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Modern Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (From Carnahan Conference on Security Technology, P 79-84, 1987, John S. Jackson and R. William De Vore, eds. -- see NCJ-118105)

NCJ Number
118119
Author(s)
J A Ross
Date Published
1987
Length
6 pages
Annotation
Detection of electronic eavesdropping from a counter-measures engineer's point of view is reviewed.
Abstract
Two broad areas of threat are discussed: traditional and modern/future. Modern communications technology is changing so fast that communications are becoming ever more vulnerable to eavesdropping. Radio bugs and wired room bugs including telephone bugs, telephone taps, and carrier current bugs are analyzed. (Author abstract modified)