Colin Nash, U.K. West chapter secretary, introduced Nigel Parker the guest speaker at the chapter's December meeting. Parker joined the Foreign and Commonwealth office in 1982 having previously served as a radio officer at sea. He has carried out technical security inspections in many U.K. missions overseas and spent a number of years working in Hungary, Jamaica, Switzerland and South Africa. Parker discussed counter-eavesdropping-exploring the methods of technical attack and how to reduce vulnerabilities. He talked about techniques used in carrying out a sweep for listening devices and explained what services and training opportunities are available from the U.K. national authority for counter-eavesdropping. |
