Electronic Counter-Surveillance in Dubai

Spy Device Detection

Objective: Ensuring the Security of Your Information

Executives at leading organisations often risk having their business strategies, sensitive corporate data, or confidential supplier and client information stolen. These breaches can seem baffling at first, but the culprit is often right under their noses: tiny, hidden devices designed to eavesdrop. Known as bugs, wiretaps, or listening devices, these tools are nearly impossible to spot without advanced equipment.

So, how do you find and eliminate these covert threats? INSIDE RISK MANAGEMENT FZCO, a trusted investigative agency in the security sector, has taken the lead by establishing a dedicated Electronic Sweeping Division. This specialised team uses state-of-the-art detection technology to conduct thorough bug sweeping in Dubai for both corporate and private clients, ensuring your information stays secure.

The Electronic Sweeping Division is capable of detecting:

• Spy software, used to monitor activities performed on computers;
• Spy phone software, used to monitor activities on mobile phones;
• Audio/video listening devices, which can be easily concealed anywhere;
• Laser microphones, which allow eavesdropping from a distance by detecting sound vibrations through glass;
• Digital audio recorders, which can be hidden anywhere, including inside a vehicle;
• GPS trackers, installed inside or outside a vehicle, capable of providing its real-time location and tracking its route, including stops;
• GPS trackers with audio listening devices, for satellite tracking and transmission of conversations inside the vehicle;
• Telephone wiretaps;
• Audio/video recorders, that can be hidden on a conversation partner.

What Exactly is a Listening Device?

A listening device, also commonly referred to as a bug or wiretap, is a small electronic device capable of capturing audio, video, and images, and in some cases, transmitting them to a specific receiver via radio waves. It may be equipped with a microphone, a camera, or even a GPS tracker, and can be activated via remote control or VOX (voice-activated).

Details of these systems include:

• Remote control: Devices that can be activated and deactivated using a remote control device.
• VOX (Voice-Activated): This system activates the listening device only in the presence of voices, sounds, or noises.
  There are many types of listening devices, and their functionalities are continually evolving due to modern technologies.

Types of Listening Devices

Our technicians can identify all kinds of listening devices during spy device detection and bug sweeps. While spying devices come in many forms, they typically fall into four main categories:

• Audio recorders: These have very sensitive microphones for sounds and noises and a high-capacity battery that can keep the recorder active for several weeks.
• Audio/video environmental bugs: These devices transmit live via radio waves or GSM/UMTS networks. For radio transmission, a receiver is required, and the range is limited by the antenna. In the case of mobile networks, a SIM card is installed inside the device, allowing for unlimited transmission.
• Audio-video recorders: These devices have both a microphone and a camera, recording voices, sounds, noises, and images.
• GPS bugs/trackers: These devices provide location data and track movements. They may also have a microphone for audio transmission.

Where to Search for Listening Devices?

Listening devices are tiny and can be hidden almost anywhere, from clothing and false ceilings to USB drives and electrical outlets. Even vehicles are often targeted with GPS trackers to monitor movements and locations. Spotting these devices without specialised tools or expertise is nearly impossible. Professional detection is essential if you suspect unauthorised surveillance in your home, office, or car. At INSIDE RISK MANAGEMENT FZCO, we take technical surveillance countermeasures in Dubai, offering expert solutions to locate and neutralise hidden surveillance devices, ensuring your privacy and security are never compromised.

Procedure

Operations for bug sweeping in Dubai are conducted in two stages. First, the external environment is inspected through a visual perimeter check and a radio frequency scan. Then, specialised investigations are carried out inside the building or vehicle, which include:

• Measures for counter-surveillance in Dubai to hinder the functioning of listening devices;
• Using a thermal camera to thoroughly examine the environment and locate surveillance devices;
• Analysing frequencies from 10 KHz to 6 GHz;
• Using infrared devices for spy device detection;
• Checking every object that appears tampered with or suspicious.

Once listening devices are identified, they are removed, and if requested by the client, environmental security seals are applied.

Upon completion of the bug sweeping operation, INSIDE RISK MANAGEMENT FZCO provides clients with detailed and meticulous reports on all activities conducted by the Electronic Sweeping Division technicians.