While Palantir and the U.S. Army continue their running argument over whose platform is better -- Gotham or DCGS-A -- “reality” courtesy of the U.S. Department of Defense may have intervened with an alternative that renders the sniping irrelevant: military grade X6 Smartglasses that deliver real time tactical data directly to troops on the ground, without reliance on hand-held … [Read more...]
Lawful Malware: Wolf Intelligence at the Door
When black hatter Phineas Fisher hacked The Hacking Team one year ago today it signalled a dark day for the renowned Italian Lawful Malware provider, revealing numerous company-confidential communications. The Hacking Team gradually recovered from the embarrassing incident and moved on. Then in April 2016 came word that Italian authorities had revoked The Hacking Team’s … [Read more...]
The Big Black Book of Electronic Surveillance 2016
Now available for members only -- The Big Black Book of Electronic Surveillance 4th Edition: 2016. Twice the size of the original volume published in July 2014 -- hence the title change from Little to Big Black Book -- the new 4th edition of our Buyer's Guide covers the top 150 ISS vendors across 10 categories: Trusted Third Party Providers of CALEA/ETSI-compliant … [Read more...]
Long Engagement: Social Media Monitoring and GEOINT
With a user count well past the 1.0 billion mark, social media might seem the fastest growing communications vehicle on record, but hand-in-hand with this explosive growth has come another important “follower” nearly as big -- if far quieter -- the Social Media Monitoring system. Now as universal as social media itself, SMMS has evolved as a major component of OSINT relied on … [Read more...]
Blue Coat Plus Symantec: Enterprise Cyber Conquest
So Symantec buys Blue Coat Systems for US $4.65 billion. It is a curious thing when a struggling company buys another for twice the most recent bid, installs the acquired team’s leader as CEO, neglects to mention that the two firms have some conflicting products, then announces the sale late on a Friday -- generally a red flag that someone seeks to bury a story after analysts … [Read more...]