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Surveillance – which in its broadest sense refers to the act of carefully watching someone or something especially in order to prevent or detect a crime – has come a long way since Sherlock Holmes looked for clues in London with a large magnifying glass as fog swirled round him. The private detective of the 21 st Century has an array of modern equipment to turn to, although the requirement to observe carefully remains.

The mythical Achilles heel was a deadly weakness that took a powerful Greek god down when an arrow struck it. All businesses have weak points too and we are here to help you identify them. These may be new products under development and the marketing strategies to launch them. They can also be as simple as our banking pins falling into the wrong hands.

They’re the welfare cheats who scam the system and use the money of decent, hardworking Australian’s to live-it-up. Now, Centrelink is set to scale back the amount of private eyes employed to catch the cheats. The government says it’s going to be relying on online technology such as data-matches to crack down on rorts. But critics claim, the changes prove the Commonwealth has gone soft on welfare cheats. Find out how you can dob in a welfare cheat to Centrelink here

Electronic bugs are becoming increasingly common in Australia, as dishonest people tap into the underworld of bugs. Sweeping is indicated if there are concerns about disgruntled employees, or if an ex staff member unexpectedly pops up in competition. Further reasons are when partners fall out and the business breaks up, or if there is a legal battle on with a third party

Southeast Queensland hosts 75% of the population of the Sunshine State, and extends from Toowoomba in the north to Tweed Heads down south. Historically, it was the first part of Queensland to be adopted by settlers, and contains many colonial relics. Demographically speaking, the needs for private and business surveillance in South East Queensland are little different from elsewhere in Australia.

Hardly a day passes without a newsworthy Australian being reported as unfaithful to their spouse or sexual partner. It follows that they are often untrue to both parties, although most times the ‘offending’ one prefers to stay low. In 2012, the Sydney Morning Herald questioned whether Australians are natural born cheaters. That was after they discovered that 400,000 of us were seeking online affairs at the time.

The short answer to the question must be ‘perhaps’, because of many variables involved. That said, any private eye worth their salt will reach for a telephone directory at the beginning of a missing persons case, and QLD Covert Investigations is no exception. In this short news brief, we highlight the most important of these variables. If you find your loved one in the phone book yourself, we will be as happy as if you approached us for help.

At first glance, ninety-nine percent of QLD Covert Investigation clients are surprised we even ask the question of them. After all, tactical security counter measures (TSCM) traditionally belong in the shadowy world of international power balances. When we follow up by asking how secure their data is, they shuffle their feet and admit their computer security could be better.

From where QLD Covert Investigations sits, we would say definitely, and that is not just because we want the business. At least half the cases we accept might have been avoidable had the aggrieved party done a background check before jumping in blindfolded. We are not kidding. Here are a few examples of what we mean.