As a large multinational defense contractor, the UK’s Ultra Electronics has come to the ISS sector along a path marked by strategic acquisitions, each designed to add a specific technical strength and talent pool that supports a critical market. The trick with acquisitions is integrating tech products so that they may be used not only one-off, but in sync as end-to-end … [Read more...]
Is China’s Counter-Terrorism Law Really So Dreadful?
Six months have passed since implementation of China's Counter-Terrorism Act, a law that drew fierce criticism from privacy organizations, tech companies that do business in China, and U.S. President Obama. Heading the list of complaints were objections to Chinese authorities’ plans to require “back doors” into network equipment and end user devices, as well as access to all … [Read more...]
Pine Digital Lawful Intercept — All About EVE
Pine Digital Security, acquired by Computest in November 2015, is one of Europe’s oldest and most discreet providers of lawful intercept solutions. Established in 1997 in Zoetermeer just south of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Pine Digital is a pioneer of passive lawful intercept via “probes,” a class of hardware often viewed as having advantages over the classic mediation device. … [Read more...]
Inside ISS World: Dr. Jerry Lucas and the “Wiretapper’s Ball”
Some 14 years after its founding, ISS World has reached a milestone. Widely recognized as the center point where the world’s finest experts in SIGINT, COMINT, ELINT, OSINT and all other forms Intelligence Support Systems (ISS) convene to share ideas and move product, ISS World has always managed to be in the right place at the right time. At the moment that means it is … [Read more...]
NETI: Government-Run ISS by NATO’s Fickle Friend, Hungary
NETI IT Consulting Ltd. is a versatile surveillance vendor run by the government of Hungary. While the company is ostensibly an exclusive holding of a non-profit entity -- the Theodore Puskás Foundation (PTA) -- the two are one and the same entity, share identical “corporate” officers and one website, and report directly up to the e-Government Center in the Office of the Prime … [Read more...]