SECRET SERVICES Mayfair-based security specialists Valkyrie show us how to protect our homes, businesses and loved ones
ALKYRIE IS A WELL-ESTABLISHED private security company based in central London. We have established an enviable reputation for providing the highest quality security services in London, the wider UK and globally. Founded in 2009, Valkyrie provides high-level cyber and physical security solutions to a diverse client base. We bring together expert knowledge and experience from
a comprehensive cross-section of security disciplines to diligently assess an organisation’s exposure to risk across all areas of operations and activity. Our team is drawn from world-class security and intelligence organisations including special forces, the military, and the police. We maintain the highest standards in everything we do and combine new and highly technical IT-based security capabilities with practical operational experience.
TECHNICAL SURVEILLANCE COUNTER MEASURES Technical Surveillance Counter Measures (TSCM), or better known as ‘bug sweeping’ is one of the many services we provide at Valkyrie. Many people initially think that bug sweeping is something within the realms of James Bond, but this is quite far from the truth. We are extremely busy providing this service and we have extensive and up to date equipment to provide a quality and bespoke service to our clients. Currently, we are providing this service to a wide range of clients; from a client who requires a private jet ‘swept’ to a recently refurbished office block in central London, to an individual who is going through a sensitive separation from their partner. A recent case in Hampshire involved a client who is going through an elongated separation from her partner. She was concerned that he had placed covert devices in the house, as he had threatened. Discretion being a major factor in our company, we conducted a sweep of the house and outbuildings. Thankfully, no bugs were found, which was of great relief to our client and has since eased her mind. Contrary to popular belief, we do often find covert devices . Typically, these have been placed in offices by disgruntled or ex-employees, scorned lovers and competitive businesspeople. If you feel you need our TSCM services, please contact us. Once an assessment has taken place, we can normally come out within a short timescale and have the results, followed by a detailed report in a swift time frame. »
THREE KEY TIPS Identify what sensitive information you have and where it is stored. From there you can make informed decisions on how to protect your data and audit it to see who has access to it Remember sensitive information is also protecting the spoken word. Where are your sensitive meetings held (residential properties are in situ with remote working), therefore, plan where you will be speaking and change it up Remember, while having a meeting someone could activate a recording device. Have processes and procedures in place to allow you to minimise a security breach, such as placing all phones outside the room of a confidential meeting