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American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS) has estimated
that US companies are losing as much as $1 billion per month
from espionage activities conducted against them by foreign
intelligence agencies.
In Canada, there have been numerous examples of
Canadian companies being victims of espionage activity. The
Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), in their 2003-04
Annual Report, stated that ''certain foreign governments direct
their departments, state-owned corporations and intelligence
services to engage in economic espionage against Canada''.
But corporations are not only at risk from foreign espionage.
Domestic spying by competitors, unethical private investigators
and sometimes your own staff can place your company’s
intellectual property at risk.
In the past, high technology eavesdropping devices were very
expensive and only available to government spies. Today,
sophisticated electronic surveillance equipment is available at
many retail electronic stores.
chrismathers inc. can conduct an expert
examination of your office, home, telephone systems, computer
networks and vehicles to detect the presence of illegal
eavesdropping devices.
An examination typically begins with a physical inspection of
the suspect locations. This examination is typically followed by
a wide spectrum sweep for radio frequency (RF) transmitters.
When required, more sophisticated detection techniques are
employed to detect the presence of more esoteric technologies.
Some realities about electronic surveillance
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If you are losing information and you
suspect that you are the victim of an electronic
surveillance operation, chances are that you are wrong. The
reality is that most information that is stolen from
companies is stolen by people, not through the use of
technology. Mounting an electronic surveillance operation
against an organization is extremely expensive and
labor-intensive. Bribing or extorting an employee is a much
more cost-effective method of stealing secrets.
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An electronic surveillance professional can
only guarantee that a location is free of technical
surveillance equipment at the time that the examination is
conducted and the location is secured. Once a location is
unsecured, it can no longer be considered free of devices.
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If you suspect that there are electronic
surveillance devices present at a location, DO NOT contact
us from that location. Contact us from a secure “land line”
telephone.
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If you are involved in criminal activity,
you may be the subject of a lawful interception of your
private communications by the police or intelligence
services. Our consultants are former law enforcement
officers and they are able to determine if a device was
installed by the police or a government agency. If they
encounter such a device on your premises, WE WILL NOT
DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF THE DEVICE TO YOU.
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