In NetFlow Versus Tor, the latest round of legitimate computer science vs. terrorists using the Onion Router, lab tests show it is now possible to deanonymize targets on the world’s most popular and infamous anonymous service. Tor enjoys legendary status as a service that encrypts network communications end-to-end, is completely impenetrable to surveillance and … [Read more...]
Small is Beautiful: ALBEDO Telecom Wirespeed Packet Capture
C5IS reviews ALBEDO Telecom, a provider of hand-held devices for packet capture at wirespeed in tactical scenarios. Mention the phrase “packet capture” and the mind automatically races to Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) integrated with active or passive devices that gather targeted court-ordered intercepts -- or, alternately, to massive NSA-level or “Great Firewall of China” … [Read more...]
GOS Systems: All That Glitters is not Touchstone Gold
GOS Systems, the UK-based provider of surveillance and secure communications systems, has experienced a turbulent year. Their story is a case study in what can go wrong when a good company is taken over by an outsider with zero experience in the industry. The long and the short of it: While GOS Systems was making the rounds of international ISS events presenting its DIAL … [Read more...]
Expert Team: Playing to Strengths in Innovative DPI
Singapore’s Expert Team (ET) has made a big splash this year with its new 3i Tactical System for Wi-Fi and LAN deep packet inspection (DPI). In presentations at ISS World Europe and Interpol World, the company has touted 3i Tactical for Wi-Fi and LAN interception as something new and spectacular. But a closer look reveals that the product’s capabilities are, in fact, already … [Read more...]
NORSI-TRANS: Russia Probes the Global Surveillance Marketplace
C5IS reviews Russia’s NORSI-TRANS, a provider of surveillance systems for lawful intercept, passive mobile monitoring, data retention and analytics. One overarching observation that can be made of Russian surveillance vendors: They mirror their counterparts in the Western marketplace, offering products used not only by law enforcement but also intelligence and … [Read more...]