C5IS considers whether the difficulty in preempting lone wolf attacks stems from too much Big Data & OSINT - or not enough analytics. In tandem with the uptick in lone wolf terrorist attacks across Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia, demand for ISS solutions has soared, benefitting the finances of private firms and boosting stock prices of those … [Read more...]
FPGAs: Understanding the Stars of High-Speed Data Capture
Field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) are circuit boards that can be programmed by the user for a variety of applications including lawful intercept and government surveillance. FPGAs are important to ISS because they accelerate the capture of “unstructured” data, i.e., any type that does not follow a predefined data model, from voice to SMS, video, HTML web … [Read more...]
Verint Intelligence Fusion Center – Great Thing, or Same Thing?
Verint made a huge push on its Intelligence Fusion Center in 2016, hawking the Big Data Analytics platform for ISS solution at trade shows ‘round the world and in a series of online videos. Intelligence Fusion Center is a fine solution, not a bad thing, at all. The problem is it’s the same thing - nearly identical to any number of other solutions competing in the same … [Read more...]
Sqrll Cyber Defense: Begin With the Right Questions
Interviews with Sqrll co-founder Ely Khan invariably mention his background as Director of Cybersecurity at the White House. Accumulo-based cybersecurity leader Sqrll launched in 2012. The White House suffered a notorious cyberattack in 2014. If White House data wasn’t protected by a system with the proven quals of Sqrll, why not? Welcome to the contrary worlds of top … [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...]