C5IS reviews the Cogito Intelligence Platform, a deep semantic analysis solution by Italy's Expert System. Often forgotten in today's rush to embrace COMINT and SIGINT is that targets are recognizable not only for what they communicate but how they do so, a field known as deep semantic analysis. Among the leaders in semantic analysis is Expert System of Rovereto, … [Read more...]
Iskratel: SORM & ETSI Lawful Intercept Hardware from Slovenia
C5IS reviews Iskratel, maker of the SI3000 mediation device suite, compatible with SORM and ETSI standards. One of the constants of ISS World Europe is Iskratel, a quiet US $100 million giant that has maintained a presence at this sole spyware event going back to 2014. Iskratel's presence at an ISS World conference might come as a surprise to some. The Slovenian company is … [Read more...]
NORSI-TRANS Vitok-CLUSTER: Data Retention, Analytics & Visualization
C5IS reviews the NORSI-TRANS Vitok-CLUSTER, a class act Data Retention solution for Big Data analytics and visualization. The NORSI-TRANS Vitok-CLUSTER solution is set to make a splash at ISS World Europe this week with a pair of product demonstrations. Variously described as a NoSQL database that provides real time access to streaming information - with Lambda architecture … [Read more...]
Verint Web Intelligence for Social, Dark & Deep Web – But WhatsApp?
C5IS reviews Verint Web Intelligence, a popular suite that includes WebAlert for social media monitoring - and Deep Web & Dark Web surveillance. Outside the U.S. and U.K., arguably the world’s leading hotbed for innovative ISS companies is Israel, where many of today’s top players in surveillance and cyber are spawned by the Army’s famous Unit 8200 - including Verint, … [Read more...]
Big Data & OSINT – TMI (Too Much Information)
C5IS considers whether the difficulty in preempting lone wolf attacks stems from too much Big Data & OSINT - or not enough analytics. In tandem with the uptick in lone wolf terrorist attacks across Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia, demand for ISS solutions has soared, benefitting the finances of private firms and boosting stock prices of those … [Read more...]