The dangers faced by the United States and its allies in the war on terrorism have left the business world with the cold hard reality of existence in a cruel new paradigm. These fanatical killers have targeted all Americans and especially American businesses. Businesses and business people are the most recognized symbol of the American way of life all over the world, and they are the weakest targets for terrorism. The brave men and women of law enforcement do a wonderful job but they can't be everywhere at once. The responsibility of providing security and safety to employees of American corporations at home and abroad falls in the hands of the companies themselves.
Terrorists are not the only threat to American businesses. Corporate espionage accounted for tens of billions of dollars in losses to the Fortune 500 in 2007. Most of these breaches were low tech attacks, aimed at gathering critical proprietary information from physical locations or personal elicitation of employees via telephone and e-mail. The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence named France, China, Russia, India, and Israel as the top 5 countries that conduct or promote covert government efforts to gather proprietary information from American businesses for the benefit of their own respective industries. American companies must defend against this type of attack or feel the repercussions.
The first step in this process is the evaluation and testing of existing security measures. Sentinel provides subject matter experts that will apply the modus operandi of today's terrorists and corporate spies against your company's current security apparatus.
Evaluations are performed at key sites or "at risk" locations including office facilities, schools, government facilities, ships and port facilities in the U.S. and abroad. This evaluation can assist maritime organizations in the implementation of security assessments and procedures required for compliance with the new ISPS code for international shipping and port security.
Prior knowledge of the exercise is only revealed to top tier executives and specified security personnel. Discretion is paramount and all information about the evaluation is treated as confidential. Sentinel initiates the evaluation with a security procedure survey and a sight walk through. We conduct an undercover surveillance of the target location to determine weak links in the day to day security operations. Video documentation of this "site evaluation" will be provided in order to obtain maximum insight into the security weaknesses. All aspects of security are evaluated including physical sight security, information security, and individual executive security. We will also provide the customer with an extensive sweep for covert recording devices that may have been placed by nefarious types in an effort to collect proprietary information. Don't be fooled by fraudulent "bug sweepers" or cheap gadgets. To combat the threat, our TSCM (technical surveillance counter-measures) specialists are fully equipped and trained in the use of laboratory grade equipment as well as a thorough knowledge of surreptitious devices used to gain information from vulnerable sources. The process is an investigative endeavor to determine the weak spots in the protective shield required by an American company today.
At the conclusion of this evaluation we will conduct an after action briefing. This briefing will provide the client with tools and suggestions for preventing security failures. We will assist in coordinating a defensive incident plan for dealing with a terrorist attack or corporate espionage. Sentinel can take your company's management team and educate them in the use of anti-terrorism and counter intelligence techniques and tactics that your company can utilize to protect its vital interests in this dangerous new world.
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