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Modern mobile devices are powerful but inherently exposed. For individuals and organisations operating in sensitive environments, mobile phones often represent the single largest source of unintended data leakage, particularly during travel, high-risk engagements, or confidential activity.
TUNGSTEN is a specialist capability designed to reduce mobile exposure and communications risk by separating sensitive activity from personal devices and placing it within a hardened, controlled communications environment.
Cyber Defence, Evaluation & Consultancy Ltd (CDEC) deploys TUNGSTEN for law firms, private clients, executives, and organisations where reliance on personal mobile devices presents unacceptable legal, privacy, or operational risk.
What TUNGSTEN Addresses
TUNGSTEN is designed to mitigate risks associated with:
Untrusted or hostile mobile network environments
Increased exposure during international travel or temporary relocation
Reliance on personal smartphones for sensitive communications
Situations where device integrity cannot be confidently assured
The capability focuses on reducing attack surface, limiting data persistence, and providing greater visibility over communications pathways — rather than attempting to modify or interfere with mobile networks.
When TUNGSTEN Is Used
TUNGSTEN is typically deployed when:
Clients are travelling to, or operating within, higher-risk jurisdictions
Sensitive legal, commercial, or personal communications must be protected
Temporary separation from personal devices is appropriate
Risk appetite does not allow reliance on standard consumer mobile security
It is particularly relevant in scenarios involving litigation, negotiations, investigations, or elevated personal threat profiles.
How TUNGSTEN Is Provided
TUNGSTEN is not a telecommunications interception system and does not involve monitoring or manipulation of mobile networks.
It is provided:
As a pre-configured, hardened communications capability
As part of a travel risk, advisory, or protective engagement
With guidance on appropriate use and operational limitations
The capability is designed to reduce dependency on personal mobile devices, not to replace lawful communications infrastructure.
How TUNGSTEN Fits Within Wider Risk Management
TUNGSTEN is often deployed alongside:
OSINT and exposure investigations, where digital profiling increases mobile risk
Advisory and travel risk assessments, informing proportional controls
Surveillance detection or physical security work, where mobile exposure intersects with real-world targeting
This reflects the reality that mobile risk is rarely isolated and often forms part of a broader threat landscape.
Why TUNGSTEN Exists
Most mobile security advice focuses on configuration.
TUNGSTEN focuses on segregation and control.
By providing a separate, hardened communications environment, TUNGSTEN enables clients to reduce exposure, limit unintended data leakage, and operate with greater confidence in environments where mobile risk cannot be eliminated entirely.
Important Note
TUNGSTEN is intended for defensive, lawful, and privacy-preserving use only.
It does not intercept communications, exploit networks, or bypass lawful safeguards, and is deployed in accordance with applicable legal and regulatory frameworks.
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