Through one of our specialised courses, we help develop personnel for the ever-demanding  needs of security and intelligence organisations worldwide.

With decades of experience we are ideally suited to train your staff and teach new capabilities to your teams.  We have the ability to run training courses on-site, off-site, and remotely with a variety of staff members. As well as this we can provide long term mentoring.

If you need help deciding which is the course for you or your staff, or want to discuss your requirements, please Contact Us for information.

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Defensive Security

Level 3 Introduction to TSCM 

Technically Assisted Physical Search for Eavesdropping Devices

Length –  3 days

Venue – KSL office, Northampton UK, Virginia Beach USA

Places – 5

Course Dates – 20th – 22nd May 2024

Course Dates – 1st – 3rd July 2024

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This is a basic TSCM course introducing threats, physical search, and technically assisted search using KSL’s own Lockhart TSCM kit.  Practical experience will include using Lockhart TSCM, and sweeping of a room in an office environment.

Learning Outcomes:

• To provide students a basic understanding of threats from eavesdropping
• To provide an understanding of how to discover threats from eavesdropping
• To give students the ability to perform a basic TSCM search
• To give students the ability to use Lockhart TSCM equipment, and introduce other equipment

Who should attend?

The course is directed toward anybody with an interest in, or remit to, defend against threats from espionage, with little or no background in TSCM.  The course is aimed towards people whose intention is they will be protecting their own infrastructure, but can also be beneficial as a top-level management overview to understand the threats and possible countermeasures with the view to implementing measures to protect against them.

Level 4 TSCM Practitioner 

Entry Level TSCM Professional

Length –  7 days

Venue – KSL office, Northampton UK,  Virginia Beach USA

Course Dates – 6th – 14th June 2024  FULLY BOOKED

Course Dates – 4th – 12th July 2024

Course Dates – 6th – 14th August 2024 FULLY BOOKED

Prerequisite: Level 3 Introduction to TSCM (or equivalent experience)

Places – 4-6

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This detailed countermeasures course goes into considerably more detail than the Introduction to TSCM course, with more background and depth as to how and why people attack – ‘attack and defend’ techniques, allowing the candidate to have better knowledge and understanding of what they are looking for.  Training will involve a range of types of technical equipment to find devices.  In a nutshell, this course will teach a student to detect and find bugs.

This course involves practical, scenario-based sessions in office and accommodation environments.  It allows the candidate to plan and conduct a physical and electronic inspection.

Learning Outcomes:

• To provide students a thorough understanding of threats from eavesdropping
• To provide understanding of how to discover threats from eavesdropping
• To give students the ability to perform a more indepth TSCM search
• To give students practical experience sweeping in a variety of environments
• To teach students to use a broad range of sweeping devices commercially available

Who should attend?

The course is directed toward people intending to become practitioners of TSCM; those who will sweep for eavesdropping devices, either for themselves or others.  The course is geared to those with some experience in attack or sweep already, or those who have attended the TSCM Introduction course previously. Please contact us to check eligibility for this course.

Signals Intelligence

Level 3 Operator Value

Methodology and Procedures in an OC

Length –  5 days

Venue – KSL office, Northampton UK,  Abuja Nigeria, Other

Prerequisite: Level 3 Introduction to TSCM (or equivalent experience)

Places – 4-6

Prerequisite    None

Next Date – 10th – 14th June  FULLY BOOKED

Next Date – 12th – 16th August

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This course will teach new operators how to use Monitoring Centre (MC) software to replay calls, identify relevant content and how to report on it.  They will learn how to write effective and concise call summaries so as not to overburden analysts with irrelevant transcript to read.

Students will leave being able to perform more productively, and in a manner more uniform with their colleagues.  The course will involve a large practical element, giving hands-on experience of the MC software, with a wide range of calls containing different voices and subject matter.

Learning Outcomes:

• To provide students with the ability to use Monitoring Centre software (K-OC) to replay intercepted calls
• To allow students to identify which calls hold intelligence value, and which to discard at the earliest opportunity
• To enable students to write effective, concise and relevant call summaries
• To give students an understanding of how to write handover reports for other teams
• To provide students with an understanding of how to identify new persons of interest

Who should attend?

This course is the entry-level course designed for new operators in a Monitoring Centre, in order to get them up and running efficiently, and contributing productively to the organisation’s aims.

Level 4 Lawful Interception to Intelligence 

Length – 5 days (6 days if prerequisite course not recent)

Venue – KSL office, Northampton UK, Abuja Nigeria, Other

Places – 4-6

Prerequisite – Operator Value

Next Date – Available on request

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This course will teach Case Officers how to analyse various sources of intelligence report and information to understand the wider picture of their operation and understand how to make operational decisions using the Intelligence Cycle, including how and when to escalate.  They will learn how to summarise the intelligence analysed and report on the overall situation.  The course will involve a large practical element, giving hands-on experience of Case & Target Management software, with sources of intelligence appearing in real-time in controlled scenarios.

Learning Outcomes:

• To give students understanding of working as a team rather than in isolation
• To ensure students make best use of Handover Reports
• To provide students with an ability to analyse the overall intelligence picture
• To enable students to use a Living Document effectively
• To enable students to understand when to escalate
• To enable students to identify coded speech/rocker

Who should attend? 

This course is the entry-level course designed for Case Officers in a Monitoring Centre, in order to get them up and running efficiently, and contributing productively to the organisation’s aims.  It is best suited to those who already understand the purpose of the MC.