TM | Resource Centre website.

This session will focus on;

Signal Radio Operation (SRO) TM

Dual Radio Operation (DRO) TM

Multiple Radio Operation (MRO TM

Minimum Detection Amplitude (MDA) TM

Location Differential Signal Analysis (LDSA) TM

Time Differential Signal Analysis (TDSA) TM

Receiver Differential Signal Analysis (RDSA) TM.

This session will round out with a demonstration our our LDSA and RDSA geo-location heat mapping capability delivered as a standard included feature within the base software..

Certificate
Participants who attend 10 of the 12 scheduled training sessions will be issued a completion of training certificate and 10% tuition discount for attending the classroom based Certified Technical Operator (CTO) TM program conducted at our Resident Training Centre (RTC) TM in Ontario Canada or the Red Deer Training Centre (RDTC) TM in Alberta Canada.

Instructor
The training will be instructor led by Paul D Turner, TSS TSI who can be reached at pdturner@pdtg.ca for information.

Visionary Software Beyond the Technology Limitations...

TSB FACT: Professional Development TSCM Group Inc., is the industry leader in bringing together professional level Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) services, standards development, advanced training and certification, the management of longest running, technical security conference event in Canada, and the most respected leading industry Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software, all under one operational umbrella; enhancing national security worldwide. We back up everything we say that Kestrel ® can do - one customer at a time.

"Innovation is simply the Beginning..."


Monday August 06, 2020

Paul D Turner, TSS TSI

Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software | v1.41-19DEV (Drop File)

We have now released a new Beta release at v1.41-19DEV as a general maintenance release drop file that addresses an ARG rendering bug. 1.41x.19DEV is now available and addresses the following fixes and enhancements;

An ARG rendering bug noted in v1.41-18DEV has now fixed.

The AF Oscilloscope gain default has been changed to a lower value.

Fixed the AF Spectrum flickering and blackout during slider bar limit movement.

The average trace for the AF Spectrum is back to being a line rather than fill for better clarity.

A new Morse decoder on/off switch is available via the CW menu.

CW Menu is now correctly enabling/disabling with selection of the CW mode.

The Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software now includes a powerful CW demodulation mode as a first step to .
 Kestrel TSCM Professional Software
In preparation for the pending release of a digital demodulation capability on-going work is progressing with the demodulation code structure and new features are being added daily.

The new CW demodulation mode and configuration menu has now been implemented and officially released.

What to try out the latest features, download the v1.41-19DEV beta drop file to see all the latest standard features.

Looking for software application training, ask about our Virtual Classroom series and learn about, "all things Kestrel ® ".

Virtual Classroom Series

To learn more about many of the unique features found within the Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software, we have initiated a series of Virtual Classroom sessions between July 2020 and January 2021. Please contact Gabriele Conflitti for information at gconflitti@pdtg.ca

The next Virtual Classroom training is scheduled for Wednesday August 12, 2020 and will review and introduce a powerful suite of standard features, including Single Radio Operation (SRO) TM, Dual Radio Operation (DRO) TM, Multiple Radio Operation (MRO) TM, Minimum Detection Amplitude (MDA) TM, Spectrum Baseline Logging (SBL) TM Location Differential Signal Analysis (LDSA) TM, Time Differential Signal Analysis (TDSA) TM, and Receiver Differential Signal Analysis (RDSA) TM technology.

The initial training session entitled An Introduction to Kestrel Deployment was a tremendous success and all who attended were able to take away something they had not considered in their daily use of the software.

Visionary Software Beyond the Technology Limitations...

TSB FACT: Professional Development TSCM Group Inc., is the industry leader in bringing together professional level Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) services, standards development, advanced training and certification, the management of longest running, technical security conference event in Canada, and the most respected leading industry Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software, all under one operational umbrella; enhancing national security worldwide. We back up everything we say that Kestrel ® can do - one customer at a time.

"Innovation is simply the Beginning..."


Monday August 03, 2020

Paul D Turner, TSS TSI

Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software | v1.41-18DEV (Drop File)

We have now released a new Beta release at v1.41-18DEV as a general maintenance release with  Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software support for a new powerful CW demodulation mode and a bug fix where the TCP TM  menu was not displaying when the DTAP-GPS TM mode was not enabled on the target machine.
 Kestrel TSCM Professional Software
Additional enhancements to the code structure have also been included, as well as a number of minor bug fixes and UI tweaks in preparation for the pending release of a digital demodulation capability.

We have released a powerful CW demodulation mode and a powerful configuration resource for versatility in deployment within a TSCM role, as we dive into adding additional digital demodulation modes during pending software releases.

The Dynamic Trace Autonomous Platform (DTAP-GPS) TM was tested across the Canadian rocky mountains this past month as part of on-going scientific research and development of totally new TSCM methodology that enhances the quality of actionable RF intelligence across several important disciplines including SIGINT, ELINT, COMINT as well as TSCM requirements.

Virtual Classroom Series

To learn more about many of the unique features found within the Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software, we have initiated a series of Virtual Classroom sessions between July 2020 and January 2021. Please contact Gabriele Conflitti for information at gconflitti@pdtg.ca

The next Virtual Classroom training is scheduled for Wednesday August 12, 2020 and will review and introduce a powerful suite of standard features, including Minimum Detection Amplitude (MDA) TM, Location Differential Signal Analysis (LDSA) TM, Time Differential Signal Analysis (TDSA) TM, and Receiver Differential Signal Analysis (RDSA) TM technology.

The initial training session entitled An Introduction to Kestrel Deployment was a tremendous success and all who attended were able to take away something they had not considered in their daily use of the software.

Visionary Software Beyond the Technology Limitations...

TSB FACT: Professional Development TSCM Group Inc., is the industry leader in bringing together professional level Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) services, standards development, advanced training and certification, the management of longest running, technical security conference event in Canada, and the most respected leading industry Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software, all under one operational umbrella; enhancing national security worldwide. We back up everything we say that Kestrel ® can do - one customer at a time.

"Innovation is simply the Beginning..."


Friday July 31, 2020

Paul D Turner, TSS TSI

Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software | Advanced Signals Intelligence Database (ASID) TM

We have now release a new Cellular Tower database for Canada.

The files are split by province and territory and any single file or multiple files can be opened as a spectrum overlay.

This now allows technical operators to open the spectrum licensing and cellular tower files.
 Kestrel New Feature Alert
This database includes 980,694 site licensing records and provides similar data elements and metrics as the spectrum licensing database structure.

Although this exciting development is for Canada, we are working to implement this feature for all of the supported licensing databases for the United States and Australia as we continue with our scientific research and development activities.

The new cellular tower FDB files are now online for download by licensed technical operators by province and territory.

We are very pleased to be able to advance our development efforts during the pandemic the past number of months to bring new powerful features such as our Tap Capture Plot (TCP), Dynamic Trace Autonomous Platform (DTAP-GPS) and additional demodulation modes and capability. The mighty Kestrel Never Sleeps...

Visionary Software Beyond the Technology Limitations...

TSB FACT: Professional Development TSCM Group Inc., is the industry leader in bringing together professional level Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) services, standards development, advanced training and certification, the management of longest running, technical security conference event in Canada, and the most respected leading industry Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software, all under one operational umbrella; enhancing national security worldwide. We back up everything we say that Kestrel ® can do - one customer at a time.

"Innovation is simply the Beginning..."


Thursday July 30, 2020

Paul D Turner, TSS TSI

Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software | Kestrel ® Virtual Classroom (KVC) TM

We excited about the overwhelming response to our first virtual classroom training session conducted on July 29, 2020. In true fashion our training was a global success with presentations across several time zones.
 Kestrel Virtual Classroom (KVC)
Our new Kestrel ® Virtual Classroom (KVC) TM provides a secure online training environment for our extensive client base worldwide.

There is no tuition fee requirement for confirmed (licensed) technical operators of the Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software.

The cost for prospective participants that are not licensed Kestrel ® users is $75.00 + HST per individual session, or all twelve (12) sessions for $540.00 + HST as a one time payment.

Advance participant registration and acceptance is required leading up to the date of the scheduled training session.

To register for our next session please email Gabriele Conflitti at gconflitti@pdtg.ca for a presentation entitled, "Threat Detection Strategies ".

We scheduled a series of twelve (12) sessions, with the next session on Wednesday August 12, 2020.

This session will focus on;

Minimum Detection Amplitude (MDA) TM

Differential Signal Analysis (LDSA) TM

Time Differential Signal Analysis (TDSA) TM

Receiver Differential Signal Analysis (RDSA) TM.

This session will round out with a demonstration our our LDSA and RDSA geo-location heat mapping capability delivered as a standard included feature within the base software..

Certificate
Participants who attend 10 of the 12 scheduled training sessions will be issued a completion of training certificate and 10% tuition discount for attending the classroom based Certified Technical Operator (CTO) TM program conducted at our Resident Training Centre (RTC) TM in Ontario Canada or the Red Deer Training Centre (RDTC) TM in Alberta Canada.

Instructor
The training will be instructor led by Paul D Turner, TSS TSI who can be reached at pdturner@pdtg.ca for information.

Visionary Software Beyond the Technology Limitations...

TSB FACT: Professional Development TSCM Group Inc., is the industry leader in bringing together professional level Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) services, standards development, advanced training and certification, the management of longest running, technical security conference event in Canada, and the most respected leading industry Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software, all under one operational umbrella; enhancing national security worldwide. We back up everything we say that Kestrel ® can do - one customer at a time.

"Innovation is simply the Beginning..."


Friday July 24, 2020

Paul D Turner, TSS TSI

Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software | v1.41-16DEV (Drop File)

We have now released a new Beta release at v1.41-16DEV as a general maintenance release with  Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software support for the Signal Hound SM200 series GPS mode.
 Kestrel TSCM Professional Software
Additional demodulation enhancement have also been included, as well as a number of minor bug fixes and UI tweaks.

We have released a powerful CW demodulation mode and a powerful configuration resource for versatility in deployment within a TSCM role, as we dive into adding additional digital demodulation modes during pending software releases.

New feature have been added to the  Audio Spectral Density (ASD) TM display, including the ability to select display persistence and saturation levels.

New controls now allow the technical operator to change the background colour and have included the ability to maximize the width of the display groups.

Visionary Software Beyond the Technology Limitations...

TSB FACT: Professional Development TSCM Group Inc., is the industry leader in bringing together professional level Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) services, standards development, advanced training and certification, the management of longest running, technical security conference event in Canada, and the most respected leading industry Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software, all under one operational umbrella; enhancing national security worldwide. We back up everything we say that Kestrel ® can do - one customer at a time.

"Innovation is simply the Beginning..."


Friday July 24, 2020

Paul D Turner, TSS TSI

Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software | Kestrel ® Virtual Classroom (KVC) TM

We are pleased with the almost overwhelming response to our virtual classroom training beginning on July 29, 2020. In response to the number of registered participants we have decided to run two (2) sessions on the same day, one for government, military and national security interests and a second session for commercial operators.

Kestrel Virtual Classroom (KVC)We will be used a closed session meeting environment  on the Cisco WebEx meeting platform for our Kestrel ® Virtual Classroom (KVC) TM as a secure training online environment.

There is no tuition fee requirement for confirmed (licensed) technical operators of the Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software.

The cost for prospective participants that are not licensed Kestrel ® users is $75.00 + HST per individual session, or all twelve (12) sessions for $540.00 + HST as a one time payment.

Advance registration is required leading up to the date of the scheduled training.

To register for our first session please send an email to Gabriele Conflitti at gconflitti@pdtg.ca for the initial presentation entitled, "An Introduction to Kestrel Deployment". This presentation, is the first in a series of twelve (12) sessions, and will be run on Wednesday July 29, 2020. This initial presentation will introduce and review the various modules, controls and user-interface navigation. and provide an introduction to supported hardware and deployment considerations.

We will take participants through the setup and basic operation of the software during this session and introduce several key features including project setup, runtime capture, demodulation and visualization processes and interactively provide an opportunity for questions and answers during and after the presentation.

Certificate
Participants who attend 10 of the 12 scheduled training sessions will be issued a completion of training certificate and 10% tuition discount for attending the classroom based Certified Technical Operator (CTO) TM program conducted at our Resident Training Centre (RTC) TM in Ontario Canada or the Red Deer Training Centre (RDTC) TM in Alberta Canada.

Instructor
The training will be instructor led by Paul D Turner, TSS TSI who can be reached at pdturner@pdtg.ca for information.

Visionary Software Beyond the Technology Limitations...

TSB FACT: Professional Development TSCM Group Inc., is the industry leader in bringing together professional level Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) services, standards development, advanced training and certification, the management of longest running, technical security conference event in Canada, and the most respected leading industry Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software, all under one operational umbrella; enhancing national security worldwide. We back up everything we say that Kestrel ® can do - one customer at a time.

"Innovation is simply the Beginning..."


Sunday July 19, 2020

Paul D Turner, TSS TSI

Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software | Kestrel ® Virtual Classroom (KVC) TM

We are pleased to confirm that the first in a series of twelve (12) online Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software familiarization briefings and software operation training sessions will begin on Wednesday July 29, 2020 and run through January 2021.

Join Us
This is your personal invitation and opportunity to participant in live interactive Kestrel ® software training sessions that focus on everything Kestrel ® without the need to travel.


Training Platform
We have decided on the Cisco WebEx meeting platform for our Kestrel ® Virtual Classroom (KVC) TM as a secure training online environment.


Cost
There is no tuition fee requirement for confirmed (licensed) technical operators of the Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software.

The cost for prospective participants that are not licensed Kestrel ® users is $75.00 + HST per individual session, or all twelve (12) sessions for $540.00 + HST as a one time payment.

Kestrel Virtual Classroom (KVC)
Registration
Advance registration is required leading up to the date of the scheduled training.

To register for our first session please send an email to Gabriele Conflitti at gconflitti@pdtg.ca for the initial presentation entitled, "An Introduction to Kestrel Deployment".

This presentation, is the first in a series of twelve (12) sessions, and will be run on Wednesday July 29, 2020.

Please note for security reasons further information and instructions will only be provided to registered participants.

The first scheduled training session will provide a review of user-interface navigation and provide an introduction to field deployment. The session will round out with a look at some of the most common features and tools.

We will take participants through the setup and basic operation of the software during this session and introduce several key features including project setup, runtime capture, demodulation and visualization processes and interactively provide an opportunity for questions and answers during and after the presentation.

Certificate
Participants who attend 10 of the 12 scheduled training sessions will be issued a completion of training certificate and 10% tuition discount for attending the classroom based Certified Technical Operator (CTO) TM program conducted at our Resident Training Centre (RTC) TM in Ontario Canada or the Red Deer Training Centre (RDTC) TM in Alberta Canada.

Instructor
The training will be instructor led by Paul D Turner, TSS TSI who can be reached at pdturner@pdtg.ca for information.

Visionary Software Beyond the Technology Limitations...

TSB FACT: Professional Development TSCM Group Inc., is the industry leader in bringing together professional level Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) services, standards development, advanced training and certification, the management of longest running, technical security conference event in Canada, and the most respected leading industry Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software, all under one operational umbrella; enhancing national security worldwide. We back up everything we say that Kestrel ® can do - one customer at a time.

"Innovation is simply the Beginning..."


Saturday July 18, 2020

Paul D Turner, TSS TSI

Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software | Helix SDK (Advanced Encryption) Support

We are pleased to announce the implementation and pending release of a new and powerful third-party encryption package (Helix SDK) which is currently under development as OPT HELIX SDK and is supported by the Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software.

Watch for further announcements on the official release date of OPT HELIX SDK expected to be launched by the end of July 2020.

HELIX SDK ENCRYPTZION SUPPORT

Helix SDK is the first end-to-end encryption solution that protects your data at rest, in transit and during use with five (5) layers of encryption, and two (2) layers of key exchange, providing dual Perfect / Future Forward Secrecy as well as dual Post-Quantum computing attacks resilience.


Helix SDK Key Features:

DNA Binding™ customizes the encryption based on the recipient and their device’s hardware to ensure that only the intended recipient can decrypt and see the content even if it is intercepted – you cannot steal what you cannot see. It provides “Kevlar” for your data.

Five (5) layers of Encryption (AES1, TwoFish, AES2, ThreeFish, Snow3G) providing true end-to-end encryption – encrypting at a rate that’s 1000x faster than SSL/TLS, optimizes security while actually improving performance.

Quantum Resistant – Encryption ensures post quantum attack resilience for your data & communications as well as for the key exchange mechanism.

Global Key Exchange Service with two (2) layers of protection for encryption keys that are integrated to seamlessly and automatically establish a shared secret & encrypt the five (5) symmetric keys used to encrypt the data, in order to be sent securely to the recipient. It prevents / avoids compromise and impersonation. The Global Key Exchange could be on cloud (yours or ours) or on premises.

Dual P / FFS (perfect / future forward secrecy) means keys used for encryption and key exchange are randomly generated, used only once, discarded, and never used again. Changing keys makes it exponentially harder (if not impossible with the current technology) to gain unauthorized access to the data.


How it Works!

Helix SDK will work for existing Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software users running the latest software release as well as for new licenses with OPTION HELIX SDK enabled for the target host computer system platform.

The cost of OPT HELIX SDK is $495.00 CAD is to enable the feature. Third-party fees and monthly Helix SDK service costs are the responsibility of the end-user. Enabling OPT HELIX SDK does not provide any level of encryption.

Please contact Mark Hrabowsky at mark@blakfx.com for detailed product information and technical specifications, including procurement options.

On the Kestrel ® side, OPT HELIX SDK simply enables the system to communicate with the third-party encryption technology and service and does not provide a security environment when enabled.

With OPT HELIX SDK enabled, on startup Kestrel ® will present a login dialog. A checkbox will allow a user to specify an encrypted session and a passphrase. If this session is encrypted, the passphrase will be hashed with machine-specific information to produce a hard encryption key.

All file transactions except for installation files will use this encryption. File names will remain in familiar formats, however the file contents will be unreadable except through Kestrel ® with the correct passphrase on this specific machine.

If a user wishes to move files from one machine to another, then external Helix tools may be used to manage the transfer to the new user so they are usable in the target location. An external key management system would be used, but could be internal to the client to manage this process.

Professional Development TSCM Group Inc., simply provides the means and support within the Kestrel environment to enable the end-user to implement the Helix SDK technology as a third-party technology.

This latest option provides an entirely new level of sophistication for our government, military and national security apparatus to strengthen the ability to securely share, transfer and stream mission critical reference data across a network with confidence.

The Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software methodology evolves to meet and exceed developing hostile threat technology in near real-time. The Mighty Kestrel ® Never Sleeps!

Visionary Software Beyond the Technology Limitations...

TSB FACT: Professional Development TSCM Group Inc., is the industry leader in bringing together professional level Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) services, standards development, advanced training and certification, the management of longest running, technical security conference event in Canada, and the most respected leading industry Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software, all under one operational umbrella; enhancing national security worldwide. We back up everything we say that Kestrel ® can do - one customer at a time.

"Innovation is simply the Beginning..."


Friday July 17, 2020

Paul D Turner, TSS TSI

Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software | Digital Demodulation and Visualization

We are pleased to announce that we have now embarked on the journey into the world of Digital Demodulation with the first new CW hybrid demodulation mode added to the might Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software this past week.

The underlying code base structure has been undergoing significant new development to overcome the challenges of implementing the first ever operator centric and TSCM specific digital demodulation analytical sub-set deep within the Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software, involving significant research and development during this past year to overcome a number of significant technical challenges to bring this new technology to the front-line technical operator for the first time specific to the Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) role.

KESTREL DIGITAL DEMODULATION

Kestrel ® continues to evolve based on significant on-going technical research, scientific experimentation and methodology development that is designed to strengthen national security initiatives across the technical security spectrum in Canada and beyond.

Our experience with many third-party demodulation packages find most to be seriously over-priced and do not focus on TSCM specific requirements.

The following video clip demonstrates several essential technology elements in the implementation of a powerful CW mode with a unique operator defined parameter sub-set used to decode and bring real-time signal intelligence based visualization to life.

From a TSCM prospective visualization is an essential standards based practice as defined within the TSB2000 (Technical) Standard TM. Our highly anticipated Kestrel Digital Visualizer (KDV) technology release is now the focus of the Kestrel ® development cycle.

Morse Code Demodulation and Visualization Demo | CW Video Clip | 14.8 MB

The new CW mode and our operator exposed advanced configuration settings is the first of a comprehensive Kestrel ® Digital Visualization (KDV) TM package that bridges the gap between analog and more comprehensive digital signal analytics and clears the path to the implementation of even more powerful TSCM specific digital modes that bring focus and clarity to the TSCM and SIGINT role at the technical operator level.

Test and Measurement oriented resources cannot provide the focus and clarity that is required for the TSCM environment and many less capable resources simply lack the ability to meet the present day challenges of evolving threat technology.

The technical operator is not concerned with the inner workings of any signal and simply needs certain extracted signal elements to identify or separate one signal from another. As we move into an IOT and 5G connected world, the TSCM role requires this level detection, identification and characterization of common, but highly complex signals present within the ambient spectrum environment.

We talk to technical operators nearly every day and there is a common theme as to why government, military and national security entities are moving away from over-priced, limited capability resources and moving to our modern dynamic threat mitigation methodology, where day to day new Kestrel ® software features and capability that are firmly based on a modern moving target threat model are introduced, evaluated, and redesigned to remain relevant.

The Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software methodology evolves to meet and exceed developing hostile threat technology in near real-time. The Mighty Kestrel ® Never Sleeps!

Visionary Software Beyond the Technology Limitations...

TSB FACT: Professional Development TSCM Group Inc., is the industry leader in bringing together professional level Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) services, standards development, advanced training and certification, the management of longest running, technical security conference event in Canada, and the most respected leading industry Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software, all under one operational umbrella; enhancing national security worldwide. We back up everything we say that Kestrel ® can do - one customer at a time.

"Innovation is simply the Beginning..."


Wednesday July 16, 2020

Paul D Turner, TSS TSI

Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software | Kestrel ® Virtual Classroom (KVC) TM

Given the current global travel restrictions and the increasing demand for Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software training, we are pleased to announce our new instructor led virtual classroom series starting Wednesday July 29, 2020 and running (schedule to be announced) up until the end of the year.

This is your personal invitation and opportunity to participant in live interactive software training sessions that focus on everything Kestrel ® without the need to travel.

Kestrel Virtual Classroom (KVC)

Our training sessions are operator centric by design and tackle the fundamentals elements of our advanced TSCM deployment capability.

Our company has always focused on delivering professional classroom based training programs in the belief that hands-on participation is the best practice.

The need to deliver our training online brings the training to your desktop. Participants can follow along on their operational Kestrel ® platform while watching the instructor explore step by step the operational characteristics of the software via screen sharing technology.

The current pandemic continues to affect our ability to deliver our highly respected classroom based training at our Resident Training Centre (RTC) in Ontario Canada and our Red Deer Training Centre (RDTC) in Alberta Canada at least until the end this year and perhaps beyond and has advanced the need for our Kestrel ® Virtual Classroom (KVC) TM series of software training, deployment methodology and SDR hardware familiarization briefings.

Our software sales have continued to increase exponentially even through the pandemic as government, military and national security interests have continued to deploy the Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software in a Remote Spectrum Surveillance and Monitoring (RSSM) TM mode as an unattended geo-location, site monitoring and reporting resource globally.

To register for our first session please send an email to Gabriele Conflitti at gconflitti@pdtg.ca for the initial presentation entitled, "An Introduction to Kestrel Deployment".

This presentation, is the first in a series of to be announced sessions, and will be run on Wednesday July 29, 2020. Further information and instructions will be provided to registered participants.

We will take participants through the setup and basic operation of the software during this session and introduce several key features including project setup, runtime capture, demodulation and visualization processes and interactively provide an opportunity for questions and answers during and after the presentation.

The presentation will also focus on introducing the advanced optional software modules that will be presented in future Kestrel ® Virtual Classroom (KVC) TM sessions.

This is your opportunity to learn about the many Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software advantages as the industry leading TSCM specific resource utilized in 45 countries from private sector individuals to the national security apparatus worldwide.

This presentation, is the first in a series of to be announced sessions and scheduled to run starting Wednesday July 29, 2020.

Advance participant registration is required and class size will be limited to enhance the interactive nature of the intended training.

This session will be instructor led by Paul D Turner, TSS TSI who can be reached at pdturner@pdtg.ca for information.

Visionary Software Beyond the Technology Limitations...

TSB FACT: Professional Development TSCM Group Inc., is the industry leader in bringing together professional level Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) services, standards development, advanced training and certification, the management of longest running, technical security conference event in Canada, and the most respected leading industry Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software, all under one operational umbrella; enhancing national security worldwide. We back up everything we say that Kestrel ® can do - one customer at a time.

"Innovation is simply the Beginning..."


Thursday July 09, 2020

Paul D Turner, TSS TSI

Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software | v1.41-1 (Installer) and v1.41-10DEV (Drop File)

Further to our recent announcement relating to the availability of a powerful new Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software full installer at v1.41-1 and a companion drop file release at v1.41-10DEV.
 Kestrel TSCM Professional Software
The long awaited Kestrel ® Support Profile (KSP) TM now fully supports the new Signal Hound photonic SM200C hardware across a 10GbE SFP+ network and Thunderbolt 3 technology.

This marks the first official release of the SM00C compatibility standard under the Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software umbrella.

The inclusion of the SM200C brings not only TSCM to a new standard of deployment, but opens the door into SIGINT, COMINT, ELINT and EW requirements.

The ability to use a single source software across multiple deployment sectors of the intelligence and counter-intelligence community, brings focus and clarity across the the national security infrastructure on a global basis.

We have also added a powerful CW demodulation mode and a powerful configuration resource for versatility in deployment within a TSCM role, as we dive into adding additional digital demodulation modes during pending software releases.

This is profoundly significant, given the vast use of long-distance communication platforms utilized by hostile espionage entities around the world. Adding CW on its own, provides only limited advantage, but with our included powerful CW configuration tool, the versatility and potential to detect and identify hostile emitters is enhanced.

Significant new feature have been added to the  Audio Spectral Density (ASD) TM display, including the ability to select display persistence and saturation levels, ability to change the background colour and have included the ability to maximize the width of the display groups.

We have also optimized the spectrum display rendering to handle the new industry standard Signal Hound SM200XX series hardware and have further optimized interoperability across all signal hound radios.

Visionary Software Beyond the Technology Limitations...

TSB FACT: Professional Development TSCM Group Inc., is the industry leader in bringing together professional level Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) services, standards development, advanced training and certification, the management of longest running, technical security conference event in Canada, and the most respected leading industry Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software, all under one operational umbrella; enhancing national security worldwide. We back up everything we say that Kestrel ® can do - one customer at a time.

"Innovation is simply the Beginning..."


Tuesday July 07, 2020

Paul D Turner, TSS TSI

Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software | v1.41-1 (Installer) Available!

We are pleased to announce the release of a powerful new full installer at v1.41-1 and a companion drop file release at v1.41-10DEV.
 Kestrel TSCM Professional Software
All licensed users should now uninstall any previous versions of the software and run the new installer to realize the benefits of many new features, tweaks and bug fixes incorporated during the past several months.

We have also released a beta drop file that adds a minor but significant Audio Spectral Density (ASD) TM display feature and opened up the spectrum display to handle the new Signal Hound SM200XX series hardware and provide powerful interoperability across all signal hound radios.

We have also added CW demodulation and a powerful configuration setting resource as we move into adding additional digital demodulation modes during pending releases.

Subtle, but significant new demodulation windowing configurations have also been added, as is full support for the Australian Frequency Database integration.

Visionary Software Beyond the Technology Limitations...

TSB FACT: Professional Development TSCM Group Inc., is the industry leader in bringing together professional level Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) services, standards development, advanced training and certification, the management of longest running, technical security conference event in Canada, and the most respected leading industry Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software, all under one operational umbrella; enhancing national security worldwide. We back up everything we say that Kestrel ® can do - one customer at a time.

"Innovation is simply the Beginning..."


Sunday June 28, 2020

Paul D Turner, TSS TSI

Tap Capture Plot (TCP) TM | Aircraft RF Threat Management

The deployment of the Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software's advanced Tap Capture Plot (TCP) TM geo-location heat mapping is utilized for many unique applications across a wide range of sectors in law-enforcement, government and military applications worldwide.

The use of our TCP TM application can quickly locate troublesome RF emitters that can threaten the safety of air operations for commercial, charter, private executive jets and government aircraft.

The following image identified an unauthorized emitter at the rear of the aircraft as identified by location 0003 with the aircraft structure clearly indicating signal fade forward of the wings.

The device was determined to be an unauthorized active LTE modem located on a maintenance cart at location 0003 outside and below the fuselage of the aircraft in a designated RF security zone.

AIRCRAFT GEO-LOCATION

The ability of the Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software to utilize our proprietary Reference Level Off-Set technology to bring clarity and focus to the Signal of Interest (SOI), better resolved the emitter location as observed below.

TCP KESTREL TSCM

The technical operator then selected an alternate random reference frequency (in the FM Broadcast band) that clearly indicates an external signal event with relatively uniform RSSI all around the aircraft as observed below.

TSCM | SIGINT

The use of our proprietary Reference Level Off-Set technology provides a very accurate visualization of the same (FM Broadcast) reference signal, to clarify the effect of aircraft structural attenuation characteristics.

KESTREL TSCM | GEO-LOCATION

In another example, the technical operator placed a DECT 6.0 test transmitter toward the rear section on-board the aircraft during the inspection.

The Kestrel TSCM Professional Software can capture and provide unrestricted geo-location across the entire search range of the hardware during runtime collection and post analytical review.

AIRCRAFT SWEEPS

The Kestrel TSCM ® Professional software has even more advanced features that are simply not found on less capable competitive systems.

The modern spectrum warrior must deploy modern resources against modern threat technology within a modern moving target threat model.

It is time to re-evaluate your TSCM equipment resources and move to the Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software and Signal Hound Software Defined Radio (SDR) hardware for the best value and most advanced options available.

Visionary Software Beyond the Technology Limitations...

TSB FACT: Professional Development TSCM Group Inc., is the industry leader in bringing together professional level Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) services, standards development, advanced training and certification, the management of longest running, technical security conference event in Canada, and the most respected leading industry Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software, all under one operational umbrella; enhancing national security worldwide. We back up everything we say that Kestrel ® can do - one customer at a time.

"Innovation is simply the Beginning..."


Wednesday June 10, 2020

Paul D Turner, TSS TSI

Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software | Australia (ACMA) FDB Database  | Update 2020-06-09

The Australian licensing database (ACMA) recently released has now been fully integrated and supported at the application level and the June 2020 update is now available for download.
 Kestrel TSCM Professional Software
The ability to display all available licensing data directly on the Real-Time Event (RTE) TM display as a unique overlay is now possible.

There are many other included features within the Advanced Signals Intelligence Database (ASID) TM that significantly enhance TSCM, regulatory and SIGINT applications.

The technical operator can view individual licensing reference data, view a map of the targeted known transmitter location via GPS coordinates and an active network connection, display Free-Space Power, triangulate differential power levels by using multiple capture locations or radios, display and capture a static map image referencing the target's location with respect to the technical operators current location.

The mighty Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software now includes the licensing database files for the United States of America, Canada and Australia

Visionary Software Beyond the Technology Limitations...

TSB FACT: Professional Development TSCM Group Inc., is the industry leader in bringing together professional level Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) services, standards development, advanced training and certification, the management of longest running, technical security conference event in Canada, and the most respected leading industry Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software, all under one operational umbrella; enhancing national security worldwide. We back up everything we say that Kestrel ® can do - one customer at a time.

"Innovation is simply the Beginning..."


Saturday May 23, 2020

Paul D Turner, TSS TSI

Kestrel TSCM ® Newsletter | July 2020 Edition (Now Available Online)

We are pleased to announce the immediate release and online posting of the latest edition of the Kestrel ® TSCM | SIGINT Newsletter.

This is the 61th edition of the TSCM | SIGINT newsletter, made available monthly for online viewing or download as a PDF file.

The July 2020 edition has been released early for your pandemic reading pleasure and highlights the latest new best practice in power line analytic heat-mapping (Part 3 of 3) as defined by under the TSB 2000 (Technical) Standard TM. We have also added a technical capability application note about our powerful IQ Recorder (IQR) TM mode.

Visionary Software Beyond the Technology Limitations...

TSB FACT: Professional Development TSCM Group Inc., is the industry leader in bringing together professional level Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) services, standards development, advanced training and certification, the management of longest running, technical security conference event in Canada, and the most respected leading industry Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software, all under one operational umbrella; enhancing national security worldwide. We back up everything we say that Kestrel ® can do - one customer at a time.

"Innovation is simply the Beginning..."


Friday May 22, 2020

Paul D Turner, TSS TSI

Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software | Kestrel Photonic Workstation (KPW) TM

With the release of the latest Signal Hound SM200c SDR hardware with full support for SFP+ Photonic  Interoperability and the new Kestrel ® Support Profile (KSP) TM, the bar has been raised beyond the reach of obsolete spectrum analyzer products.

TSCM | SIGINT | KESTREL TSCM | HEAT MAPPING

Professional TSCM and SIGINT applications are now supported at the speed of light across a powerful photonic network in a highly scalable managed Remote Spectrum Surveillance and Monitoring (RSSM) TM deployment platform.

Our new Tactical Photonic Workstation (TPW) TM is based on a powerful computing platform with the latest Intel i9 processor, 1 TB SSD storage and 64 GB RAM running on a 15 or 17 inch 4k enabled display.

The inclusion of a Thunderbolt 3 port allow the Signal Hound SM200c to fly at the speed of a Kestrel ® (more or less) at 8.858 GB / second.

The following tactical workstations are available;

Tactical Spectrum Workstation (TSW) TM

Tactical Mobile Workstation (TMW) TM

Tactical Command Workstation (TCW) TM

Tactical Geo-Location Workstation (TGW) TM

Tactical Photonic Workstation (TPW) TM

The Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software continues to bring new capability to the TSCM industry with every new release.

Visionary Software Beyond the Technology Limitations...

TSB FACT: Professional Development TSCM Group Inc., is the industry leader in bringing together professional level Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) services, standards development, advanced training and certification, the management of longest running, technical security conference event in Canada, and the most respected leading industry Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software, all under one operational umbrella; enhancing national security worldwide. We back up everything we say that Kestrel ® can do - one customer at a time.

"Innovation is simply the Beginning..."


Wednesday May 20, 2020

Paul D Turner, TSS TSI

Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software | Beta v1.41-2 Drop File | Now Available

Software development has not been effected by the current pandemic and new releases containing advanced features and functionality continue to be released.

We are pleased to announce that v1.41-2 (BETA Drop File) has been released and is available for download for use with the latest full installer v1.40-8 by licensed technical operators.

Visionary Software Beyond the Technology Limitations...

TSB FACT: Professional Development TSCM Group Inc., is the industry leader in bringing together professional level Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) services, standards development, advanced training and certification, the management of longest running, technical security conference event in Canada, and the most respected leading industry Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software, all under one operational umbrella; enhancing national security worldwide. We back up everything we say that Kestrel ® can do - one customer at a time.

"Innovation is simply the Beginning..."


Wednesday May 20, 2020

Paul D Turner, TSS TSI

Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software | Australia (ACMA) FDB Database  | Update 2020-05-20

The initial Beta Australian licensing database (ACMA) recently released has now been fully integrated and supported at the application level.
 Kestrel TSCM Professional Software
The ability to display all available licensing data directly on the Real-Time Event (RTE) TM display as a unique overlay is now possible.

There are many other included features within the Advanced Signals Intelligence Database (ASID) TM that significantly enhance TSCM, regulatory and SIGINT applications.

The technical operator can view individual licensing reference data, view a map of the targeted known transmitter location via GPS coordinates and an active network connection, display Free-Space Power, triangulate differential power levels by using multiple capture locations or radios, display and capture a static map image referencing the target's location with respect to the technical operators current location.

The mighty Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software now includes the licensing database files for all of North America and Australia

Visionary Software Beyond the Technology Limitations...

TSB FACT: Professional Development TSCM Group Inc., is the industry leader in bringing together professional level Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) services, standards development, advanced training and certification, the management of longest running, technical security conference event in Canada, and the most respected leading industry Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software, all under one operational umbrella; enhancing national security worldwide. We back up everything we say that Kestrel ® can do - one customer at a time.

"Innovation is simply the Beginning..."


Wednesday May 13, 2020

Paul D Turner, TSS TSI

Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software | Australia (ACMA) FDB Database  | Update 2020-05-12

One of the many powerful TSCM resources found within the Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software, is a fully integrated Advanced Signals Intelligence Database (ASID) TM allowing off-line access to the entire licensing reference databases for Canada (IC TAFL SMS) and the United States of America (Federal Communications Commission (FCC) database.

Kestrel TSCM Professional SoftwareWe are pleased to announce that we have now achieved another exciting industry disruptive milestone in the development of this unique must have resource.

The Australian licensing database (ACMA) is now fully integrated and supported at the application level. The ability to display all available licensing data directly on the Real-Time Event (RTE) TM display as a unique overlay is now possible.

The technical operator can view individual licensing reference data, view a map of the targeted known transmitter location via GPS coordinates and an active network connection, display Free-Space Power, triangulate differential power levels by using multiple capture locations or radios, display and capture a static map image referencing the target's location with respect to the technical operators current location.

This latest resource is available at v1.41xx and is scheduled for release on Wednesday May 20, 2020 (or sooner subject to lab qualification).

A new Kestrel Support Profile (KSP) TM for the new Signal Hound SM200C, and a new IQ playback capability for the (54 GHz) Anritsu Field Master Pro (MS2090A) DGZ and DGZM IQ file formats.

The current (May 12, 2020) FDB files are now available for download in anticipation of the official release of the v1.41xx code.

Visionary Software Beyond the Technology Limitations...

TSB FACT: Professional Development TSCM Group Inc., is the industry leader in bringing together professional level Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) services, standards development, advanced training and certification, the management of longest running, technical security conference event in Canada, and the most respected leading industry Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software, all under one operational umbrella; enhancing national security worldwide. We back up everything we say that Kestrel ® can do - one customer at a time.

"Innovation is simply the Beginning..."


Friday May 08, 2020

Paul D Turner, TSS TSI

Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software | US FCC Database | Update 2020-05-08

Working from home during the pandemic? Now is a great time and opportunity to update, clean-up and do a little maintenance on the host computer and update the Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software to the latest release and download the latest version of the US FCC licensing FDB files.

Kestrel TSCM Professional SoftwareOur Software Development Group (SDG) TM has been working without interruption as usual to turn our latest research and development efforts into functional software features.

In-fact we have released several important installer updates during the past few months bring new features to life and incorporating a range of bug fixes and software tweaks.

The current software release for download is a full installer at v1.40.8 and is the last anticipated installer in the 1.40xx series.

We have now fully transitioned and shifted our development efforts to building exciting new feature sets in the next generational v1.41xx release to be announced shortly.

Visionary Software Beyond the Technology Limitations...

TSB FACT: Professional Development TSCM Group Inc., is the industry leader in bringing together professional level Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) services, standards development, advanced training and certification, the management of longest running, technical security conference event in Canada, and the most respected leading industry Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software, all under one operational umbrella; enhancing national security worldwide. We back up everything we say that Kestrel ® can do - one customer at a time.

"Innovation is simply the Beginning..."


Thursday May 07, 2020

Paul D Turner, TSS TSI

Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software | IC TAFL Database | Update 2020-05-07

Working from home during the pandemic? Now is a great time and opportunity to update, clean-up and do a little maintenance on the host computer and update the Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software to the latest release and download the latest version of the IC TAFL licensing FDB files.

Kestrel TSCM Professional SoftwareOur Software Development Group (SDG) TM has been working without interruption as usual to turn our latest research and development efforts into functional software features.

In-fact we have released several important installer updates during the past few months bring new features to life and incorporating a range of bug fixes and software tweaks.

The current software release for download is a full installer at v1.40.8 and is the last anticipated installer in the 1.40xx series.

We have now fully transitioned and shifted our development efforts to building exciting new feature sets in the next generational v1.41xx release to be announced shortly.

Visionary Software Beyond the Technology Limitations...

TSB FACT: Professional Development TSCM Group Inc., is the industry leader in bringing together professional level Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) services, standards development, advanced training and certification, the management of longest running, technical security conference event in Canada, and the most respected leading industry Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software, all under one operational umbrella; enhancing national security worldwide. We back up everything we say that Kestrel ® can do - one customer at a time.

"Innovation is simply the Beginning..."


Friday May 01, 2020

Paul D Turner, TSS TSI

Kestrel TSCM ® Newsletter | June 2020 Edition (Now Available Online)

We are pleased to announce the immediate release and online posting of the latest edition of the Kestrel ® TSCM | SIGINT Newsletter.

This is the 60th edition of the TSCM | SIGINT newsletter, made available monthly for online viewing or download as a PDF file.

The June 2020 edition has been released early and highlights the latest new best practice in Power Line (PL) analytical heat-mapping (Part 2of 3) as defined by under the TSB 2000 (Technical) Standard TM. We have also provided another example of the world famous Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software artwork series.

Visionary Software Beyond the Technology Limitations...

TSB FACT: Professional Development TSCM Group Inc., is the industry leader in bringing together professional level Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) services, standards development, advanced training and certification, the management of longest running, technical security conference event in Canada, and the most respected leading industry Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software, all under one operational umbrella; enhancing national security worldwide. We back up everything we say that Kestrel ® can do - one customer at a time.

"Innovation is simply the Beginning..."


Friday May 01, 2020

Paul D Turner, TSS TSI

Signal Hound SM200C | Fiber-Optic 10 GbE SFP+ Connectivity | First Run Red Deer Lab

We are pleased to provide the following initial report of the incredible new Signal Hound blazing fast 10 GbE SFP+ version of the SM200C SDR hardware, capable of streaming 160 MHz of IF bandwidth transfer and sweeping at speeds exceeding 1 THz / second over SFP+ copper (short-range) or fiber-optic to Thunderbolt 3 conversion on a standard mid-level gaming laptop.

Why Think Small, When You Can Go Big?

Our initial test protocol established a clear and decisive, highly anticipated performance level, bringing new TSCM and SIGINT capability. Aside from the blazing 1 THz / second sweep speed, it is now possible to capture a full 160 MHz of IQ capture with sustained write capability.

Kestrel Phototonic Workstation
 
   The Kestrel Photonic Workstation (KPW) is the latest professional level TSCM | SIGINT resource powered by the Kestrel TSCM Professional Software

During our initial testing and qualification, our technical specialists defined a full hardware 160 MHz bandwidth with a 60 second capture time and enabled the Spike software to record IQ.

This is a very demanding test of the entire process from radio to storage drive. The result was a full 60 seconds of IQ record without a hiccup to our test (laptop) platform.

Support for single-mode and multi-mode fiber-optic communication at distances of 300 meters, 10 kilometers, 40 kilometers, or even 80 kilometers is possible bringing to life the advanced concepts of Remote Spectrum Surveillance and Monitoring (RSSM) TM as defined by the TSB 2000 (Technical) Standard TM within a modern moving target threat model.

This new product clearly places the SM200C as an industry leading product that does not compete with other products, but reduces them to obsolete status.

The radio is sold at a modest competitive price and elevates the TSCM and SIGINT roles to an entirely new and unprecedented level of technology sophistication light years ahead (pun intended) of obsolete spectrum analyzers and unnecessarily complex accessories that are simply window dressing within a TSCM near-field role.

The SM200C is a must have resource for the modern day Spectrum Warrior for TSCM | SIGINT | ELINT | and | RSSM TM requirements.

IQ recording and playback is an essential requirement for professional TSCM applications and elevates the capability of the technical operator to meet an enhanced modern moving target threat model standard.

The SM200C is fully supported by the Signal Hound Spike software an the optional Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software | Signals Intelligence Support System platform.

Compare the cost, compare the features, compare the capability, compare the innovation, and join the Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software revolution across all of Signal Hounds SDR radios.

The Signal Hound SM200C is the most powerful industry new disruptive technology available and Signal Hound continues to innovate well-beyond industry expectations.

Professional technical operators have been asking for this type of technology for years and Professional Development TSCM Group inc., has built the Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software platform from the ground up based on TSCM and SIGINT requirements for the private sector operators and the national security apparatus worldwide interested in total spectrum domination.

It is time to sell off obsolete equipment and invest in the future of TSCM technology that continues to evolve on a daily basis to meet new challenges and ever-changing new threat technology.

TSB FACT: Professional Development TSCM Group Inc., is the industry leader in bringing together professional level Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) services, standards development, advanced training and certification, the management of longest running, technical security conference event in Canada, and the most respected leading industry Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software, all under one operational umbrella; enhancing national security worldwide. We back up everything we say that Kestrel ® can do - one customer at a time.

"Innovation is simply the Beginning..."


Wednesday April 29, 2020

Paul D Turner, TSS TSI

Signal Hound SM200C | Fiber-Optic 10 GbE SFP+ Connectivity | Now Available!

The mighty Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software is available on four (4) powerful platforms aside from the ability to run the system on a standard laptop computer.

Our Tactical Command Workstation (TCW) TM has been a tremendous success within government and military circles, and our Tactical Mobile Workstation (TMW) TM is a popular replacement for for obsolete spectrum analyzers, as is the Tactical Spectrum Workstation (TSW) TM and our latest addition to our impressive line up of ready to deploy TSCM hardware, the new Tactical Geo-Location Workstation (TGW) TM that supports portable and mobile Tap Capture Plot (TCP) TM and Dynamic Trace Autonomous Platform (DTAP-GPS) TM operation with our unique dimensional RF propagation geo-location modeling and heat mapping capability.

Well, I am pleased to announce that the game just changed again with powerful new disruptive technology with the official release of the Signal Hound blazing fast 10 GbE SFP+ version of the SM200C SDR hardware, capable of streaming 160 MHz of IF bandwidth transfer and sweeping at speeds exceeding 1 THz / second over SFP+ copper (short-range) or fiber-optic to Thunderbolt 3 conversion on a gaming laptop.

Support for single-mode and multi-mode fiber-optic communication at distances of 300 meters, 10 kilometers, 40 kilometers, or even 80 kilometers is possible bringing to life the advanced concepts of Remote Spectrum Surveillance and Monitoring (RSSM) TM as defined by the TSB 2000 (Technical) Standard TM within a modern moving target threat model.

Everything the modern day Spectrum Warrior needs for TSCM | SIGINT | ELINT | RSSM TM is realized by deploying the SM200C on a powerful Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software platform.

Compare the cost, compare the features, compare the capability, compare the innovation, and join the Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software revolution across all of Signal Hounds SDR radios.

SM200C

This new very powerful SDR radio is proving to be very popular within government and military circles from both a security and remote connectivity perspective. The blazing speed and wide bandwidth IQ streaming makes the SM200C a SIGINT dream come true when run with the highly advanced and time tested Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software.

The Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software has offered third-party fiber-optic connectivity for several years as the first TSCM product to provide a modern approach to mission critical RF spectrum management, however, all of these solutions were speed limited by the USB 3.0 conversion process.

The Signal Hound SM200C is the most powerful industry new disruptive technology that continues to innovate well beyond industry expectations.

Why Think Small, When You Can Go Big?

Professional technical operators have been asking for this type of technology for years and Professional Development TSCM Group inc., has built the platform from the ground up based on TSCM and SIGINT requirements.

It is time to sell off obsolete equipment and invest in the future of TSCM technology that evolves daily to meet new challenges and threat technology.

TSB FACT: Professional Development TSCM Group Inc., is the industry leader in bringing together professional level Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) services, standards development, advanced training and certification, the management of longest running, technical security conference event in Canada, and the most respected leading industry Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software, all under one operational umbrella; enhancing national security worldwide. We back up everything we say that Kestrel ® can do - one customer at a time.

"Innovation is simply the Beginning..."


Monday April 27, 2020

Paul D Turner, TSS TSI

Did You Know! The Kestrel TSCM Professional Software has an Powerful | IQ Recorder | Mode?

The Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software includes a sophisticated | IQ Recorder | mode that can be invoked by the technical operator manually to capture IQ samples during TSCM deployment and is a standard included feature within the software.

Optional | IQ Recorder | support via our advanced Command Line Programming (CLP) TM supports additional features that can be programmed to automatically capture event triggered IQ samples during unattended mission critical deployment, such as managed Remote Spectrum Surveillance and Monitoring (RSSM) TM .

IQ recording and playback is now considered an essential capability within a TSCM and SIGINT role and is considered a best practice resource as defined by the TSB 2000 (Technical) Standard TM .

This powerful | IQ Recorder | capability includes our highly efficient proprietary Kestrel IQ (KIQ) TM format, along with arbitrary CSV, and WAV formats. Other IQ formats are currently under development for specific hardware utilized by the national security infrastructure.

Additional functional support is provided for playback of the Signal Hound Spike Software IQ format directly within the Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software.

Support for the Signal Hound VSG25A and VSG60A Vector Signal Generators allows the technical operator to rebroadcast captured IQ events utilizing the arbitrary import capability for operator training and demonstration purposes.

The ability of the technical operator or signal analyst to build a powerful IQ reference database exists when IQ capture is considered a standard deployment practice within a TSCM role.

Visionary Software Beyond the Technology Limitations...

TSB FACT: Professional Development TSCM Group Inc., is the industry leader in bringing together professional level Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) services, standards development, advanced training and certification, the management of longest running, technical security conference event in Canada, and the most respected leading industry Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software, all under one operational umbrella; enhancing national security worldwide. We back up everything we say that Kestrel ® can do - one customer at a time.

"Innovation is simply the Beginning..."


Saturday April 25, 2020

Paul D Turner, TSS TSI

Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software | v1.40-7 (Full Installer)

The excitement about the mighty Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software continues to grow as more an more corporate and government entities are struggling with technical security challenges during the pandemic.

With our managed Remote Spectrum Surveillance and Monitoring (RSSM) TM services in high demand, our team is working flat out to conduct real-time monitoring from our secure Red Deer Training Centre (RDTC) TM and our Software Defined Radio (SDR) development lab has been turned into a command and control centre for our advanced RSSM TM  professional services delivery.

Our Canadian based Software Development Group (SDG) TM is continuing with our development of new features in support of the national security apparatus with the release today of the latest new technology feature options included within the v1.40-7 full installer.

Our Dynamic Trace Autonomous Platform (DTAP-GPS) TM feature is now fully implemented with powerful advanced features not found on any other TSCM application and is optionally available.

The Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software brings more capability, more features, more functionality and more industry innovation at a lower cost, in keeping with the day to day emerging  threat technology within a modern moving target threat model.

Kestrel TSCM Professional SoftwareWe are very pleased to announce the release of v1.40-7 as the latest full installer that now adds basic geo-location heat mapping to our base software as a standard included feature.

Our RF Visualizer (RFV) TM geo-location heat mapping capability is fully integrated with our existing Location Differential Signal Analysis (LDSA) TM feature and other software features.

It is now also possible to utilize the geo-location heat mapping capability against any Signal of Interest (SOI) frequency, or channelized spectra within the existing LDSA TM deployment model, when the Tap Capture Plot (TCP) TM | OPT TCP is licensed on the target machine.

This new feature allows the technical operator to walk and plot the entire target area in a matter of minutes and build a powerful total distributed energy propagation model.

Our just released Dynamic Trace Autonomous Platform (DTAP-GPS) TM | OPT DTAP-GPS feature brings one of the most powerful features to date, adding single radio autonomous geo-location heat mapping specifically for the TSCM industry in a big way.

DTAP-GPS TM is truly visionary software beyond the technology limitations.

The Tap Capture Plot (TCP) TM feature is an optional software module add-on and costs just $495.00 CAD.

Our Dynamic Trace Autonomous Platform (DTAP-GPS) TM feature is an optional software module add-on and costs just $495.00 CAD.

TSB FACT: Professional Development TSCM Group Inc., is the industry leader in bringing together professional level Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) services, standards development, advanced training and certification, the management of longest running, technical security conference event in Canada, and the most respected leading industry Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software, all under one operational umbrella; enhancing national security worldwide. We back up everything we say that Kestrel ® can do - one customer at a time.

"Innovation is simply the Beginning..."


Tuesday April 07, 2020

Paul D Turner, TSS TSI

Kestrel TSCM ® Newsletter | May 2020 Edition (Now Available Online)

We are pleased to announce the immediate release and online posting of the latest edition of the Kestrel ® TSCM | SIGINT Newsletter.

This is the 59th edition of the TSCM | SIGINT newsletter, made available monthly for online viewing or download as a PDF file.

The May 2020 edition has been released early and highlights the latest new best practice in Power Line (PL) analytical heat-mapping (Part 1of 3) as defined by under the TSB 2000 (Technical) Standard TM. We have also provided another example of the world famous Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software artwork series.

Visionary Software Beyond the Technology Limitations...

TSB FACT: Professional Development TSCM Group Inc., is the industry leader in bringing together professional level Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) services, standards development, advanced training and certification, the management of longest running, technical security conference event in Canada, and the most respected leading industry Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software, all under one operational umbrella; enhancing national security worldwide. We back up everything we say that Kestrel ® can do - one customer at a time.

"Innovation is simply the Beginning..."


Friday April 04, 2020

Paul D Turner, TSS TSI

Signal Hound SM200C | Fiber-Optic 10 GbE SFP+ Connectivity - Now Available!

Signal Hound has now released the blazing fast 10 GbE SFP+ version of the SM200 SDR hardware capable of streaming 160 MHz of IF bandwidth transfer.

SM200C

This new powerful SDR radio will be very popular within government and military circles from both a security and remote connectivity perspective.

The Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software has offered third-party fiber-optic connectivity for several years, however, all of these solutions were speed limited by the USB 3.0 conversion process.

The SM200C is powerful industry new disruptive technology that continues to innovate well beyond industry expectations.

Why Think Small, When You Can Go Big?

TSB FACT: Professional Development TSCM Group Inc., is the industry leader in bringing together professional level Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) services, standards development, advanced training and certification, the management of longest running, technical security conference event in Canada, and the most respected leading industry Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software, all under one operational umbrella; enhancing national security worldwide. We back up everything we say that Kestrel ® can do - one customer at a time.

"Innovation is simply the Beginning..."


Tuesday March 31, 2020

Paul D Turner, TSS TSI

Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software | Software Programming and Operation Manual (SPOM)

The latest release of the Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software user documentation is now available for online viewing or download by authorized (licensed) technical operators under the terms of the End User License Agreement (EULA).

Our software documentation is not public domain and therefore it is strictly controlled under the EULA, copyright, and international law.

This latest release includes significant updates to key chapters of the document and reorganizes core features into independent chapters.

KESTREL TSCM

The SPOM TM is not your typical user documentation, but rather provides a balanced approach between software setup and programming, detailed operation of all core features, and basic to advanced modernization training for those looking to discover the benefits of a modern moving target threat model environment and a new standards based deployment methodology.

We have updated the Command Line Programming (CLP) TM module to the latest release and added a new chapter for the Dynamic Trace Autonomous (DTAP-GPS) TM feature and reorganized the Advanced Signals Intelligence Database (ASID) TM material.

Why Think Small, When You Can Go Big?

TSB FACT: Professional Development TSCM Group Inc., is the industry leader in bringing together professional level Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) services, standards development, advanced training and certification, the management of longest running, technical security conference event in Canada, and the most respected leading industry Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software, all under one operational umbrella; enhancing national security worldwide. We back up everything we say that Kestrel ® can do - one customer at a time.

"Innovation is simply the Beginning..."


Tuesday March 31, 2020

Paul D Turner, TSS TSI

Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software | v1.40-54DEV (Beta Drop File)

The excitement continues to grow with the release today of the latest new technology feature options included within the v1.40-54DEV drop file for use with the v1.40-2 installer.

Our Dynamic Trace Autonomous Platform (DTAP-GPS) TM feature is now fully implemented with powerful advanced features not found on any other TSCM application.

The Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software brings more capability, more features, more functionality and more industry innovation at a lower cost, in keeping with the day to day emerging  threat technology within a modern moving target threat model.

Kestrel TSCM Professional SoftwareWe are very pleased to announce the release of v1.40-54DEV as the latest beta drop file that now adds basic geo-location heat mapping to our base software as a standard included feature.

Our RF Visualizer (RFV) TM geo-location heat mapping capability is fully integrated with our existing Location Differential Signal Analysis (LDSA) TM feature and other software features.

However, it is now also possible to use the geo-location heat mapping capability against any frequency, or channelized spectra within the LDSA
TM
deployment model, when the Tap Capture Plot (TCP) TM | OPT TCP is licensed on the target machine. This new feature allows the technical operator to walk and plot the entire target area in a matter of minutes and build a powerful total distributed energy propagation model.

Our just released Dynamic Trace Autonomous Platform (DTAP-GPS) TM | OPT DTAP-GPS feature brings one of the most powerful features to date, adding autonomous geo-location heat mapping for the TSCM industry in a big way.

DTAP-GPS TM is truly visionary software beyond the technology limitations.

The Tap Capture Plot (TCP) TM feature is an optional software module add-on and costs just $495.00 CAD.

Our Dynamic Trace Autonomous Platform (DTAP-GPS) TM feature is an optional software module add-on and costs just $495.00 CAD.

TSB FACT: Professional Development TSCM Group Inc., is the industry leader in bringing together professional level Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) services, standards development, advanced training and certification, the management of longest running, technical security conference event in Canada, and the most respected leading industry Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software, all under one operational umbrella; enhancing national security worldwide. We back up everything we say that Kestrel ® can do - one customer at a time.

"Innovation is simply the Beginning..."


Saturday March 28, 2020

Paul D Turner, TSS TSI

Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software | FCC and IC FDB Files Updated (March 2020 Release)

We have updated the Kestrel ® Advanced Signals Intelligence Database (ASID) TM to the latest March 2020 FDB files for both the FCC and IC licensing databases for use with the Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software.

The following information delineates just what the mighty Kestrel ® can do to enhance the technical operators capability in the field.

The ASID TM is a very powerful resource for TSCM and one that we have included as an essential standard feature worth its weight in gold when deployed in a busy America or Canadian urban area.

Our advanced FDB TM feature permits the technical operator to view specific radio licensing data against the ambient RF spectrum and directly compare continuous and periodic energy across the entire spectrum consistent with our unique display represented by the official licensing data as an overlay.

The technical operator can invoke multiple State (USA) and Province (CANADA) data in a mix and match deployment when working in near state lines and near the Canada | USA border, and provide advanced filtering for radius and expected free space power, as well as a unique bandwidth limiter.

Our software can provide the bearing and distance to and from the emitter and many cases, and is fully integrated with our Location Differential Signal Analysis (LDSA) TM model.

Additional databases are currently being prepared for the United Kingdom and Australia later this year.

Our ASID TM feature allows the technical operator to view a map of any database target, satellite view, street view, wide area overview, and all published database licensing metrics.

It is even possible to manually triangulate signal events using FSP calculations and Kestrel ® data from multiple capture locations, as the FSP level and bearing to and from the target are derived from GPS coordinates.

he ASID TM feature is extremely powerful from a TSCM perspective and decidedly assists the technical operator in resolving the many friendly signal events and bring clarity to so-called needle in a haystack hostile signal that may be lurking in the spectrum.

The ASID TM is a standard include feature within the Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software.


Visionary Software Beyond the Technology Limitations...

TSB FACT: Professional Development TSCM Group Inc., is the industry leader in bringing together professional level Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) services, standards development, advanced training and certification, the management of longest running, technical security conference event in Canada, and the most respected leading industry Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software, all under one operational umbrella; enhancing national security worldwide. We back up everything we say that Kestrel ® can do - one customer at a time.

"Innovation is simply the Beginning..."


Friday March 27, 2020

Paul D Turner, TSS TSI

Kestrel TSCM ® Newsletter | April 2020 Edition (Now Available Online)

We are pleased to announce the release of the latest edition of the Kestrel ® TSCM | SIGINT Newsletter. This is the 58th edition of the newsletter, made available monthly for online viewing or download as a PDF file.

The April 2020 edition highlights and addresses the global pandemic from an espionage perspective and discusses the postponed CTO training and CTSC 2020 TM, which have tentatively been rescheduled for July 2020. We have included new feature releases and both available and planned MMAP vehicle upgrades.

With new technology such as our Tap Capture Plot (TCP) TM and the Dynamic Trace Autonomous Platform (DTAP-GPS) TM features, the Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software is no longer an option, it is an essential resource for every professional technical operator.

Visionary Software Beyond the Technology Limitations...

TSB FACT: Professional Development TSCM Group Inc., is the industry leader in bringing together professional level Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) services, standards development, advanced training and certification, the management of longest running, technical security conference event in Canada, and the most respected leading industry Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software, all under one operational umbrella; enhancing national security worldwide. We back up everything we say that Kestrel ® can do - one customer at a time.

"Innovation is simply the Beginning..."


Thursday March 26, 2020

Paul D Turner, TSS TSI

Did You Know! Signal Hound Spike IQ Playback is Fully Supported in Kestrel ®

Many technical operators utilize the advanced capability of the Signal Hound Spike Software to demodulate complex digital signal formats captured for analytical review during the deployment of the Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software platform.

Some technical operators may be unaware of the fact that the Spike software can capture IQ samples and these samples can be played back for analytical purposes within the Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software Demodulation Visualizer even without a radio connected or a historical project file open.

The Demodulation Visualizer is a standalone module that can be invoked directly from the software user interface to immediately open any supported IQ format for playback, looping and demodulation.

This is a powerful capability that provides a unique coordination of two (2) of the most powerful industry resources to meet the exacting requirements of professional technical operators who demand the very best in accomplishing mission critical deployment worldwide.

The Signal Hound Spike software and the mighty Kestrel ® have a true symbiotic relationship that turns any spectrum professional into a spectrum warrior.

The Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software platform supports IQ capture and playback of (KIQ), (CSV), and (WAV) IQ formats. Playback of the (XML) IQ format (Signal Hound Spike Software) is also supported. The conversion of (CSV) to (KIQ) is supported and Time Reference Sub-Sampling (TRSS) is supported for the (KIQ) format.

TSB FACT: Professional Development TSCM Group Inc., is the industry leader in bringing together professional level Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) services, standards development, advanced training and certification, the management of longest running, technical security conference event in Canada, and the most respected leading industry Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software, all under one operational umbrella; enhancing national security worldwide. We back up everything we say that Kestrel ® can do - one customer at a time.

"Innovation is simply the Beginning..."


Monday March 02, 2020

Paul D Turner, TSS TSI

Kestrel TSCM ® Newsletter | Kestrel Software Programming and Operator Manual (SPOM)

We are pleased to announce the release of the latest edition of the Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software user documentation, which can be downloaded by authorized licensed end-users.

The latest manual can be downloaded from the Technical Support Group (TSG) Resource Centre website.

This edition adds numerous updates and several new sections for the Advanced Report Generator (ARG), Tap Capture Plot (TCP) and our new Dynamic Trace Autonomous Platform (DTAP-GPS).

Please note our user documentation is not public domain and restricted to authorized licensed end-users only, we do not permit any distribution outside of the binding terms and conditions of the End User License Agreement (EULA).

TSB FACT: Professional Development TSCM Group Inc., is the industry leader in bringing together professional level Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) services, standards development, advanced training and certification, the management of longest running, technical security conference event in Canada, and the most respected leading industry Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software, all under one operational umbrella; enhancing national security worldwide. We back up everything we say that Kestrel ® can do - one customer at a time.

"Innovation is simply the Beginning..."


Saturday February 29, 2020

Paul D Turner, TSS TSI

Kestrel TSCM ® Newsletter | March 2020 Edition (Now Available Online)

We are pleased to announce the release of the latest edition of the Kestrel TSCM | SIGINT Newsletter. This is the 57th edition of the newsletter, made available monthly for online viewing or download as a PDF file.

This edition introduces the unique design concept and capability of innovative functionality only found within the Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software and the importance of moving away for obsolete detection methodologies embraced by many industry proponents.

With recent new technology Tap Capture Plot (TCP) TM feature, the software is no longer an option, it is an essential resource for every technical operator.

TSB FACT: Professional Development TSCM Group Inc., is the industry leader in bringing together professional level Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) services, standards development, advanced training and certification, the management of longest running, technical security conference event in Canada, and the most respected leading industry Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software, all under one operational umbrella; enhancing national security worldwide. We back up everything we say that Kestrel ® can do - one customer at a time.

"Innovation is simply the Beginning..."


Sunday February 23, 2020

Paul D Turner, TSS TSI

Canadian Technical Security Conference (CTSC 2020)

CTSC 2020 is firmly on the horizon and is shaping up to be another successful event highlighting essential technical security and cyber security best practices.

If you have not registered for the 15th annual Canadian Technical Security Conference (CTSC), time is running out and you are encourages to register early.

The cost of the (3-day) event registration is just $475.00 + HST and there are still excellent accommodations available at a special negotiated rate.

The event is being held at the NAV CENTRE in Cornwall Ontario from Tuesday March 31, 2020 to Thursday April 02, 2020.

For information please contact Carol Fairbrother at cfairbrother@pdtg.ca or visit our new conference website at https://www.ctsc-canada.com

TSB FACT: Professional Development TSCM Group Inc., is the industry leader in bringing together professional level Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) services, standards development, advanced training and certification, the management of longest running, technical security conference event in Canada, and the most respected leading industry Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software, all under one operational umbrella; enhancing national security worldwide. We back up everything we say that Kestrel ® can do - one customer at a time.

"Innovation is simply the Beginning..."


Saturday February 22, 2020

Paul D Turner, TSS TSI

INTERSEC Magazine Publishes TSCM Articles (January 2020 and February 2020)

As a TSB certified Technical Security Specialist (TSS) and qualified Technical Security instructor, I am often asked to provide lectures for community colleges, security associations, provide briefing and training for law-enforcement and the national security apparatus worldwide, and regularity asked to contribute to industry related magazines about TSCM | SIGINT matters.

I was very happy to contribute two (2) timely articles that were recently accepted for published in INTERSEC Magazine for the January 2020 and February 2020 editions.

The following are PDF copies of the published articles as published online and within the print magazine.

   | JANUARY 2020 | FEBRUARY 2020 |

TSB FACT: Professional Development TSCM Group Inc., is the industry leader in bringing together professional level Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) services, standards development, advanced training and certification, the management of longest running, technical security conference event in Canada, and the most respected leading industry Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software, all under one operational umbrella; enhancing national security worldwide. We back up everything we say that Kestrel ® can do - one customer at a time.

"Innovation is simply the Beginning..."


Wednesday February 12, 2020

Paul D Turner, TSS TSI

Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software | Dynamic Trace Autonomous Platform (DTAP-GPS) TM

We are pleased to announce the pending release of yet another essential technology milestone in the development of our Tap Capture Plot (TCP) TM | OPT TCP feature released in the 4th quarter of 2019.

Our Phase I release of this powerful feature has proven to be a very popular resource and many professional technical operators have provided input and have requested an even more powerful capability to round out the geo-location heat mapping capability.

With virtual dimensional visualization that develops before your eyes, we have raised the industry bar yet again, bringing a fully autonomous capability to this powerful geo-location heat mapping capability with DTAP-GPS TM that allows fully automated capture of wideband spectrum across our highly evolved multiple Location Differential Signal Analysis (LDSA) TM ability.

DTAP-GPS | KESTREL TSCM PROFESSIONAL SOFTWARE

The above image represents approximately 800 meters from the initial DTAP starting position < 1 > locating the Signal of Interest (SOI) at < 7 > across a 1 dB propagation model.

This powerful capability provides an entirely new level of sophistication allowing the Kestrel ® platform to capture full band channelized spectrum for real-time display as a geo-location heat map, complete with our RF Visualizer (RFV) TM technology to display RF propagation modeling across any channelized Signal of Interest (SOI) with dimensional spectrum propagation modeling.

The mighty Kestrel ® has always been a high flier that can now be utilized fully autonomously in a backpack configuration to build a covert heat map across government buildings, large campuses, airports, military bases, secure working areas, or temporary meeting facilities by simply walking the target area.

DTAP SAT VIEW

Google map satellite view of target area.

Once captured the every signal even can be geo-located with a corresponding heat map in real-time by a second technical operator via an LTE remote, or during post capture by a single technical operator.

The entire system can run on a small tablet computer with minimum disruption or visibility opening within many operational environments.

DTAP PATH MODELING

Actual Kestrel plot rendering with propagation modeling and heat map.

Likewise, the might DTAP-GPS can be deployed in a portable or mobile configuration for use in a vehicle, marine vessel, aircraft, helicopter, UAV, or spacecraft for virtually any mission specific application required by the technical operator.

The Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software has achieved this so-called lofty and admirable goal, introducing the first generation of Free Space Dimensional Spectrum Propagation (FDSP) TM modeling that amazingly develops before your eyes during deployment!

It is time to move away from the limited capability offered by under powered spectrum analyzers and participate in the future of TSCM with the Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software as the new standard in TSCM | SIGINT applications.

The Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software is leading the way to the future one customer at a time.

TSB FACT: Professional Development TSCM Group Inc., is the industry leader in bringing together professional level Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) services, standards development, advanced training and certification, the management of longest running, technical security conference event in Canada, and the most respected leading industry Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software, all under one operational umbrella; enhancing national security worldwide. We back up everything we say that Kestrel ® can do - one customer at a time.

"Innovation is simply the Beginning..."


Saturday February 08, 2020

Paul D Turner, TSS TSI

Kestrel TSCM ® Newsletter | February 2020 Edition (Now Available)

We are pleased to announce the release of the latest edition of the Kestrel TSCM | SIGINT Newsletter. This is the 56th edition of the newsletter, made available monthly for online viewing or download as a PDF file.

This edition introduces the unique design concept and capability of innovative functionality only found within the Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software and the importance of moving away for obsolete detection methodologies embraced by many industry proponents.

With recent new antenna switch hardware support, the introduction of the new ThinkRF R5750 SDR radio, and the inclusion of our new technology Tap Capture Plot (TCP) TM feature, the software is no longer an option, it is an essential resource for every technical operator.

TSB FACT: Professional Development TSCM Group Inc., is the industry leader in bringing together professional level Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) services, standards development, advanced training and certification, the management of longest running, technical security conference event in Canada, and the most respected leading industry Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software, all under one operational umbrella; enhancing national security worldwide. We back up everything we say that Kestrel ® can do - one customer at a time.

"Innovation is simply the Beginning..."


Thursday January 30, 2020

Paul D Turner, TSS TSI

Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software | DT Research

We are pleased to announce a strategic partnership with DT Research, and the advanced DT-340T ruggedized tablet computer as a platform for our recently released Tap Capture Plot (TCP) TM feature adding a powerful geo-location heat mapping solution to the Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software.

DT Reserch | Kestrel TSCM Professional Software

This powerful platform is now available bring to the forefront the first in its class ruggedized tablet computer with a dedicated video graphics card and 64 GB of RAM with the latest i7 Intel processor and 1 TB SSD storage.

Professional TSCM operators are more than aware that you simply cannot do much of anything on a small spectrum display, making the DT340T with a large 14 inch daylight readable display an ideal companion for the mission critical applications a must.

The reality is that the Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software brings a uniform and transitional feature set across all of the end-users platforms, including fixed, portable, airborne, and mobile systems all under a single feature set.

This latest platform will serve well for both commercial and military applications for single radio heat mapping and our soon to be released TCP Professional, anticipated for release in late March or early April 2020 bringing one of the most powerful features to the TSCM industry.

Further announcements about the DTAP or TCP Professional feature will be release shortly.

TSB FACT: Professional Development TSCM Group Inc., is the industry leader in bringing together professional level Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) services, standards development, advanced training and certification, the management of longest running, technical security conference event in Canada, and the most respected leading industry Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software, all under one operational umbrella; enhancing national security worldwide. We back up everything we say that Kestrel ® can do - one customer at a time.

"Innovation is simply the Beginning..."


Saturday January 04, 2020

Paul D Turner, TSS TSI

Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software | FCC and IC FDB Files Updated (January 2020 Release)

We have updated the Kestrel ® Advanced Signals Intelligence Database (ASID) TM to the January 2020 FDB files for both the FCC and IC licensing databases for use with the Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software.

The following provides insight into just what Kestrel can do to enhance the technical operators capability in the field.

The ASID TM is a very powerful resource for the TSCM and one that we have included as an essential standard feature worth its weight in gold when deployed in a busy America or Canadian urban area.

KESTREL TSCM FCC and IC DATABASE

Our advanced FDB TM feature permits the technical operator to view specific radio licensing data against the ambient RF spectrum and directly compare continuous and periodic energy across the entire spectrum consistent with our unique, official licensing data overlay.

KESTREL TSCM FDB MAPPING

The technical operator can invoke multiple State (USA) and Province (CANADA) data in a mix an match deployment when working in near state lines and near the Canada | USA border, and provide advanced filtering for radius and free space power, as well as a unique bandwidth limiter.

KESTREL TSCM ASID FEATURE FDB ENTRY

Additional databases are currently being prepared for the United Kingdom and Australia later this year. Our ASID allows the operator to view a map of any database target, satellite view, street view, wide are overview, and database licensing metrics.

KESTREL TSCM MAP OVERVIEW

It is even possible to manually triangulate signal event using FSP calculations and Kestrel data from multiple capture locations, as the FSP level and bearing to and from the target are derived from GPS coordinates.

KESTREL TSCM STREET VIEW

The ASID TM feature is extremely powerful from a TSCM perspective and decidedly assists the technical operator in resolving the many friendly signal events and bring clarity to so-called needle in a haystack hostile signal that may be lurking in the spectrum.

KESTREL TSCM FDB QUERY

The ASID TM is a standard include feature within the Kestrel TSCM Professional Software.

TSB FACT: Professional Development TSCM Group Inc., is the industry leader in bringing together professional level Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) services, standards development, advanced training and certification, the management of longest running, technical security conference event in Canada, and the most respected leading industry Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software, all under one operational umbrella; enhancing national security worldwide. We back up everything we say that Kestrel ® can do - one customer at a time.

"Innovation is simply the Beginning..."


Thursday January 02, 2020

Paul D Turner, TSS TSI

Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software | RF Visualizer (RFV) TM

The Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software just got even better! The next generation of Kestrel ® was yesterday, look what we can do today!

It is time to stop buying expensive analyzers and invest in the future of obsolescence with innovative new tools that complement an evolving moving target threat model.

TAP CAPTURE PLOT | SIGINAL HOUND | KESTREL TSCM PROFESSIONALSOFTWARE

Introducing the first in its class, geo-location heat mapping with advanced RF propagation modeling in real-time that develops before your eyes during operator assisted collection, all on a single SDR receiver.

Our latest software release fully supports the Tap Capture Plot (TCP) TM | OPT TCP feature adding powerful new resources to the existing floor plan mapping tool and with OPT TCP TM enabled, OPT TCP opens up a new must have feature set designed to visualize RF propagation across the target area in support of a multiple mission specific deployment reality.

There is more news to come with this latest, industry first feature in the coming weeks as even more powerful tools will be announced.

This latest milestone is just another example of our ability to back up everything we say that the mighty Kestrel ® can do - one customer at a time across 44 countries worldwide...

TSB FACT: Professional Development TSCM Group Inc., is the industry leader in bringing together professional level Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) services, standards development, advanced training and certification, the management of longest running, technical security conference event in Canada, and the most respected leading industry Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software, all under one operational umbrella; enhancing national security worldwide. We back up everything we say that Kestrel ® can do - one customer at a time.

"Innovation is simply the Beginning..."


Wednesday January 01, 2020

Paul D Turner, TSS TSI

Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software | ThinkRF Corporation | R5750 Hardware Support

We are pleased to announce the release of the ThinkRF R5750 SDR Hardware support, providing (100 kHz to 8 GHz), (100 kHz to 18 GHz), and (100 kHz to 27 GHz) frequency options.

The new hardware support provides significantly improved spectrum leveling and offers search speeds across the 27 GHz ROI at 9 GHz per second @10 kHz RBW and 12 GHz per second @ 20 kHz per second.

The ThinkRF R5750 now features hardware based GPS capability and is packaged in a new rugged housing with a locking power connector.

The Kestrel Support Profile (KSP) TM is currently available in the latest beta drop file release v1.40-34 and is under going lab testing.

It is expected to be officially released within the next full installer version if the Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software.

TSB FACT: Professional Development TSCM Group Inc., is the industry leader in bringing together professional level Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) services, standards development, advanced training and certification, the management of longest running, technical security conference event in Canada, and the most respected leading industry Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software, all under one operational umbrella; enhancing national security worldwide. We back up everything we say that Kestrel ® can do - one customer at a time.

"Innovation is simply the Beginning..."


Wednesday January 01, 2020

Paul D Turner, TSS TSI

Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software | v1.40-34DEV (Beta Drop File)

Another day another software update announcement. Kestrel brings more capability, more features, more functionality and more industry innovation in keeping with the day to day emerging  threat technology within a modern moving target threat model.

We are very pleased to announce the release of v1.40-34DEV as the latest beta drop file that adds our RF Visualizer (RFV) TM geo-location heat mapping capability to the existing Location Differential Signal Analysis (LDSA) TM feature. This is yet another example of our demonstrated commitment to building a strong national security mandate.

It is now possible to use the geo-location heat mapping capability against any frequency, or channelized spectra within the LDSA TM deployment model when the Tap Capture Plot (TCP) TM | OPT TCP is licensed on the target machine.

This beta release also provides initial support for the new ThinkRF R5750 Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer with yet a further hardware announcement coming early in the new year.

Kestrel TSCM Professional SoftwareThe TCP TM feature is a major achievement and milestone in bringing a new methodology in tactical countermeasures to the technical operator.

Another key feature added to v1.40-34DEV includes a powerful new Signal Calculator Resource (SCR) TM allowing the technical operator to quickly adapt and render unit conversion across various RF values as may be defined differently across various equipment resources to gain better insight into understanding the significance of the values displayed.

Our awesome new Signal Calculator Resource (SCR) TM universally provides automatic conversion of dBm, dBW, Volts (Free Space), Volts (75 Ohm), Volts (50 Ohms), uW, mW, and Watts.

The major addition to the v1.40xx installer release is our industry disruptive new technology Tap Capture Plot (TCP) TM RF Visualizer (RFV) TM geo-location heat mapping feature. It is now possible to visualize a powerful RF propagation model down to 1/10 dB (0.10) for exceptional clarity across any type of target area encountered at the facility level.

The Tap Capture Plot (TCP) TM feature is a optional software module add-on and costs just $495.00 CAD for this extremely powerful capability.

TSB FACT: Professional Development TSCM Group Inc., is the industry leader in bringing together professional level Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) services, standards development, advanced training and certification, the management of longest running, technical security conference event in Canada, and the most respected leading industry Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software, all under one operational umbrella; enhancing national security worldwide. We back up everything we say that Kestrel ® can do - one customer at a time.

"Innovation is simply the Beginning..."


Wednesday January 01, 2020

Paul D Turner, TSS TSI

Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software | v1.40-1 (Full Installer)

We are very pleased to announce the release of v1.40-1 (official release full installer) that adds full support for the Signal Hound SM200B Spectrum Monitoring Receiver and for the on-board GPS capability.

This release also provides initial Beta support for the new ThinkRF R5750 Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer with a further hardware announcement coming early in the new year.

Kestrel TSCM Professional SoftwareChanges to the GPS handling mechanism is also included in this release to address both generic USB 2.0 and hardware based GPS capability for Signal Hound and ThinkRF SDR radios, along with a number of under the hood efficiencies, bug fixes and work-flow adjustments.

However, the major addition to the v1.40xx installer release is our industry disruptive new technology Tap Capture Plot (TCP) TM RF Visualizer (RFV) TM geo-location heat mapping feature.

It is now possible to visualize a powerful RF propagation model down to 1/10 dB (0.10) for exceptional clarity across any type of target area encountered at the facility level.

Our awesome new TCP TM capability is a major technological achievement and a long overdue TSCM specific feature that can be used to quickly pinpoint friendly and hostile emitters at the facility level, or in, around, above and below the target area, in a 3D propagation model, whether inside or outside the target area.

The Tap Capture Plot (TCP) TM feature is a optional software module add-on and costs just $495.00 CAD for this extremely powerful capability.

Additional powerful new features are currently under development and will be released in the coming weeks leading up to the Canadian Technical Security Conference (CTSC) TM.

TSB FACT: Professional Development TSCM Group Inc., is the industry leader in bringing together professional level Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) services, standards development, advanced training and certification, the management of longest running, technical security conference event in Canada, and the most respected leading industry Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software, all under one operational umbrella; enhancing national security worldwide. We back up everything we say that Kestrel ® can do - one customer at a time.

"Innovation is simply the Beginning..."


Wednesday January 01, 2020

Paul D Turner, TSS TSI

Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software | Certified Technical Operator (CTO) | CTSC 2020

We are pleased to announce that we will be running a special version of the Certified Technical Operator (CTO) program leading up to the Canadian Technical Security Conference (CTSC 2020) event.

We have added a lot of very powerful new functionality and features this year and will be extending the training an extra 2 days for the March program in order to integrate all of the new features recently released, about to be released, and those to be released between now and March 2020.

This is your opportunity to get serious training on a serious TSCM product.

Participants for the CTO program would arrive at the training centre on Sunday March 22, 2020

Check-In at the Resident Training Centre (RTC) is 1600 hours.

The CTO Training begins on Monday March 23, 2020 at 0830 hours and will wrap up early afternoon on Sunday March 29, 2020

Monday March 30, 2020 is a free day for those staying on for the 15th annual Canadian Technical Security Conference (CTSC 2020) event.

The CTSC 2020 event begins Tuesday March 31, 2020 and runs until Thursday April 02, 2020.

Check-out is Friday April 03, 2019 | 1100 hours from the Venue

The cost of the CTO training is $2,950.00 CAD + taxes and includes the full new CTO training program, 7 nights of private accommodation, and all your meals on-site.

This is an exception value and tremendous opportunity to move from many of the obsolete spectrum analyzers and gain insight into why the Kestrel TSCM Professional Software has become the preferred TSCM | SIGINT platform by professional technical operators, both private and public sector from business to national security.

The CTSC 2020 event is separate from the training as follows;

Participants would need to book an additional night of accommodation at the venue during the cross over between the training and the conference. The conference rate plan would then apply for CTSC 2020.

Sunday March 29, 2020 | Accommodation | Meals

Monday March 30, 2020 | Conference Plan

Tuesday March 31, 2020 to Thursday April 02, 20120 | CTSC 2020

Friday April 03, 2020 | Check-Out | 1100 hours

The conference accommodation cost is not yet fixed, but the registration fee is $475.00 + taxes and we should know the accommodation / meals cost shortly, but should be similar to last years event.

TSB FACT: Professional Development TSCM Group Inc., is the industry leader in bringing together professional level Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) services, standards development, advanced training and certification, the management of longest running, technical security conference event in Canada, and the most respected leading industry Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software, all under one operational umbrella; enhancing national security worldwide. We back up everything we say that Kestrel ® can do - one customer at a time.

"Innovation is simply the Beginning..."


 

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