Last summer we reviewed leading social media monitoring tools used by law enforcement to track criminal elements and terrorists. At the time, the general consensus was that these apps -- while fine as far as open source intelligence (OSINT) goes -- took a back seat to more covert forms of surveillance. Many questioned whether monitoring “the Twitter firehose” held any value at … [Read more...]
Next Week: Social Media Monitoring, The New Jihad + Germany’s Utimaco
We're forever hearing about ISIS' use of social media to recruit Western malcontents and promote their uniquely twisted view of Islam, but what about the flip side -- the use of social media monitoring to keep tabs on terrorists, track their whereabouts, show their faces, and build connections of their followers, friends and bosses (including those who'd rather we … [Read more...]
To Lisa Monaco: Give Your New Cyber Agency TecSec Encryption
The news from Washington this week has encryption experts at TecSec and similar companies shaking their heads. Homeland Security and Counter-Terrorism advisor Lisa Monaco debuted a new agency -- The Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center -- to address the rising “scale, severity and impact” of cyberattacks. But without proper focus on much-needed encryption to stop … [Read more...]
Red Herring: Law Enforcement’s “Going Dark” Spiel
Once again the FBI is raising the alarm on Capitol Hill, citing surveillance laws so outdated that law enforcement is “Going Dark” in the fight against crime and terrorism. Officials paint a world where evildoers leverage encryption and P2P services to get away without a trace. Confined by laws designed in bygone pre-Internet days, frustrated agents watch cases go cold. It’s … [Read more...]
BEA: Mystery Surveillance Company of Torino
For a leading player in so many facets of electronic surveillance, BEA certainly knows how to cover its tracks. BEA offers a range devices and technologies for RF monitoring, GSM and GPS mobile location tracking, store & forward interception, microrecorders, keyboard monitors, radio jammers and even lawful intercept. The only hitch: You might need this equipment to find the … [Read more...]