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TSCM Bug Sweeps — Technical Surveillance Countermeasures, OSINT & Secure Comms
The technical edge of protection — finding what's hidden, securing what matters.
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Empire Protection provides integrated Technical Security solutions for the modern threat environment, where risk is as likely to be electronic as physical. Our Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) capability detects illicit surveillance devices and eavesdropping threats; our open-source intelligence (OSINT) collection and analysis surfaces what adversaries can already see about your people and operations; and our cyber security risk support and secure communications help protect sensitive information in transit and at rest.
Delivered together, these capabilities close the gaps that physical security alone cannot — and they integrate directly with protective operations and the wider security risk management program.
Empire Protection delivers this capability across our Australia, USA and global operations, with software-supported governance, risk & compliance.
How we deliver technical security
Scoped to the threat, reported clearly, aligned to your protective plan.
What's included
TSCM bug sweeps
Detection of illicit surveillance devices and eavesdropping threats.
OSINT collection & analysis
What adversaries can already learn about you from open sources.
Cyber security risk support
Risk-based support for protecting sensitive information.
Secure communications
Protecting information in transit and at rest, proportionate to sensitivity.
Who it's for
Executives and boards concerned about information leakage, organisations handling sensitive or classified information, high-profile individuals, and clients integrating technical security into a protective program.
Why Empire Protection
Empire Protection brings intelligence-tradecraft to technical security, delivered by specialists with backgrounds across intelligence, law-enforcement and security operations. Work is handled discreetly and designed for compliance with privacy and related obligations.
What is a TSCM bug sweep?
TSCM (Technical Surveillance Countermeasures) — commonly known as a bug sweep — is the professional detection of illicit listening, recording and tracking devices that may be used to eavesdrop on your conversations, meetings and premises. A thorough TSCM inspection combines physical search, radio-frequency (RF) spectrum analysis, and inspection of telecommunications and IT infrastructure to identify covert surveillance threats.
When you might need a TSCM sweep
Organisations and individuals typically request a TSCM bug sweep before sensitive board meetings or negotiations, after a suspected information leak, during litigation or disputes, when moving into new premises, or as part of a recurring security program for executives handling confidential information.
Our TSCM process
Every engagement is scoped to the specific threat and reported clearly. We define the threat and priorities (Scope), conduct the physical and technical sweep and collect findings (Sweep & Collect), analyse results against your risk profile (Analyse), and provide clear recommendations to close any gaps (Secure).
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Close your technical security gaps
Talk to Empire Protection about TSCM, OSINT, cyber risk support and secure communications.
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