 Common Questions
What to Do if You Are Compromised?
If you believe that you may be the victim of covert electronic
surveillance or an intelligence gathering operation relating to a
domestic dispute or business venture, there are a number of precautions
that must be considered.
Steps must be taken to avoid alerting the eavesdropper that you are
taking steps to detect their presence, methods, or devices.
Often the victim will talk openly about having the telephones
checked, or make comments that he / she believes that there is a bugging
device present
If the eavesdropper is part of the environment they will
simply remove the device until after the TSCM inspection has been
completed and likely reactivate the device once the sweep inspection is
complete.
The Technical Security Branch (TSB) noticed the RF signal (below)
while conducting a TSCM inspection of a professional office located in a
residential neighborhood.
Upon further investigation, the RF video signal was found to be
radiating from the residence next door to the client's property.
The TSB often detects unusual or highly suspicious RF signals during
sweeps and inspections totally unrelated to our current sweep
assignment.
The covert pinhole spy camera and associated video transmitter was
found to be hidden behind a decorative trim, on top of the kitchen
cabinets, to monitor room audio and video.
The above eavesdropping device was removed at the request of the
somewhat surprised occupant who indicated involvement in a domestic
dispute involving child custody.
In another similar investigation our personnel located a device
hidden in the client's bedroom.
The device is openly sold in Canada for less than $35.00
(CAD) and
transmits a strong RF signal just above the commercial FM band of the
radio spectrum.
Avoid Alerting the Eavesdropper
Avoid discussions about your plans to contract our TSCM professional
services whenever possible. This can sometimes be difficult when company
funds must be allocated for the TSCM services.
Do not contact our office using a telephone at your place of business
or residence.
Do not use FAX machines , as they are not secure.
Contact our office
from a pay telephone, or outside the area of potential compromise,
utilizing a digital cellular telephone.
The best results are usually obtained when the sweep is scheduled at the
earliest possible opportunity consistent with operational security and
scheduling considerations.
The longer you wait, the more information you will lose, and the
greater the chance that the eavesdropper will discover the client's plan
to contract TSCM services and remove the device.
Who Should Be Concerned?
In our technically advanced society anyone can easily become the
target of covert electronic surveillance or an intelligence gathering
operation.
Those involved in a domestic, or matrimonial dispute often become the
target of electronic eavesdropping by the other spouse, bugging has
become an extremely easy and popular method of gathering sensitive,
confidential, and personal information on many fronts.
Some individuals and businesses are at considerably greater risk than
others due to a wide variety of reasons and circumstances, including a
person's profession, financial status, or involvement in domestic
related situations, and wide spread Labour unrest.
The Technical Security Branch (TSB) can provide professional TSCM
services at all operational threat levels and many different types of
unique situations.
The TSB utilizes a wide variety of sophisticated TSCM equipment and
techniques to safeguard the privacy of our many clients unique
interests.
In response to recent world events, the government has had to
prioritize the few resources they have available.
Thus, the government can no longer meet the needs or respond to the
individual needs of corporate and business clients working in high
profile and vulnerable industries.
Conducting TSCM related services is a mandatory part of doing
business in a global environment where the risk of compromise is
tremendous and growing at a critical rate.
The following are some examples of actual TSCM situations the TSB has
handled during the past (30+) years of professional service:
- Business owners monitoring employee telephones and private work
areas.
- Incidents resulting in identity theft or compromise of personal
information.
- One spouse monitoring the telephone calls of the other during
(divorce) domestic situations.
- Sales managers monitoring sales personnel telephones and work
areas.
- The media monitoring public or controversial or high profile
construction projects.
- Human resources departments monitoring the waiting rooms of
potential applicants.
- Employees monitoring management office telephones.
- Labour unions monitoring the negotiation process and activities.
- Lawyers eavesdropping on their clients or the other side of the
dispute.
- Business competitive intelligence related monitoring.
- Criminal infiltration and terrorist activities.
- Neighbors eavesdropping or spying on their
neighbors.
- Stalkers eavesdropping on their intended victim.
- Businesses moving to recently obtained facilities.
- Hostile mergers and business related takeovers.
- Research and development scientists and their staff.
- Involvement in a high stakes bidding war or confidential
tenders.
- People who have access to classified information.
- People involved in litigation or lawsuit.
- Politically motivated situations.
- Religious events and church fund raising administration.
- Competitive or Olympic sporting events.
The above list is far from inclusive of all of the reasons that
client's have contacted the Technical Security Branch (TSB) to conduct
one or more of our professional TSCM related services.
What Will it
Cost?
The
following Technical Security Branch (TSB) professional fee structure for
our Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) services is based on
an average risk level and a relatively standard sweep environment and is
provided as a general guideline only.
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Our fee
structure is flexible and subject to change without notice.
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Each sweep
assignment will be quoted on an individual basis prior to the inspection
- You will always know the cost upfront.
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For
assignments that require extensive travel arrangements, the TSB always
provides a full sweep schedule and travel itinerary.
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The TSB
will always provide full disclosure of our professional fees for each
phase of the proposed assignment.
Our
Technical Security Branch (TSB) will always provide a flat rate professional
service fee in advance of the work, so that the client will know exactly
what the cost of our professional services will be prior to our arrival.
This flat
rate fee will generally be based on the physical size and use of
business or residence, and the number of telephone lines / equipment
sets that need to be inspected.
The
perceived threat level is also an important factor to consider in
providing an accurate assessment of our professional fees.
We have
developed and firmly believe that a flat rate professional fee is the
best policy in most cases, where a formal Professional Service Agreement
(PSA) is not in place.
This way you
never have to worry about hidden costs and can accurately determine the
professional fees to be charged for our services.
Flexibility
and provisions for more complex assignments can include alternate
billing arrangements. We always provide a full quotation of our services
up front.
Additional
travel costs and other expenses may apply for out of town or province
assignments.
Small Business Office / Residence / Hotel / Meeting Room
(Guideline Only)
Flat Rate:
$1,650.00 to $2,250.00 (CAD)
Small Business
Environments, (Office) Environments, Private Residences,
Apartments, Hotel Rooms, Off-Site Meeting Rooms and Conference Halls that are Typically Under
5,000
Square Feet with up to Ten (10) POTS (Analog) or Digital Telephone Lines.
Regional Office / Manufacturing / Industrial
(Guideline Only)
Flat Rate:
$1,650.00 to $4,500.00 (CAD)
Larger
Business (Office) Environments that are Typically Between 5,000 - 25,000
Square Feet with a POTS (Analog) or Multi-line Digital Telephone System
(Copper / Fibre-Optic) with up to
Twenty-five (25) Telephone / Communication Circuits.
Corporate / International / Overseas Offices
(Guideline Only)
Flat Rate:
$1,850.00 to $6,500.00 (CAD)
Corporate
(Business) Environments Involving Sensitive Proprietary Information,
Research and Development, Trade Secrets, and a Wide Variety of High
Threat International and Overseas Company Operations with POTS (Analog)
or Multi-line Digital Telephone System (Copper / Fibre-Optic / VoIP)
with up to Fifty (50) Telephone / Communication Circuits.
Government / Military / Law Enforcement
(Guideline Only)
Flat Rate:
$2,500.00 to $7,500.00 (CAD)
High
Threat-Level Government Offices or Facilities, Military Facilities,
Embassy and Consulate Buildings Involving Classified Information, and
High Threat-Level Overseas Business Interests and Travel Delegations
with POTS (Analog) or Multi-line Digital Telephone System (Copper /
Fibre-Optic / VoIP) with up to Seventy-Five (75) Telephone /
Communication Circuits.
Vehicles /
Marine Vessels / Aircraft
(Guideline Only)
Flat Rate:
$1,650.00 to $7,500.00 (CAD)
Automobiles
Utilized for Secure Transportation, Political Campaign Vehicles, Marine
Vessels, and Private, Corporate, Government or Chartered Aircraft
Possibly Compromised by Audio / Video Interception or GPS Tracking Technology.
Site Survey
/ RF Interference / Signal Propagation
(Guideline Only)
Flat Rate:
$2,500.00 to $7,500.00 (CAD)
RF Site
Survey / Spectrum Evaluations for Large and Complex Geographically
Isolated or Challenging Area often associated with the Oil and Gas
Industry, Mining Sector, Secure Research Facilities and / or Point to
Point Telecommunications Links that require a documented RF Site Survey
at one (1) or more locations.
Security
/ Investigation Agencies / Lawyers / Insurance Company
In
addition to private security and investigation agencies, security
consultants, law firms, and insurance providers; alarm installers, CCTV,
access control and system integrators and many others can benefit
from our Sub-Contractor Program (SCP).
Due to the
specialized nature of TSCM / CI related professional services, the
Professional Development TSCM Group Inc., and the Technical Security
Branch (TSB) extends our extensive experience and operational capability on a
sub-contract basis to private security and / or investigation agencies
who may wish to offer (professional level) TSCM / CI services to their clients, but perhaps
lack the technical expertise, equipment and training required to do so on their own.
TSCM is
not a do it yourself project given the high stakes commonly involved in
the corporate and business world. Never gamble with your client's
security posture by engaging sub-par services and the inferior equipment
that is often utilized by these persons with virtually no training or
experience.
 Please
understand the we are not a private security or investigation service
and therefore are not your competitor.
We work extremely hard to ensure
that the end-user client receives the best possible technical services
and advice.
By sub-contracting the vast array of highly specialized technical services
that we offer, will bring credibility to your agency or organization.
The TSB
has (30+) years of real world experience and owns the most
sophisticated test and measurement equipment resources available in providing TSCM,
COMSEC, ECM, EMSEC, Counter-Surveillance (CS) and Counter-Intelligence related professional
services for all known and developing, low, medium, and high threat level assignments
across Canada.
PDTG Inc., is the only TSCM service provider with a formal Quality
Assurance Review Protocol (QARP) TM with documented self-audits and professional
accountability standards.
In-fact, we have the best reputation in the industry for
quality professional services and reports that are second to none on the
industry.
Contact
Paul D
Turner, TSS TSI
at the Technical Security Branch (TSB) to learn more about the many
benefits of our Sub-Contractor Program (SCP) and learn how we can help
expand your company operations into this highly technical field with
little more than a telephone call to our office.
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