Andy Gent, CEO of Revector, highlights the security threats posed by the illicit use of mobile phones in prisons, and explains how new technologies should be embraced to counteract their use. The use of illicit mobile phones has been a longstanding problem within UK prisons, with...

Revector has launched a covert detection device that enables airports to gather new intelligence on potential security risks in the fight to protect passengers, visitors and staff from criminal and illicit activity. Revector, which has more than ten years’ experience in telecoms anti-fraud technology, has created a...

New figures from the Ministry of Justice show a rising number of contraband mobile phones being found in prisons in England and Wales, with 11,792 handsets seized from 2019 to 2020 – up 3 per cent on the year before. They are valuable commodities in...

Covert surveillance technology such as IMSI-catchers has long been at the epicentre of debates around privacy against protection. As the world becomes less predictable and the terror landscape evolves, the ability to intercept mobile phones, monitor conversations and track people could significantly improve national security,...

A Caribbean network operator was experiencing huge losses in revenue due to Bypass Fraud – whereby fraudsters were bypassing the operator’s interconnection point using a SIM Box. Revector’s Locate & Eliminate service was deployed. Within a day, the team had pinpointed the exact room where the...

Following a review of security strategy at the beginning of 2020, a high-profile airport in the Middle East employed Revector to implement its IMSI and Wi-Fi catcher technology and add another layer of security to its existing infrastructure. Revector installed IMSI and Wi-Fi catchers around...

A UK prison approached Revector by recommendation, following the discovery of an increasing number of contraband cell phones. This was allowing prisoners to continue illegal activities whilst incarcerated. Prison staff were carrying out cell searches to identify the contraband but had no way of monitoring...

Eastern European mobile network turns to Revector to address all fraud issues About the customer: A leading network operator in Eastern Europe, the customer is affiliated to a global mobile group. It provides voice, data and messaging services to consumer and business audiences across this Eastern European...