Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TCSM)
Discreet Detection. Verified Privacy. Actionable Reporting.
Confidential conversations deserve verified protection. Strategic discussions, legal consultations, executive planning sessions, and high value negotiations require assurance that no unauthorized devices are present.
Investigative Risk Management provides professional Technical Surveillance Countermeasures services, commonly referred to as bug sweeping inspections, for organizations and private clients across Canada.
Our TSCM services are designed to detect covert surveillance devices, confirm environmental security, and provide clear documentation that supports executive confidence and operational integrity.
Privacy should never be assumed. It should be verified.
What We Detect
IRMI’s inspections focus on identifying unauthorized electronic surveillance devices that compromise confidentiality. These include:
• Covert microphones and audio transmitters
• Hidden cameras embedded in walls, fixtures, or furnishings
• Wireless surveillance devices transmitting off site
• GPS tracking devices attached to vehicles
• Unauthorized communication hardware operating within secure spaces
Modern surveillance equipment can be extremely small and highly sophisticated. Professional detection requires specialized equipment and trained technical personnel capable of identifying anomalies within complex signal environments.
Where We Conduct Inspections
Technical Surveillance Countermeasures services are available for a range of environments across Canada.
Corporate Offices
Boardrooms, executive offices, meeting spaces, and sensitive operational areas where proprietary discussions occur.
Private Residences, Airbnb, and Hotels
Homes of executives, public officials, and high net worth individuals concerned about privacy and targeted surveillance.
Vehicles
Executive vehicles, fleet vehicles, and personal automobiles where unauthorized tracking devices may be concealed.
Each location presents unique structural and electronic variables. Our inspections are tailored to the physical layout, communication systems, and risk profile of the environment.
Detection Methodologies
Professional TSCM inspections combine technical instrumentation with systematic physical examination.
Our general detection methodologies include:
• Advanced radio frequency spectrum analysis to identify unauthorized signal transmissions
• Physical inspection of structures, fixtures, and furnishings
• Evaluation of communication infrastructure and wireless activity
• Vehicle examination for tracking hardware
Signal environments are analyzed for irregularities that may indicate covert transmitters. Physical inspections complement electronic detection to ensure thorough coverage.
The process is structured, disciplined, and conducted with minimal disruption to daily operations.
When TSCM Services Are Needed
Certain circumstances elevate the need for professional bug sweeping inspections.
• Sensitive executive meetings involving mergers, acquisitions, or competitive strategy
• Legal consultations requiring confidentiality
• Municipal procurement discussions
• Suspected information leaks
• Executive protection requirements
• Personal privacy concerns involving high profile individuals
Proactive inspections provide reassurance before critical meetings take place. Reactive inspections may be necessary when information appears to have been compromised.
Verified privacy strengthens leadership confidence and protects organizational credibility.
Reporting and Recommendations
Professional inspections must produce more than a verbal assurance. Each TSCM engagement includes structured documentation outlining:
• Scope of inspection
• Areas examined
• Technologies deployed
• Findings and observations
• Risk assessment
• Recommendations for corrective action where applicable
If vulnerabilities are identified, IRM provides practical guidance to mitigate risk and strengthen environmental security. Recommendations may include physical modifications, communication protocol adjustments, or enhanced security procedures.
Clear reporting supports executive decision making and demonstrates due diligence.
Secure Your Environment with Confidence
Confidential discussions shape strategy, legal outcomes, and financial performance. A compromised environment can expose critical information and create significant risk.
Professional Technical Surveillance Countermeasures inspections provide certainty. Certainty protects leadership, reputation, and operational integrity.
Contact Investigative Risk Management to schedule a confidential TSCM consultation.
Verified privacy is a strategic advantage.