The Challenge
A global defence organisation regularly undertook TSCM surveys at its company premises, as well as at major
International Air Shows where client negotiation and entertaining often took place. At one International Air Show in
particular, the organisation invited a limited number of media representatives to attend a press announcement. The
representatives were given strict instructions on how and when the information should be released into the public
domain. However, during the meeting a journalist was found to be recording and transmitting the content of the
meeting via an audio device.
The Solution
Due to the sensitivity of information discussed and negotiations that took place at these events, Esoteric proposed that
live monitoring should be conducted of all meetings and press announcements to ensure that sensitive commercial
information was not being listened into or transmitted illicitly. Esoteric TSCM engineers would be positioned in an
adjacent room to observe the signal activity in the meeting, providing assurance that any transmission of information
could be identified and stopped before confidential information was released.
The Benefits
In this particular incident there was no known loss of revenue to the business, however, if an inspection with monitoring had not been carried out then it is likely that either a loss of revenue or reputational damage to the company could have followed.
The organisation has since increased the scope of their electronic sweeping services and live monitoring of all meetings is carried out at International Air Shows as per Esoteric’s recommendations. This has afforded the organisation peace
