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101 Questions & Answers About Business Espionage
The ultimate FAQ about business espionage; prevention and prevention.
(with contributions by Kevin D. Murray)
William M. Johnson, Ph.D., 2001
A Guidebook For The Beginning Sweeper
Glenn H. Whidden , Technical Services Agency, 301-292-6430
A Guide for Establishing Technical Surveillance Operations , Robert W. Doms, Sr. (deceased)
A Handbook for Spies
Wolfgang Lotz, 1980
Aerial Surveillance Sensing Including Obscured and Underground Object Detection: 4, 6 April 1994 Orlando, Florida (Spie, Vol 2217)
Ivan Cindrich, Nancy K. Del Grande
Architectural Electromagnetic Shielding Handbook
Leland H. Hemming, Hugh Denny, 1992
The Art & Science of Dumpster Diving
John Hoffman, Jim Broadstreet, 1993, 1999
As I Recall: The History of Technical Surveillance , Robert W. Doms, Sr. (deceased)
The Axnan Attack - A detailed composite case history (true story) about how electronic eavesdropping is accomplished on a global corporation level.
Glenn H. Whidden, 2000
The Basement Bugger's Bible: The Professional's Guide to Creating, Building and Planting Custom Bugs and Wiretaps
Shifty Bugman, 1999
Bench-Tested Circuits: For Surveillance and Countersurveillance and Technicians
Tom Larsen, 1997
More Bench-Tested Circuits: Innovative designs for surveillance and countersurveillance technicians.
Tom Larsen, 1998
The Big Brother Book of Lists
Robert E. Smith, D. Caufield, D. Crook, M. Gershman
Big Brother Is Listening: Phone Tappers & State Security
Duncan Campbell, 1981
Bugging - A Complete Survey Of Electronic Surveillance Today
John Wingfield, R. Hale, 1984
Bugs Amongst Us (out of print, German and English in one book)
Peter A. Klüver - Druckerei Kampen Publishing, Hamburg 1, Germany - 1980
The Bug Book: Wireless Microphones & Surveillance Transmitters
(Sidebars and illustrations by Kevin D. Murray)
M.L. Shannon, 1993
The Bug Book: Wireless Microphones & Surveillance Transmitters
(with contributions by Kevin D. Murray)
M.L. Shannon, 2000
The Bug in the Martini Olive and Other True Cases from the Files of Hal Lipset, Private Eye
Patricia Holt, 1991
Cheesebox - Being the life and times of Cheesebox Callahan, King of the underworld’s wiremen.
Paul S. Meskil with Gerard M. Callahan, 1974
The Complete Spy: An Insider's Guide to the Latest in High Tech Espionage & Equipment
Robert McGarvey, Elise Caitlin, 1983
Computers, Surveillance, and Privacy
David Lyon (Editor), Elia Zureik (Editor), 1996
Corporate Investigations - First Edition - 2003
Chapter 5 - Electronic Eavesdropping & Corporate Counterespionage - by Kevin D. Murray (College textbook)
Corporate Investigations - Second Edition - 2005 (all new)
Chapter 5 - Electronic Eavesdropping & Corporate Counterespionage - by Kevin D. Murray (College textbook)
Covert Audio Interception: Volume One
CCS International Limited, 1994 (Volume Two , Volume Three )
The Covert Catalog 2000
Lee Lapin
Covert Surveillance & Electronic Penetration
William B. Moran, 1983
Don’t Bug Me The latest hi-tech spy methods.
M. L. Shannon, 1992
The Ear: Volumes I, II & III
(Distance Learning Electronic Countermeasures Course)
Glenn H. Whidden , Technical Services Agency, 301-292-6430
The Eavesdroppers
S. Dash, R.F. Schwartz, R.E. Knowlton, 1959 & reprinted 1971
The Eavesdroppers
Jack Bleakley
Eavesdropping
Mary Rudbeck Stanko
Electronic Communication Interception Operations: Selected Examples of Possible Approaches
U. S. Office of Telecommunications Policy, 52p., 1985, ISBN 0-87364-114-0, Paladin Press
Electronic Eavesdropping
Earleen H. Cook, 1983
Electronic Eavesdropping Counter Measures Business Start-Up Manual
Ralph D. Thomas, 1992 (excerpt )
Electronic Eavesdropping Techniques and Equipment
Raymond N. Jones, 1975, US Department of Justice, Law Enforcement Standards Program, Report-0207.00, Supt. of Documents #J 1.41/2: 0207.0
Electronic Eavesdropping Techniques and Equipment
Raymond N. Jones, 1993
The Electronic Invasion
Robert Michael Brown, 1967, 1975
Electronic Monitoring Guide: A Guide On The Monitoring And Recording Of Communications By Utility Company Personnel
The Utilities Telecommunications Council (now UTC), Washington, DC 1996
Das Große Minispione Baubuch (German)
Jochen Blumenthal, 1999, ISBN: 3-88963-228-9
Electronic Monitoring in the Workplace : A Selected Bibliography
Carla M. Weiss
Electronic Nightmare: The Home Communications Set And Your Freedom
John Wicklein, 1979-82
Electronic Spies - The New Face of War
Time-Life Books, 1991
Electronic Spying
Mentor Publications
Electronic Surveillance
L. B. Taylor, Jr., 1987
Electronics Surveillance Countermeasures: Volume Two
CCS International Limited, 1995 (Volume One , Volume Three )
Electronic Surveillance Devices
Paul Brookes, 1996
Electro-Optical Surveillance, Volume Three
Gene Adcock, CCS International Limited, 1995 (Volume One , Volume Two )
Guide to Embassy & Espionage Communications
Tom Kneitel
The Enormous Radio (fiction, young adult)
John Cheever, 1983
The Extreme Covert Catalog: The world's most complete guide to electronic surveillance, covert and exiotic equipment supplies and suppliers.
Lee Lapin, 2001
Hands-on Countermeasures
("Murray Associates...one of the best ECM firms in the country.")
Lee Lapin, 1993, ISBN 1-880231-15-8
High-Tech Espionage/How the KGB Smuggles Nato's Strategic Secrets to Moscow
Jay Tuck, 1986
The Home Workshop Spy: Spookware for the Serious Hobbyist
Nick Chiaroscuro, 1997
How To Build A Bugproof Room
Angus Glas, 1990
How to Get Anything On Anybody: Book I
Lee Lapin, 1987
How to Get Anything on Anybody: The Encyclopedia of Personal Surveillance, Book II
Lee Lapin, 1992
How to Get Anything on Anybody: The Encyclopedia of Personal Surveillance, Book III
Lee Lapin, 2003
How to Succeed at Spying by Trying (a novel about industrial espionage)
Shepherd Mead, 1968, Simon & Schuster, LOC# 68-14841
Improvised Technology In Counter-Intelligence Applications
Robert S. Ing
Industrial Espionage: Intelligence Techniques and Countermeasures
(Electronic Counterintelligence section by Kevin D. Murray)
N. R. Bottom & R. R. J. Gallati, 1984
The Intruders: The Invasion Of Privacy By Government And Industry
Senator Edward V. Long, Fredrick A. Praeger Publishers, 1967, 230 pp., $5.95, LOCCCN: 66-18907
Invasion of privacy: police and electronic surveillance in Canada
Stanley A. Cohen
The Layman's Guide to Electronic Eavesdropping: How It's Done and Simple Ways to Prevent It
Tom Larsen, 1996
Making Spies: A Talent Spotter’s Handbook
H. H. Cooper, 1986
Methods of Electronic Audio Surveillance
Dr. David A. Pollock, 1973
Minispione (German)
Stratis Karamanolis, 1985 ISBN: 3-922238-52-1
Microspione #137 - Schematics for eavesdropping devices. (German, out of print)
Günter Wahl, 1977, ISBN 3-7724-0276-3
Minispione II #45/46 - Schematics for eavesdropping devices. (German, out of print)
Günter Wahl, 1974, ISBN 3-7724-0183-X
Minispione #170 - Schematics for eavesdropping devices. (German)
Günter Wahl, ISBN 3-88976-130-5
Minispione V #174/5 - Schematics for eavesdropping devices. (German, out of print)
Günter Wahl, 1980, ISBN 3-7724-0474-X
Minispione #383 - Schematics for eavesdropping devices. (German)
Günter Wahl, ISBN 3-88976-132-1
Minispione: Technik und Abwehr des Lauschangriffs (German)
(Eavesdropping technique and defense)
Günter Wahl, 1999, ISBN 3-7723-4933-1 A compendium of the 8-book Minispione series from the 70's & 80's.
The Möller Papers (free) - Computer eavesdropping by reconstructing electromagnetic emissions. Research since Van Eck. Translation from German of "Protective Measures Against Compromising Electro Magnetic Radiation Emitted by Video Display Terminals" by Dr. Erhart Möller, University of Aachen, Laboratory for Communication Engineering, Aachen, Germany, 1990.
Now Hear This: Electronic Eavesdropping Equipment Design
Schematics for eavesdropping and counter-eavesdropping devices.
(Countermeasures chapter by Kevin D. Murray) Winston Arrington (deceased) - Sheffield Electronics
Odyssey of an Eavesdropper : My Life in Electronic Countermeasures and My Battle Against the FBI , Martin L. Kaiser III, 2005
The Ominous Ear
Bernard B. Spindel, Award House, 1968
Physical Security: Practices & Technology
(Electronic Eavesdropping Detection chapter by Kevin D. Murray)
Charles Schnabolk - Butterworth Publishers, 1983
The Phone Book: The Latest High-Tech Techniques and Equipment for Preventing Electronic Eavesdropping, Recording Phone Calls, Ending Harassing Calls
(Sidebars and illustrations by Kevin D. Murray)
M.L. Shannon
Pratical Countermeasures for Law Enforcement , Robert W. Doms, Sr. (deceased)
A Practical Guide to Taping Conversations in the 50 States and D.C.
The Reporter's Committee for Freedom of the Press, Fall 1996
Principles of Secure Communications 2nd edition
Don J. Torrieri, 1992
The Privacy Plan: How to Keep What You Own Secret From High-Tech Snoops, Lawyers and Con Men
Robert J. Mintz, Peter S. Doft, 1999
Problems of Electronic Eavesdropping
Monrad G. Paulsen
The Protection of Assets Manual
(Electronic Eavesdropping Detection chapter by Kevin D. Murray)
A 4-volume reference set, with monthly updates. Timothy Walsh, CPP (Editor)
Running A Ring Of Spies - Spycraft and black operations in the real world of espionage.
Jefferson Mack, 1996
The Professional Paranoid - How to fight back when investigated, stalked, harassed, or targeted by any agency, organization or individual.
H. Michael Sweeney, 1999
The Russian Eavesdropping Threat - Late 1993
Glenn H. Whidden , Technical Services Agency, 301-292-6430
The Science of Electronic Surveillance
J.S. VanDewerker, R. Barry Ashby, 1976
The Science of Spying
Daniel Cohen, 1977
Secret Agent - Volumes I & II
Bill Pryor, 1986, Eden Press, Inc., 714-556-2023
Secret Armies: the growth of corporate and industrial espionage
Jacques Bergier
Secret Power - The International Spying Networks UKUSA and ECHELON
Nicki Hagar, Interpact, Inc., 813-518-0600, 301pp, ISBN: 0-908802-35-8
Security Electronics
John E. Cunningham, 1970-5
The Sigint Secrets: The Signals Intelligence War, 1900 to Today
Nigel West
Soviet SIGINT: Hawaii operation
Desmond Ball
So You Want to be an Industrial Spy
Louis Moreau - Gozo Press, Malta - 1977
Spook Book: A Strange and Dangerous Look at Forbidden Technology
Mick Tyner, 1989
Spooks: The Haunting of America: The Private Use of Secret Agents
Jim Hougan , 1978
Spy Book: The Encyclopedia of Espionage
Norman Polmar, Thomas B. Allen, 1988
SpyComm: Covert Communication Techniques Of The Underground
Lawrence W. Myers, 1991
Spying on Your Spouse: A Guide for Anyone Who Suspects a Partner Is Cheating
Kelly Squires, 1996
Spygame (formerly Ninja 1990)
Lee Lapin, Scott French, 1985
Spy Overhead: The Story of Industrial Espionage
Clinch Calkins,
Spy-Tech
Graham Yost - Facts on File, New York - 1985 - ISBN 0-8160-1115-X
The Steal: counterfeiting and industrial espionage
Brian Freemantle
Stranger On The Line - The Secret History of Phone Tapping
Patrick Fitzgerald & Mark Leopold, £7.95, ISBN 0-370-31086-1
Surveillance Audio Amplifiers: The Cult of Electronic Super-Hearing
Mick Tyner, 1990
Surveillance Countermeasures: A Serious Guide to Detecting, Evading, and Eluding Threats to Personal Privacy
1994
Surveillance Technologies: Proceedings: 2-5 April, 1991, Orlando, Florida (Spie Proceedings Series, Vol. 1479)
Sankaran Gowrinathan, Raymond J. Mataloni, Stanley J. Schwartz
Surveillance Technologies II: 21-23 April 1992 Orlando, Florida (Spie Proceedings, Vol 1693)
Sankaran Gowrinathan, James F. Shanley (Editor)
Surveillance Technologies and Imaging Components: 13-14 April 1993, Orlando, Florida (Spie Proceedings, Vol ????)
Surveillance and Assessment Technologies for Law Enforcement: 19-20 November 1996, Boston, MA (SPIE Proceedings Series, Vol. 2935)
A. Trent DePersia, Suzan Yeager, Steve Ortiz - ISBN 0-8194-2337-8
Taps, Bugs And Fooling The People
Herman Schwartz, The Field Foundation, 1977
Technical Surveillance and Countermeasures (TS/CM) Equipment in Russia: A Strategic Entry Report
The Manufacturing Research Group, 1998
Techniques in Countersurveillance : The Fine Art of Bug Extermination in the the Real World of Intelligence Gathering
Marinelli Companies, Greg Hauser, 1999
Techniques Of Burglar Alarm Bypassing
Wayne B. Yeager, 1990
Techno-Bandits - How the Soviet's are Stealing America's High-Tech Future
(out of print)
Linda Melvern, Nick Anning, David Hebditch, 1984
Telephone Eavesdropping and Detection
C. L. Taylor and R. J. Udovich, 1990
Telephone Hacker Fraud Security Systems
Daniel I. Stusser and Donald F. Carter; The Ergotec Group; 206-448-2000; 156pp.
They're Watching You: The Age of Surveillance
Tony Lesce
The Third Listener - Personal Electronic Espionage
John M. Carroll, Dutton, 1969
The TSCM Threat Book: Volumes I & II
Glenn H. Whidden , Technical Services Agency, 301-292-6430
There Are No Electrons: Electronics For Earthlings
Kenn Amdahl, 1991
Understanding Surveillance Technologies: Spy Devices, Their Origins and Applications
by Julie K. Petersen, Saba Zamir, 2000
The Ultimate Spy Book
H. Keith Melton, 1996
US Attorney's Manual on Electronic Surveillance
Paladin Press - 1988 - ISBN 0-87364-457-3
Voice Processing System Security: Misuse, Abuse, and Fraud Detection and Prevention
Tom Fermazin and Marc Robins; Robins Press, 212-614-9842; 120 pp.
The Whole Spy Catalog - A Resource Encyclopedia for Researchers, PIs, Spies, and Generally Nosy People.
Lee Lapin, 1995
The Whole Spy Catalog - An Espionage Lover’s Guide
Richard L. Knudson, 1986
Who's bugging you?: Inside Ireland's secret world of electronic surveillance.
Brendan Munnelly
Why I Quite Syndicated Crime / Wiretapper / The Jim Vaus Story
Jim Vaus, as told to D.C. Haskin (Forward by mobster Mickey Cohen), 1951 (movie )
Wireless Spectrum Finder - Telecommunications, Government and Scientific Radio Frequency Allocations in the US 30 MHz - 300 GHz.
The ultimate frequency guide.
(with contribution by Kevin D. Murray)
Bennett Z. Kobb, 2001
Wiretap Detection Techniques: A Guide To Checking Telephone Lines For Wiretaps.
(with contributions by Kevin D. Murray)
Theodore N. Swift, 1997
Wiretap: Listening In On America’s Mafia
James Goode, 1988
Wire Taps & Surveillance - Book 1
Michael P. Jones, 1984
Wire Taps & Surveillance - Book 2
Michael P. Jones, 1984
Wiretapping & Eavesdropping (law book)
Clifford Fishman, 1978 with annual updates.
Wiretapping and Electronic Eavesdropping: The Law and Its Implications: A Comparative Study
Juris Cederbaums, 1969
Wiretapping & Electronic Surveillance
Gordon Press, 1986 ISBN 0-8490-3530-9
Wiretapping In New York City
Robert M. Fogelson, 1974
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