How to do bug sweep on your own- A guide by private investigators

 

Private investigators bug sweep is performed with state-of-the-art tools and gadgets. These techniques are professional but this doesn’t mean that you as a business owner can’t keep a sharp eye on everything that might be happening in your office. This blog highlights few effective tricks for bug sweep specially designed by private investigators to help you identify if something fishy is going on under your nose in your business.

Hackers can bug almost anyplace from a bathroom to your main working station with the help of hidden cameras, mics, and other eavesdropping tools that they may have planted.

So, here are the 2 most effective tricks to act smartly and save yourself from a threat before a professional bug sweep investigator arrives.

1.    Look Around- First, take a closer look at your surroundings. Carefully check for anything new or out of place and listen to your gut to see if something seems wrong. You don't have to check the bug itself. The installation of the wiretapping device may include subtle changes such as the movement of objects or furniture. Bugs can get caught in unobtrusive objects planted in unobtrusive areas or glue behind small holes in the wall.

Then check the list of devices connected to your router for any unrecognized ones. Bugs that usually require an internet connection have a more secret plan to access the web, such as using their own hotspot or SIM card, so Wi-Fi using strong surrounding signals Also check the Fi network. Anything that isn't from a neighbour, a nearby company, or any other suspicious thing could be the network of the bug itself.

2.  Advanced Search- After an intensive visual and physical look over you can utilize an assortment of scanning devices to perform further developed checks. Real spy-grade bugs often have built-in mechanisms that try to beat the scanner, so it's more successful to perform multiple typesof bug sweeps than to rely on a universal approach. Then turn off all wireless devices. Not only laptops and smartphones, but routers, set-top boxes, and connected refrigerators that seemed like a good idea at the time.

If you have any suspicion of eavesdropping in your office use these 2 easy tricks to save yourself from any further harm. Then immediately contact a professional private investigator for a bug sweep to make your premises threat proof.