COMMENT | If you are a new chairperson, chief executive officer, menteri besar, or minister moving to a new office and home, it is advisable to conduct bug sweeps or technical surveillance counter measure (TSCM) inspections.

This is to uncover the possible surveillance devices planted by your enemies, agents, or those who had prior access to the premises. This is one of the ways to protect your information and assets, to maintain privacy, as well as to identify security weaknesses including confidentiality of meetings and conferences.

In Malaysia, the public’s fear of being spied upon became real after the exposé of...