About the Author
Kevin D. Murray is an independent, professional security consultant. 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. Services provided include advanced eavesdropping detection, also known as technical surveillance countermeasures (TSCM) and full counterespionage strategy development services for 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.
Murray Associates’ client family includes:
• 375+ Fortune 1000 companies
• 800+ others from every imaginable corner of business
• Many North American government agencies
• Clients in 39 states and several foreign countries
Mr. Murray’s professional certifications:
• CISM (Certified Information Security Manager)
• CPP (Certified Protection Professional)
• CFE (Certified Fraud Examiner)
• BCFE (Board Certified Forensic Examiner)
• MPSC (Mobile Phone Seizure Certification)
Professional affiliations:
• International Association of Professional Security Consultants (IAPSC)
• Information Systems Audit & Control Association (ISACA/CISM)
• American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS/CPP)
• The American College of Forensic Examiners (ACFE/BCFE)
• High Technology Crime Investigation Association (HTCIA)
• Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE/CFE)
• Espionage Research Institute (ERI—Advisor)
• Infraguard (An FBI–Private Sector Initiative)
Mr. Murray also holds the following licenses:
• Private Detective (New Jersey)
• Electronic Countermeasures/Counterintelligence (North Carolina)
• Amateur Radio Operator (FCC)
• LTA Pilot/Instructor (FAA)
Accomplishments:
Mr. Murray developed and taught two Electronic Eavesdropping 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 (see the list at the end of this section).
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”); “Spies Like Us,” an episode of Public Radio International’s (PRI) This American Life series with Ira Glass; and the Discovery Channel's Daily Planet show.
Personal Information:
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).
Books Featuring Kevin D. Murray:
Arrington, Winston. Now Hear This! Electronic Eavesdropping Equipment Designs. Chicago, IL: Sheffield Electronics Co., 1997. Electronic Countermeasures sections. (ISBN B0012K8WKW)
Bottom, N. R., and R. R. J. Gallati. Industrial Espionage: Intelligence Techniques & Countermeasures. Boston: Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd., 1984. Electronic Counterintelligence section. (ISBN 0409951080)
Guindon, Kathleen M. A.M. Best’s Safety & Security Directory. Oldwick, NJ: A.M. Best & Co., 2001. Chapter 15, “Spy vs. Spy: Everything You Need To Know About Corporate Counterespionage.” (LoC Catalog Card Number 74-618599, ISBN B000VU9PI2)
Johnson, William M. 101 Questions & Answers About Business Espionage. N.p., Shoreline, Washington: The Questor Group, 2003. Questions and Answers section. (ISBN 1591096227)
Krieger, Gary R. Accident Prevention Manual: Security Management. N.p., Itasca, Illinois: National Safety Council, 1997. Chapter 20, “Communications Security.” (ISBN 087912198X)
Lee, Edward L. II. Staying Safe Abroad: Traveling, Working & Living in a Post-9/11 World. Williamsburg, MI: Sleeping Bear Risk Solutions LLC, 2008. Eavesdropping Detection section. (ISBN 0981560504)
Mars-Proietti, Laura. The Grey House Safety & Security Directory. Amenia, NY: Grey House Publishing, 2004. Chapter 16, “Eavesdropping Detection.” (ISBN 1592370675)
Montgomery, Reginald J., and William J. Majeski, eds. Corporate Investigations. Tucson, AZ: Lawyers & Judges Publishing, 2001 & 2005. Chapter 5, Electronic Eavesdropping & Corporate Counterespionage. (ISBN 0913875635)
Murray, Kevin D. Business Spies . . . and the Top 10 Spybusting Tips They Don’t Want You to Know! Oldwick, NJ: Spybusters, LLC, 2010. (ISBN B003VYCDRK)
Murray, Kevin D. Electronic Eavesdropping & Industrial Espionage: The Missing Business School Courses. Oldwick, NJ: Spybusters, LLC, 1992–2010.
Reid, Robert N. Facility Manager’s Guide To Security: Protecting Your Assets. Lilburn, GA: Fairmont Press, 2005. Chapter 12. (ISBN 0881734799)
Rothfeder, Jeffrey. Privacy for Sale: How Computerization Has Made Everyone’s Private Life an Open Secret. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1992. Chapter 9, “Shadow of Technology.” (ISBN 067173492X)
Schnabolk, Charles. Physical Security: Practices & Technology. Boston: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1983. Eavesdropping & Countermeasures chapter. (ISBN 040995067X)
Sennewald, Charles A. CPP. Security Consulting. Boston: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2004. Chapter 15, “A Successful Security Consulting Business Stands on a Tripod.” (ISBN 0750677945)
Shannon, M. L. The Phone Book: The Latest High-Tech Techniques and Equipment for Preventing Electronic Eavesdropping, Recording Phone Calls, Ending Harassing Calls, and Stopping Toll Fraud. Boulder, CO: Paladin Press, 1998. Sidebars and illustrations. (ISBN 0873649729)
Shannon, M. L. The Bug Book: Wireless Microphones & Surveillance Transmitters. Boulder, CO: Paladin Press, 2000. (ISBN 1581600658)
Swift, Theodore N. Wiretap Detection Techniques: A Guide To Checking Telephone Lines For Wiretaps. Austin, TX: Thomas Investigative Publications, Inc., 2005. (ISBN 0918487056)
Walsh, Timothy J., and Richard J. Healy. The Protection of Assets Manual. Aberdeen, WA: Silver Lake, 1987. Section 15, “Electronic Eavesdropping Detection.” (ISBN 0930868048)
Periodicals Featuring Kevin D. Murray:
• The Legal Investigator
• PI Magazine (cover story)
• Security Management (ASIS)
• World Association of Detectives News . . . and many more.