Once again C5IS brings you top surveillance news relevant to the field but overlooked by media. Our picks this week: Images That Fool Machine Learning. So much for trying to wed artificial intelligence and video surveillance. Researchers at Cornell University and the University of Wyoming Evolving AI Laboratory "have created images that look to humans like white noise or … [Read more...]
Phonexia Biometrics: Under the Watchful Eye of Russia
When ISS World-Europe convenes in Prague this June, one of the many companies presenting will be the Czech Republic’s own Phonexia, a provider of voice biometrics and speech analytics. Phonexia, a respected global player, will doubtless shine. But given current regional tensions, the idea of holding a surveillance tech event in Eastern Europe might appear daft to some. More … [Read more...]
Trovicor: The Black Panther of Surveillance
Of all the symbols in the surveillance industry, few resonate like the black panther of Trovicor. Pound for pound scarcely larger than a man, the panther is a silent stalker that strikes with speed, cunning and astounding strength. Size is irrelevant when counted against the assets of intelligence, stealth and – where prey are cornered -- jaws as powerful as a … [Read more...]
Is the Clock Really Ticking on NSA Mass Data Collection?
When the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the USA Freedom Act (H.R. 3361) last summer, the future looked grim for the NSA’s mass data collection program. The bill would have gutted Section 215 of the Patriot Act, placing severe restrictions on the terms by which government agencies can use the law to collect evidence. But in the months following the proposed … [Read more...]
Cyberattacks: The Need for Mandatory Cybersecurity
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) chief Arati Prabhakar foresees a day when automated systems will “reason” about IT vulnerabilities subject to cyberattacks, then create patches and deploy them in real time. That future can’t arrive soon enough for large enterprises, which are both victim and cause of the current cyberattack wildfire. Why hold the enterprise … [Read more...]