Choose the Right Professional

OK, you’ve decided to hire a professional but how do you choose between them? Now that you can recognize the differences between an amateur and a pro, things will get a little easier choosing a professional TSCM firm. This advice will become increasingly important as your threat level goes up.

First of all, nothing else matters if your TSCM firm betrays your trust. Choosing a firm that you can trust is absolutely critical because nobody is in a better position to destroy your privacy and steal information than the people you hire to protect those things. Poorly paid and poorly motivated security guards are as vulnerable to bribing as the cleaning ladies. Do you really want to take that kind of chance?

We are aware of at least one TSCM firm operating at the “professional” level (not on the Gold List) that plants devices they then pretend to discover. By doing so they not only make themselves look competent to the client, but they also reinforce the urgent need for their services in the client’s mind,. Their techs and equipment are good. This practice is done strictly as a marketing ploy because not only does it secure current accounts, they also brag about finding a device 20% of the time. There is no professional sweep tech that makes such a high claim for themselves. It’s dishonest, and it’s deceitful. Can you trust people like this? You should be able to trust any professional TSCM firm. That should be part and parcel to being professional. At Off Duty Security, we offer you the security of knowing that you are dealing with a police owned and operated business which we hope will help to establish an initial basis of trust until we’ve had the chance to earn it