Long gone are the days when spies and stalkers waited in a van outside sitting and listening to static for an hour before the battery runs out eventually. The tech world has taken a major leap, and now you can buy devices that record hours of audio and video recordings and transmit them to the other end of the world. Secondly, we are always connected to the internet through our smartphones, sharing valuable information such as location, time of arrival, plans, pictures, videos, and even codes.
Corporations nowadays need counter-espionage services (Bug Sweep) to eliminate any threat to their company related to security and intelligence. There are many types of listening devices available in the market that are used to conduct corporate espionage which include:
- Miniature Voice Recorders
These devices are readily available in online stores. Miniature recording devices such as mini recording devices are often used for corporate espionage purposes. They are disguised as USBs drives or credit cards, depending on the shape and size. These devices are very popular among private detectives as they are easy to hide and hard to detect.
- GSM Bugs
GSM Bugs are probably the most prolific listening devices ever. These devices operate exactly like a mobile phone. A perpetrator can easily dial-in and listen to the whole conversation from any part of the world.
A GSM Bug looks like a small black box that can be hidden discreetly in a room and can be used as a purpose-built device to look like a PC mouse, phone charger, main adaptor, or any other small object. From these examples, these are the devices that would normally be found in an office but can harbour a dangerous corporate secret!
- Radio Frequency (RF) Transmitters
A RF transmitter is a very small device and has been used for surveillance purposes for decades. It was extensively used in the 50s at the time of war. Due to the small size, these bugs can be hidden in almost anything like picture frames, skirting boards, plugs, etc. These devices are relatively inexpensive and easy to use; you need a receiver to listen to them.
Nearly all spying devices give off radio frequencies, and these radio frequencies can be detected with specialist equipment as used by TSCM engineers.
- Optical Devices
Optical devices convert audio signals into transmitted light pulses, which are then converted back to audio signals by a receiver. One example of this is the laser attack whereby a laser beam is projected onto a surface, such as a window, and the vibrations detected are converted into audio signals. Laser attacks are difficult and expensive to conduct.
Bottom line
Corporate espionage is not a good thing, and organisations could lose more than just money if their information and secrets go out into the public.
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