Granite Island Group - Mission and Purpose Statement

Mission and Purpose Statement

Founded in 1987 and located near Boston Massachusetts, Granite Island Group, is the internationally recognized leader in the field of Electronics Engineering, Technical Surveillance Counter Measures (TSCM), Bug Sweeps, Wiretap Detection, Surveillance Technology, Communications Security (COMSEC), Counter-Intelligence, Technical Security, and Spy Hunting.

Simply put, we hunt spies, stop espionage, and plug leaks.

Granite Island Group provides expert technical, analytical and research capability for the detection, nullification, and isolation of eavesdropping devices, technical surveillance penetrations, technical surveillance hazards, and physical security weaknesses.

Detection: Measures taken to detect technical surveillance devices, technical security hazards, and physical security weaknesses that would permit the technical or physical penetration of a facility.
Nullification: The process of neutralizing or negating technical devices employed by making the placement of such devices more difficult. This includes ensuring that a room is protected with adequate physical construction and security measures thus making the placement or use of illegal listening devices ineffective.
Isolation: A method to deter, or make extremely difficult, the introduction of eavesdropping devices by establishing special security areas, for the conduct of classified or sensitive activities.

Granite Island Group also provides:

Vulnerability Analysis to provide senior management with guidelines for the enhancement of security and reduction of the vulnerability of sensitive areas to the technical surveillance threat.
Design, Manufacture, and Sale of TSCM, signals intelligence, cryptographic, and related secure communications systems and devices.
Research and Development of technical systems, devices, and tradecraft utilized by the counter-intelligence and special operations community.
Development of Specialized Computer Software and Firmware including low level drivers and related software to operate and integrate test equipment used for Signals Analysis, SIGINT, and TSCM.
Design and Installation of high performance secure computer networks and communications systems.
Research, Development, and Prototyping of new products, including low volume production of highly specialized, restricted, or exclusive use proprietary electronic items.
Disaster Preparedness Planning
Intelligence Analysis and activities to determine the existence and capability of surveillance equipment being used against the governments, corporations, establishments, or persons. Special emphasis is given to detecting and countering espionage and other threats and activities directed by professional eavesdroppers. Analysis and tiger teaming of classified and unclassified computer and communications systems, and ferreting out the weaknesses in critical systems.
Specialized Training for those in sensitive positions concerning the threat of technical surveillance and the part they can play in the TSCM program. This includes advanced training and seminars for TSCM teams and technical security personnel.
Closed Enrollment Training regarding technical security and protective related issues.

"As smoke is driven away, so are they driven;
as wax melts before the fire, so the wicked perish"
[Psalms 68:2] --- Ego te Expello.

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please E-mail: jmatk@tscm.com

or send a letter via US Mail to:
James M. Atkinson
Granite Island Group
127 Eastern Avenue #291
Gloucester, MA 01931-8008

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Telephone: (978) 546-3803 / Fax: (978) 546-9467

URL: http://www.tscm.com/