Bug Sweeping Service

Choosing the right sweep team.

So, you’ve decided that it’s time to either allay your fears or confirm your suspicions and have a local technical inspection or debugging sweep of key locations within your offices, your next task is to identify a qualified team that can provide a high level of professionalism and confidence in the delivery of the bug sweeping service.

There are very few companies that are equipped with the high-end technical equipment, training and expertise along with heaps of tenacity to use that equipment to identify illicit eavesdropping devices, such as concealed cameras, miniature recording devices, and RF transmitting devices such as GSM enabled remotely controllable bugging devices.

Standards vary across the Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) industry, as they do in any field, so it pays to ask questions before you retain anyone. A useful checklist when choosing a bug sweeping service:

• What equipment will be used, and when was it last calibrated? Ask any sweep provider about their equipment; a thorough inspection cannot be done with a hand-held detector alone.
• What training and qualifications does the team hold?
• How much time will they spend on site, and will they physically search concealed spaces, including areas above a drop ceiling?
• Does the inspection include a physical search as well as electronic testing?
• Will you receive a detailed written report of the work undertaken and the findings?

A provider who spends little time on site, carries out no physical searching, and offers only a cursory report may leave you with a false sense of security rather than genuine reassurance. If that describes a sweep you have had before, give us a call; we can help.

At Risk3 Consulting, we have been protecting the spoken word in Asia since 1992, and our founder and principal consultant, has resided in Hong Kong since 1992. We always take your concerns for your business seriously. We can normally respond to calls for bug sweeping service quickly anywhere in Asia. We operate at the highest levels of confidentiality and integrity and will keep your eavesdropping devices detection programme as low key as possible. To find out how we can help protect your business and keep your competitive edge please give us a call – Always call away from the suspected area!

What you say in private is your business; keeping it that way is ours.