Critical Information Defence


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Critical Information Defence®

There are constant reports of instances in which the security of major companies, international organisations, government departments, prominent individuals and VIPs has been breached via covert listening devices and cameras and through the interception of telephone, facsimile and data transmissions.

For the past eleven years Whiterock has supplied bespoke counter-surveillance solutions to individuals and organisations utilising Critical Information Defence.

Known as "sweeping" TSCM (Technical Surveillance Counter Measures) involves the detailed checking of rooms, offices and vehicles to ensure that no covert listening, secret camera or telephone bugging devices have been deployed.

'Sweeping' has now become a highly sophisticated process and has been adopted by major companies, international organisations, government departments, prominent individuals and VIPs and those with an interest in keeping their intellectual property and private lives secure. TSCM is vital for protection.

Whiterock also specialises in the methods available to counter the illegal bugging, and interception, of private and corporate telephone calls utilising high security encryption.

Knowledge is power

Industrial espionage isn't just in films or TV shows, it is real and out there and the business world uses covert surveillance on a daily basis. Governments and corporate security experts estimate that companies lose hundreds of billions of dollars each year to foreign and domestic competitors who seek out their trade secrets.

Statistics

  • 44% of UK businesses suffer malicious information security breaches. Information Security Breaches PricewaterhouseCoopers, Dept. of Trade & Industry, UK.
  • $888 Million in illegal eavesdropping equipment is sold each year in the US alone. US State Dept.
  • $512 Million is believed to be installed in US Corporations. US State Dept.
  • 72% of businesses (regardless of size) without counter-espionage protocols are destined to suffer financial loss within 2 years. Canadian Security Intelligence Service.
  • Combined costs of foreign and domestic economic espionage, including theft of intellectual property, are as high as US$300 billion per year and rising. Annual Report to Congress on Foreign Economic Collection & Industrial Espionage, 2002.

If we consider that this much espionage occurs in countries where possession of a covert listening device is an offence, then consider the availability of these devices in countries who do not currently prohibit possession of these devices.

WhiteRoom

WhiteRoom is a unique 24x7 service which provides a safe environment for management meetings and discussions. Whiteroom provides reassurance that critical corporate information is protected.

WhiteRoom detects, defends and deters espionage, provides an instant status overview and is a cost effective route to due diligence, boosting protection and security. Ultimately, WhiteRoom protects the most valuable of assets - knowledge - by utilising the following protocols.

  • Counter measure sweeps for listening and camera devices.
  • Secure encryption of mobile and landline telephone systems.
  • Secure email and facsimile communication utilising encryption.
  • Measures to counter the threat from unauthorised surveillance.
  • Detection and defence against covert industrial espionage.
  • MeetingMinder in-house and remote real-time monitoring of confidential meetings.
  • Full audit & reporting to ensure measurable impact.
  • Critical Information Defence demonstrates due diligence.
  • Critical Information Defence reduces Operational Risk.
  • Organisations need to develop across-the-board policies to protect their core information assets.

Secure-Comms

Secure Communications offers true and secure telephone, data and facsimile communication. It is extremely important to understand that without encryption there is no physical way of ensuring private telephone calls or 'clean' communication.

Secure-Comms should certainly be available as a tool to ensure the non-interception of telephone calls and critical information transfers.

Whiterock offers a wide range of encryption products, which cover applications such as internal network security, mobile telephone, facsimile and radio communications, as well as file storage, video conferencing, ISDN and leased lines.

Products

Whiterock supplies a variety of counter-surveillance and security devices for use in the office, home and vehicle including high-spec document shredders, cell phone signal detectors, camera lens locators, and top-of-the-range listening device 'bug' detectors.

Whiterock specialises in espionage and surveillance counter-measures only.

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