Future of TSCM

TSCM
Vision
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The Future of TSCM
“Innova'on & Insight”
ERII Conference 2014

Embassy Suites – Washington D.C.
13 September 2014

Steve Whitehead
Managing Member
Eavesdropping DetecHon SoluHons®
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Eavesdropping
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Eavesdropping dates back to 1370 and was punished by the BriHsh courts of
the Hme. In the late middle ages, English village courts tried to maintain
equilibrium by imposing punishment for eavesdropping, scolding and
nocHvagaHon (aimless night wandering). The term "eavesdropping"
originally came from Anglo-‐Saxon laws against building too close to the
border of your land, lest the rain running off your roof, the yfesdrype or
"eaves drip," mess up your neighbour's property. "Eavesdropper" became
the word for a person who stands within range of the eaves drip — too close
— in order to listen in on what was going on inside the house
The problem with eavesdropping wasn't so much

about noEons of rights to privacy as about people
who "perturbed the peace" by using the
informaEon they gained through eavesdropping to
sow discord
21st Century
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•  New global world issues

•  New and more powerful countries (new alliances)

•  New technology

•  New espionage targets – moving from the military and

poliHcal fields to the economic environment (oil, gas and
other natural resources)

•  Rise of the corporate “spy”
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PuMng Things in Context
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Business has always been about compeHHon: compeHHon for
customers, compeHHon for markets and ulHmately
compeHHon for superior returns!

While new business opportuniHes emerge at a faster rate

than any Hme before, so too do the nature and extent of
threats that companies and naHonal economies now face
Nothing changes table

manners as fast as
a smaller pie!
Status of Technical Threats

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•  In recent years the technical aspects of electronic surveillance
detecHon have become much more complex

•  Growth in surveillance enabling technology and new terminology:

convergence, virtualisaHon, GSM, GPRS, GPS, IP, Bluetooth, VoIP, Wi-‐
Fi, SD memory cards, wireless, android, embedded web services and
more

•  MiniaturisaHon regarding al three phases of eavesdropping

•  Convergence

•  Technology -‐ empowering people

•  Cyber-‐espionage Link
Our Work Terrain

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•  Offices and buildings were drab – lics were manned by building
employees and recepHonists formed the 2nd line of defence
•  Walls were painted green or grey, desks, chairs and filing cabinets
were wooden, warn and scarred
•  Office machines were few, heavy, manual in operaHon and
frequently old

•  Offices are designed for

beauty and efficient funcHoning
•  It has atmosphere with
expensive equipment
•  Blurring boundaries
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The Internet of Things
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hep://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVlT4sX6uVs
Technology PredicEons
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1.  Zero-‐size intelligence – chips becoming smaller
2.  Neuro hacking -‐ decoding brainwaves
3.  Mass data -‐ data and machines could replace individual decision
making
4.  Youth Tech Movements
5.  Nanotechnology – innovaHons in technology, engineering, medical
devices, “surveillance devices”
6.  More cyber aeacks – water systems and electronic grids
7.  Universal translators
8.  RoboHcs, surrogates and avatars (digital representaHon of a real
person)
What Is TSCM

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TSCM is a counterintelligence acHvity and refers to a set of measures
employed to iden*fy and to inves*gate hosHle technical devices
planted by an adversary for collecHon purposes

TSCM is largely directed at the protec*on of informaHon but will
ocen reveal physical and other security problems, lack of educaHon
and can help to assess the vulnerability of sensiHve faciliHes
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What Is TSCM
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It is the systemaHc electronic,
physical and visual examinaHon of
a designated area by trained and
q u a l i fi e d p e r s o n s , u H l i s i n g
appropriate equipment and
techniques in an effort to locate
surrepHHous listening, video and
opHcal devices, security hazards
o r o t h e r m e a n s i n w h i c h
classified, sensiHve or proprietary
informaHon could be intercepted,
lost or stolen
Source : Tim Johnson (Adapted by S Whitehead)
What Is The TSCM Task?

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To detect and to neutralise hosHle penetraHon technologies that are
used to obtain unauthorised access to informaHon. This includes the
detecHon of equipment or building components that have been
modified for direct or indirect transmission of informaHon
AcquisiHon & Transmission of Processing &

Conversion InformaHon Storage
of InformaHon of InformaHon
TSCM Angle
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•  Eavesdropping detecHon (Debugging)

•  VIP protecHon programmes
•  Provision of secure environments

•  ConsulHng regarding informaHon
protecHon
•  CommunicaHons system integrity tesHng
•  InformaHon security
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ASack methods
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1.  Hard wired aeacks
2.  Telephone aeacks
3.  Radio Frequency (RF) transmieer aeacks
4.  Esoteric aeacks
How Do We Stay Relevant and Up To Date?
ASack methods
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Expect Devices Everywhere!
Things To Consider

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To stay Relevant We Need:

1.  InformaHon about the threats in all areas – What are the trends?
(SomeHmes we are updated in one area but lagging in another
area)
2.  Good training
3.  The best equipment that is available and
4.  To stay in touch (It is all about sharing!)
An Outdated TSCM Professional is a Threat to His Clients and the Industry!
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Thank You!
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TSCM Vision
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ERII Conference 2014

© 2014 info@tscm-­‐za.com www.tscm-­‐za.com

The problem with eavesdropping wasn't so much

• New and more powerful countries (new alliances)

• New espionage targets – moving from the military and

• Rise of the corporate “spy”

© 2014 info@tscm-­‐za.com www.tscm-­‐za.com

While new business opportuniHes emerge at a faster rate

Nothing changes table

© 2014 info@tscm-­‐za.com www.tscm-­‐za.com

Status of Technical Threats

• Growth in surveillance enabling technology and new terminology:

• MiniaturisaHon regarding al three phases of eavesdropping

• Technology -­‐ empowering people

© 2014 info@tscm-­‐za.com www.tscm-­‐za.com

Our Work Terrain

• Oﬃces are designed for

© 2014 info@tscm-­‐za.com www.tscm-­‐za.com

© 2014 info@tscm-­‐za.com www.tscm-­‐za.com

What Is TSCM

What Is The TSCM Task?

AcquisiHon & Transmission of Processing &

• Provision of secure environments

• CommunicaHons system integrity tesHng

1. Hard wired aeacks

2. Telephone aeacks

3. Radio Frequency (RF) transmieer aeacks

4. Esoteric aeacks

How Do We Stay Relevant and Up To Date?

© 2014 info@tscm-­‐za.com www.tscm-­‐za.com

Expect Devices Everywhere!

© 2014 info@tscm-­‐za.com www.tscm-­‐za.com

Things To Consider

© 2014 info@tscm-­‐za.com www.tscm-­‐za.com

© 2014 info@tscm-­‐za.com www.tscm-­‐za.com

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•  New and more powerful countries (new alliances)

•  New espionage targets – moving from the military and

•  Rise of the corporate “spy”

© 2014 info@tscm-‐za.com www.tscm-‐za.com

© 2014 info@tscm-‐za.com www.tscm-‐za.com

•  Growth in surveillance enabling technology and new terminology:

•  MiniaturisaHon regarding al three phases of eavesdropping

•  Technology -‐ empowering people

© 2014 info@tscm-‐za.com www.tscm-‐za.com

•  Oﬃces are designed for

© 2014 info@tscm-‐za.com www.tscm-‐za.com

© 2014 info@tscm-‐za.com www.tscm-‐za.com

•  Provision of secure environments

•  CommunicaHons system integrity tesHng

1.  Hard wired aeacks

2.  Telephone aeacks

3.  Radio Frequency (RF) transmieer aeacks

4.  Esoteric aeacks

© 2014 info@tscm-‐za.com www.tscm-‐za.com

© 2014 info@tscm-‐za.com www.tscm-‐za.com

© 2014 info@tscm-‐za.com www.tscm-‐za.com

© 2014 info@tscm-‐za.com www.tscm-‐za.com