How Much Will A Sweep Cost

How Much Will A Professional Sweep Cost

Lookout Security specializes in highly sensitive "bug sweeps" and wiretap detection. We have legitimate TSCM training, sophisticated equipment, and extreme confidentiality

Rates are usually non-negotiable( Government will be a different situation) and reflect years of experience, cost of our time, investment in equipment acquisition and maintenance, weeks of in-service training each year, travel, administrative and communications time and expense to coordinate the sweep and written report.

It is NOT wise to shop for TSCM sweeps by using price as a criterion as it only invites getting ripped off. Legitimate TSCM professionals are not interested in, nor will they engage in negotiating for a lower price. When you contact us, you are talking with someone in the same league as an attorney, scientist, or surgeon, not a SpyShop salesman or wanna-be. We have the same or more time in our specialized training than do most attorneys or medical professionals.

Anything beyond an initial phone call usually will be billable time. Attorneys and doctors don't consult for free, and neither do we. If a potential client calls with a long list of questions not pertaining directly to hiring the practitioner, or wants to know how to do his own sweep, or wants to know how to use the sweep kit he bought on his own, expect to pay an hourly rate in advance for consulting services.

It is also important you understand that legitimate services by a competent TSCM firm rarely start at less than a couple thousand dollars for even a basic sweep.

There are only a small number of legitimate and competent TSCM counterintelligence specialists or "Bug Sweepers" in the U.S. private sector. Legitimate TSCM firms are in very high demand, hard to find, and expensive; so be patient when trying to contact either us, or someone else in our profession.

We are not attorneys and cannot tell you whether it is legal or illegal for you to monitor your own phones, your spouses cell phone, monitor your kids, or eavesdrop on your on business. Always call a competent licensed attorney for legal advice in your area.

Without exception, we do not perform eavesdropping services nor do we sell surveillance equipment to anyone other than government agencies AND WE WILL NOT REFER YOU TO ANYONE WHO DOES.

Some Basic Numbers

Lookout Security offers fully instrumented services which utilize highly sophisticated laboratory grade equipment for an hourly fee.

Low threat, quick check sweeps require a minimum of four hours on-site.

Typical Low threat corporate and private sweeps require eight to ten hours on-site.

There is a 24 hour (or three days) on-site minimum for medium threat, fully instrumented corporate sweep work. This is our most requested corporate engagement.

Fully instrumented, higher threat corporate or government sweeps require a minimum of 40 hours (or five days) on-site for completion.

Budgetary Numbers

Low Threat TSCM Inspection

A quick, low cost, and low threat "Bug Sweep" involving one small area, office, or an area of a home (inside the south Florida area) normally requires six to ten hours on-site for completion (plus several hours off-site).

This type of TSCM service only involves a brief inspection of the airwaves, power lines, and telephone lines for obvious eavesdropping signals, simple TDR inspection of the telephones lines, and a basic inspection of the telephone instrument. This inspection may also include an optional examination of the physical security of an area.

A "Quick Check Bug Sweep" such as this should only be used when time is limited, or when the budget will not allow a more comprehensive inspection.

Medium Threat TSCM Inspection

A small medium threat corporate TSCM inspection involving 2-3 executive offices, and one conference room will normally requires one to two days for completion.

A more typical medium threat corporate TSCM inspection involving 3-4 executive offices, and one conference room will normally requires two to three days on-site for completion.

High Threat TSCM Inspection

This type TSCM inspection or bug sweep typically requires 5 to 7 days to complete.

Motor Vehicles TSCM Inspection

A TSCM inspection performed on a standard, non-luxury motor vehicle will require four to ten hours. Examinations of luxury vehicles, larger SUVs, motor coaches, boats, and similar motor vehicles will usually involve several days at a higher cost.

Recurring TSCM Inspections

Lookout Security also offers a program of recurring TSCM inspections at a reduced daily rate with a retainer. Typically these inspections can be performed on a random, monthly, or quarterly basis.

To properly secure a single executive office for corporate or government clients we recommend at least six sweeps per year. These sweeps should be evenly spaced out on a quasi-random basis, including one annual comprehensive (three to seven day) sweep and an annual or quarterly comprehensive physical security audit.

Eavesdropping Device Identification

We have access to an eavesdropping device library for forensic identification of a suspected eavesdropping device which is available for a flat fee (but only for a successful match). A hard copy report is also available but for an additional hourly fee. To facilitate such an identification simply send us an Email describing what was found (please attach a photo of the device, if available). Please include dimensions of the device, including the wire lengths, battery type and so on.

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Lookout Security

20533 Biscayne Blvd.#4, Suite#294

Aventura, Florida

33180

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