Hackers Don't Knock on Doors
Modern office buildings meet the highest standards for energy efficiency and sustainable operations. The focus is on user safety and comfort. But is your data secure as well?
Most organizations today focus on firewalls, threat detection, or encryption. However, there are attacks in which the attacker doesn’t need to penetrate your network or leave a single trace in the logs. All they need to do is get close enough. Confidential information and sensitive data can be protected using specially treated glass.
In the new episode of CZECH CYBER TV, listen to an interview with Ing. Pavel Čumpelík from AGC and Petr Stoklasa, which offers insight into the intersection of physical and cyber security—an area that is growing in importance as companies and organizations become increasingly digitized.
One of the main topics of the interview is the issue of compromising electromagnetic emissions, also known as TEMPEST.
So-called proximity attacks pose a significant risk, in which an attacker exploits a device’s electromagnetic communications without connecting to the corporate network.
Electronic devices generate electromagnetic emissions during operation. Under certain conditions, some of these signals can be intercepted and analyzed using specialized equipment.
For this reason, protection against compromising emissions has long been a priority in areas such as government, defense, and the handling of classified information.
The WAVETRAP technology, developed by AGC, focuses precisely on this area.
The solution uses specially modified glass that combines transparent conductive layers and other structural elements, which significantly limit the passage of electromagnetic signals. The glass continues to allow natural daylight to pass through and visually enhances the open space, while sensitive communications remain better protected from interception by the surrounding environment. The glass can be used in standard insulating units or laminated glass applied to building envelopes, or as partition walls for individual meeting rooms. If you want to ensure the confidentiality of your meetings, get a Privacy Box. This compact, transparent case for mobile devices offers a high level of protection against information leaks, mobile phone tracking, or the misuse of their microphones or cameras. It’s easy to carry and can be used wherever needed.
Attackers’ capabilities are constantly improving, and the tools they use are now much more accessible.
In this interview, you’ll learn, for example, how relay attacks on modern cars work, why sensitive information can leak even without a network compromise, and how similar risks can be mitigated using electromagnetic shielding.
If you’re interested in security from a slightly different perspective—and how glazing can be used to create a secure space—this episode is definitely worth watching.
_____________
Pavel Čumpelík has been working at AGC since 1999, focusing on innovations in flat glass for architecture and technological systems. He graduated from the Faculty of Civil Engineering at the Czech Technical University in Prague (ČVUT), and his professional experience includes major projects in research, development, and marketing. As the market development manager for the startup WAVEbyAGC, he is currently implementing solutions for digitization and communication in architecture and industry, including optimizing their impact on privacy, indoor environmental quality, and sustainable development.
Petr Stoklasa works as a professional consultant in the field of ICT; for fourteen years, he has specialized in technologies and laws related to cybersecurity, the security of ICT infrastructure, and ePrivacy. He studied computer science, programming, critical information infrastructure protection, and personal data protection and management. Over the course of his 35-year career in the field, he has worked as a software developer, analyst, and in ICT leadership roles at industrial companies, in banking, and in project management for the implementation of ICT and ERP systems.
Also… on the topic of
