Electronic Sweep
Corporate duty of care, due diligence, and privacy protection
Company officers may have duties under applicable law relating to acting in good faith and in the interests of the company / business / corporation, and to the protection of the business and its secrets, including the company's intellectual property; you should take legal advice on the duties that apply to you. A regular electronic sweep of your offices shows you are exercising your duty of care to protect corporate secrets, intellectual property and the privacy of key individuals and staff.
A professional technical surveillance countermeasures (TSCM) or electronic sweep is designed to detect surreptitiously or illegally installed eavesdropping devices. Eavesdropping devices can take many forms including concealed cameras, including those operating on Wi-Fi frequencies, radio frequency microphone bugs, mobile phone surveillance devices operating on the GSM network, Bluetooth microphones concealed inside standard office items and furniture. Miniature digital recorders smaller than a paperclip.
Some of the warning signs that you may need to undertake a technical surveillance countermeasures (TSCM) electronic sweep are:
– People outside your inner circle have knowledge about the business they should not – Competitors appear to be catching up on R&D quicker than expected – A disturbance in the office, a possible break-in with nothing missing – Your office door unlocked when you are sure you locked it – Staff members defect to a competitor
If you note more than one of the above at your office or other suspicious or coincidental circumstances it may be time to consider an electronic sweep by a counter espionage consultant
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. Our electronic sweep services are thorough and methodical. We can normally respond to calls for business countermeasures electronic sweep quickly anywhere in Asia. We operate at the highest levels of confidentiality and integrity and will keep your local technical inspection 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.
For more details please give us a call:
+852 9103 1852
Speak to us before you speak in that room
The first confidential consultation carries no fee, and scope is set with the red-yellow-green floor plan so professional fees concentrate where the risk concentrates. Call from a clean device, away from the suspected area.
