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...]
Fiberblaze: VoLTE Interception at Blazing Speed
C5IS reviews Silicom subsidiary Fiberblaze, a provider of “hardware acceleration” solutions that help law enforcement and government agencies overcome the challenges of intercepting VoLTE traffic. Last December, Danish hardware accelerator whiz Fiberblaze made headlines when it was plucked from the market by Silicom Ltd. of Israel. It was a good match. Silicom is an … [Read more...]
Shoot-Out: Top Multi-Play Surveillance Vendors
The following data on Multi-Play Surveillance Vendors is excerpted from our forthcoming book, "Surveillance Industry Buyer's Guide." Which company offers the most versatile array of surveillance technologies -- France's AQSAQAM, Germany's ATIS Uher, India's ClearTrail, China's Sinovatio? What about Pen-Link, Savvius and Verint of the U.S? Is there an advantage in choosing … [Read more...]
Savvius: Network Forensics in Overdrive
C5IS takes a trip with Savvius, where real-time packet capture, decryption and analysis power the timeliness and value of evidence and intelligence. Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) is among the most-widely used yet misunderstand technology applications in the tech world and surveillance communities today. Ask “got DPI?” and many vendors and customers automatically pipe up, … [Read more...]