Manchester United, Bugs & BS!
This image from the Manchester Evening News, reportedly shows a ‘Security Guard Sweeping For Listening Devices’ at Manchester United’s grounds. In reality what it actually shows in someone who has absolutely no idea what he’s doing, going through a perceived positive action, which actually INCREASES the risk to Manchester United! What makes this more worrying…
Cyber Security Threat
Cyber Security Threat The average budget for Cyber Security (according to Hiscox) is around $1,000,000. Yet the contents of the little box in the picture is worth less than 1% of that and can very easily counter an organisations traditional information security efforts. More that 95% of organisations have no effective defence against this attack.…
Revealing ‘Bugged Car’ Device…
It’s not very often that we have the chance to post something that’s both useful and funny… Well, this is one of those rare instances! ‘’Names, details, dates, address and numbers have been changed to protect the guilty’’ Verrimus were contacted by a professional individual, who had been recommended to contact Verrimus by a leading…
Psyber Security
Psyber Security – what is it? The Need to Remember the Role of Behavioural Science in Security Process Development Psyber security refers to viewing human behaviour as a key element of security process design. It is key to ensuring that the policies and procedures, developed to protect an organisation’s critical information, are followed and adhered…
Covert Monitoring
“The Quieter You Are, The More You Hear!” A Verrimus Operator hidden away in a boiler room, in ‘Monitor Mode’, covertly monitoring a secure area somewhere else in the building. Short term and long term covert monitoring requires a very specific set of functions and capabilities, as well as a vast array of technology. Not…
Cyber Surveillance
Verrimus have the pleasure to introduce a Cyber Surveillance solution for Government Agencies, intended to address the need for specialised solutions for collecting, monitoring and analysing data and activity information from WiFi devices. Custom designed hardware and software solution for law enforcement, armed forces, police and intelligence agencies who need to conduct covert, non-intrusive investigations…
INFOSEC – It’s a Matter of Opinion
That’s it, INFOSEC, it’s a matter of opinion! Where there is much desire to learn, there of necessity will be much arguing, much writing, many opinions; for opinion in good men is but knowledge in the making. JOHN MILTON, Areopagitica When it comes down to the reality of any real provider of information security, be that…
Verrimus – Critical Information Defence
Verrimus Critical Information Defence services…. Attackers don’t silo their attacks. Don’t silo your defences. admin
TSCM Question: Is Dip Sampling Enough to Protect Against Risks?
TSCM Question: Is Dip Sampling Enough to Protect Against Risks? A frequently asked TSCM question, posed by clients; “Is dip sampling sufficient to cover my risk?” Let us address this concern head-on. Recently, we became aware of a so-called ‘high-level’ TSCM service provider who regularly conducts dip sampling instead of performing full TSCM surveys. This…
Bug Sweep Services
Bug Sweep Services – Outdated Terminology The term ‘Bug Sweep’ is, in our view, somewhat outdated. Bug Sweep, conjures up images of a person wandering around an office with a telescopic antenna in their hand. Then declaring at some point the area to be ‘clear’! Maybe back in the cold war, and beyond, that was…