With profit margins decreasing and the
need for that "competitive edge" increasing, businesses
become more vulnerable to electronic invasion and illegal "business
intelligence" practices.
As technology improves, covert listening devices become smaller
and more sophisticated. Gone are the days of the obvious "bug"
in the base of a lamp or telephone receiver.
Devices and techniques are now
in existence to literally pull your confidential information from the
air when you use devices such as WiFi (wireless interface) connections,
cordless phones, cellular telephones and similar devices.
Don't be deceived into thinking that "hardwire"
communications is always secure. The technology has long existed to "tap"
telephone and computer communications.
Are your personal conversations safe? The sad answer
is that they are not always as private as you think they might be. Just
as a "Nanny Cam" can be secreted in a child's teddy bear, a
covert camera or listening device can be secured in clocks, lamps, telephones
and countless other items in your office, car, home and company boardroom.
What is the solution? Let IACS associates assist you
in examining your premises and practices to provide for a more secure
communications atmosphere.
DO's and DON'TS if you believe your conversations
are being compromised:
DON'T ever discuss
calling a countermeasure professional from an environment that could
be subject to a communications invasion.
DON'T involve
unnecessary persons in conversations about electronic security measures
DON'T remove
or tamper with any suspected surveillance devices
DO contact the
responsible law enforcement agency and/or a competent countermeasures
professional
