“Is My Cell Phone Bugged?” by Kevin D. Murray
Description
In an age when nearly everyone relies on wireless phone service, text messages, and email, tapping and electronic surveillance have become a common problem that demands personal protection.
In Is My Cell Phone Bugged?, eavesdropping detection specialist Kevin D. Murray draws from experience and detailed research to show readers how to take control of their information security by using spybusting technology to their own advantage, preventing privacy invasions before they begin. In simple, clear-cut language, he explains the basics of counterespionage, including how to:
- Shop for a secure cordless device and avoid pre-bugged cell phones
- Identify nineteen warning signs that a cell phone is spyware infected
- Find the best apps to prevent tapping and information leaks
- Protect oneself using a “Spyware Prevention Checklist”
- Catch the spy when a phone is already under surveillance
This comprehensive guide offers an array of information to help anyone— from the lay reader to the security expert—protect themselves and their families from eavesdropping.
“Can someone…”
* eavesdrop on my cell phone calls?
* get my text messages almost as fast as I do?
* access my voice mails?
* steal my contacts list?
* send fake messages from my phone?
* make my phone dial someone else?
* receive a text revealing the length of my calls?
* receive a text alert whenever I use my phone?
* send me texts using a fake number?
* get my new number, although I switched phones?
* get the numbers I called, and who called me?
* track me using my phone’s GPS?
* track me although my phone doesn’t have GPS?
* trick me into installing spyware?
* remotely activate my phone’s microphone and eavesdrop on me when I am not using the phone?
IS MY CELL PHONE BUGGED? answers these common questions (yes) and teaches you what you can do about it.
In IS MY CELL PHONE BUGGED?, eavesdropping detection specialist Kevin D. Murray draws from over 30 years experience and detailed research to show readers how to retake control of their privacy. He does this by explaining technology in simple terms; separating fact from fiction; exposing myths and providing sound advice – developed over years of working with his clients and solving their information security problems. In fact, reading this book is a similar experience to hiring your own credentialed security consultant.
Mr. Murray explains…
* How to tell if your cell phone is infected with spyware.
* How to prove someone is spying and identify them.
* The best ways to get rid of the spyware.
* What you should do to keep spyware off you phone in the first place.
* What you should never do.
* How almost any phone can be turned into an eavesdropping device without using spyware.
* How not to be taken by spyware scams and “experts”.
* How to choose the most secure mobile phone for your purposes.
* Simple do-it-yourself forensics.
* Privacy law.
* Caller-ID myths and realities.
* How to stop unwanted texts and e-mails, and more.
Additional topics covered include…
* GSM Bugs.
* Home cordless phones.
* Wireless telephone headsets.
* Bluetooth bugging.
* Precautions to take.
* U.S. Eavesdropping laws.
* Warning signs your phone is bugged with spyware.
* How your conversations get out in ways you don’t expect.
* Pre-bugged cell phones, and more.
This book is an invaluable tool–from a professional security strategist–for everyone who wants privacy when using their mobile smartphones or household cordless phones. It also makes a thoughtful gift for loved ones, friends and employees.
About the Author
Kevin D. Murray is an independent, professional security consul- tant. He has been solving electronic eavesdropping, security, and counterespionage matters since 1973 while with Pinkerton’s Inc., and from 1978 to present at his consulting firm, Murray Associates, which provides advanced eavesdropping detection (technical surveillance countermeasures, or TSCM) and counterespionage consulting services to business, government, and high-profile individuals.
Headquartered in the New York metropolitan area, with services available worldwide, Murray Associates invites inquiries from corporate, government, and professional security entities.
Mr. Murray has developed and taught two Electronic Eaves- dropping Detection seminars at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City. He has provided technical advice to HBO, George Clooney, Steven Soderbergh, the Discovery Times Channel, Discovery Channel/Canada, ABC News’ 20/20, FOX News, CNN, CBS News, Joe Finder, NBC’s Dateline, James Cameron, Orion Pictures . . . and others.
Mr. Murray is the author of several textbook chapters, white papers, and magazine articles.
His professional work has also been featured in books and magazines, as well as on radio and television. He is referenced and quoted by Fortune magazine, the New York Times, USA Today, NPR, International Security News, Corporate Security, Security Management, Congressional Quarterly, Security Letter, Time, American Public Radio, Boardroom Reports, the Washington Post, Business Finance, and several Internet security websites. Murray Associates has appeared on an episode of the HBO original series K Street with James Carville; the Discovery Times Channel documentary Someone’s Watching; FOX News’ 212, (episode: “A Day with the Spybusters”); and “Spies Like Us,” an episode of Public Radio International’s (PRI) This American Lifeseries with Ira Glass.
In his spare time Mr. Murray enjoys traveling, and he is currently learning how to crack an 8-foot kangaroo-leather bullwhip. Eventually, he hopes to be able to play his theremin without scaring the neighbors.
Visit Murray Associates at www.spybusters.com and keep up to date with the latest eavesdropping and espionage news at Kevin’s Security Scrapbook (spybusters.blogspot.com). The companion Web page for this book is located at www.spybusters.com/ Cell911.html
My Review
When I was asked to review this book, I wasn’t really sure what to expect. Why would anyone want to “bug” or “tap into” my phone? I am not a spy, and I have no big secrets to keep away from the world. But as I started to read this book, I realized that it was not only an informational text that helps you determine if someone is eavesdropping, but to also know how to protect you and your family’s privacy.
This book gives great information on what can be done to you, how to know it is being done and even offers a free alert device that can detect possible leaks on your cell phone. He also points out that listening to your gut and matching that with important clues can be a powerful combination when you are worried about safety.
It is also interesting (and scary) to know that the average person is capable of spying. For instance, what if you suspect your nanny is stealing from you? Is your teenager where they say they were going? There are plenty of options for a protective parent to get a good look at the whole picture, rather than waiting a worrying about what is really going on.
“Is My Cell Phone Bugged?” provides a comprehensive look at what is available to almost anyone, how to use it and how to protect yourself from it. The knowledge that can be gained from Kevin D. Murray is invaluable and with no exception, knowledge is power.
With the new age of Smart phones being able to replace your boarding pass for your plane, start your car, or even turn off your lights at home…it is extremely scary to think of the “what if’s”. If you haven’t already password protected your phone, you need to. And even though most of the new phones have built in anti-spyware software that will protect you in a general way, ther are still devices and spyware out there that can listen in on us.
I would highly recommend anyone who owns a cell phone to read this book – its written in a way that can be easily read, and informs you of situations that no one really wants to think about, but should.
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