The CTSPA intends to develop and maintain a Global Threat Advisory System (GTAS) to monitor and track tends in surveillance technology, espionage and eavesdropping incidents, as well as incidents from around the globe.

Unfortunately, information of this nature can be sourced from a great many entities and may be either credible or outright misleading and inaccurate.

When professional members are able to vet such information and dispel the myths and inaccurate information the GTAS becomes a powerful resource and research tool.