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Surveillance

Counter-surveillance: protecting against being watched

For sensitive organisations, the question is not only what they can see, but who might be watching them.

Where surveillance is about observing, counter-surveillance is about protecting against observation. For government, defence and sensitive commercial organisations, the possibility of being watched, electronically or physically, is a real risk to operations, safety and information.

Why it matters

Sensitive discussions, movements and information have value to adversaries. Protecting them means understanding how observation happens and putting measures in place to detect and prevent it, as a deliberate discipline rather than an afterthought.

A layered discipline

  • Protecting sensitive spaces and conversations
  • Awareness and training for people in exposed roles
  • Technical measures to detect unauthorised devices
  • Procedures that reduce predictability and exposure

For authorised organisations

Counter-surveillance capabilities and services are provided to authorised organisations under the applicable approvals, and discussed confidentially. The goal is always protection: keeping sensitive people, places and information secure.

Defence & Specialised Technologies

Capabilities are shared confidentially, with authorised organisations only.