TSCM Training – Who Needs It?
Dean La-Vey outlines the various types of counter-surveillance training available, and argues that every TSCM operator should engage in constant re-training to stay ahead of the threats
Technical surveillance countermeasure (TSCM) training can broadly be divided into two distinct areas – training specifically on the operation of TSCM equipment, and training on the procedural elements of the search itself. Both are essential, but both are dramatically undersubscribed. There is the tendency among many operators to consider themselves totally prepared for the job at hand after undergoing just the basic equipment orientation (normally one day) and nothing else . . .
