In a world that is threatened by global terrorism, widespread economic espionage and technologically based crime, the Technical Security Specialist (TSS) ™ has never been as important as he / she is in the world of today.

Hostile technological threats, affect the security posture of nearly every business and individual in Canada and around the world.

Such threats are known as: Industrial Espionage, Technological Terrorism, Identity Theft, and Domestic and Foreign Intelligence Gathering.

Technological Crimes of all descriptions are often the direct result of an intentional and / or unintentional compromise of sensitive business, corporate, government, military, or personal information.

It is not uncommon to encounter hostile threats on a daily basis. Sometimes these threats originate from foreign government / military technology.

It used to be that such technology could take years to reach Canada and the United States.

However, the speed with which such technology now hits the consumer market has accelerated to the point that it can appear within weeks or months.

Technical security practitioners, within the private, corporate, military, law enforcement or government sectors, are tasked with securing critical information.

They need to be aware of hostile threats, emerging technologies and how to employ appropriate countermeasures to prevent or mitigate serious technological compromises.

Will the final battle ground prove to be one of cyber / electromagnetic spectrum dominance in the fight against state sponsored economic-espionage, and the growing trend of sophisticated technology based international terrorism?

It is an ever growing responsibility to keep on top of such information and often beyond the capability of isolated operators.

The Technical Security Branch (TSB) recognized this problem more than 40 years ago and has been actively engaged in the development of both operational and advanced training research and development activities, including the creation and development of the Canadian Technical Security Conference (CTSC) ™.

The CTSC is a unique professional development networking event; there are no other non-governmental technical security related conferences of this level and specific focus available here in Canada.

CTSC serves two (2) primary objectives:

• Providing an educational component for TSCM professional skills development;
• Creating an opportunity for professional TSCM operators, equipment manufacturers, and end user clients to share knowledge and participate in a network for which all parties share a common goal.

Knowing where to get the latest competent information and knowing who to contact when the need arises, greatly enhances the overall security posture, with an informed capability, of procuring the best Technical Security (TSEC) services.

CTSC is a not to be missed event and has something for everyone concerned with the complex world of Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM).

Those tasked with protecting information resources and providing professional TSCM / Counter-Intelligence (CI) related services, as well as those in security or management positions of any industry, should consider attending this unique professional development networking opportunity.

The following is a partial list of potential CTSC participants:

• Certified Technical Security Specialists (TSS) ™
• Private Sector TSCM Professionals
• Government Sector TSCM Professionals
• Counter-Intelligence (CI) Operatives
• Technical Intelligence Professionals
• IT / Computer Security Managers
• Telecommunication Professionals
• Computer Forensics Specialist’s
• Industrial / Commercial / Corporate Security Directors
• Law Enforcement Personnel (Intelligence / Technical Services)
• Private Sector Security Personnel
• Private Investigators
• Government Investigators
• Military / CSE / CSIS / RCMP
• Corporate Directors
• Privacy Administrators
• National Security Apparatus