Security company Blue Coat Systems has won kudos from security press in recent days for spotting an Android-focused drive-by attack supposedly linked to Italian ethical malware company, The Hacking Team. The comparatively rare but highly lethal exploit of Android vulnerabilities was discovered at Blue Coat laboratory, and has the gift of infecting targeted mobile devices merely … [Read more...]
EZchip: Accelerated Data Interception
C5IS reviews EZchip, a provider of ARM-based multicore processors that speed the capture of network data for DPI solutions. As networks move to ever higher speeds, law enforcement and government agencies find themselves in a contest to keep interception solutions up to par with carriers bent on hitting multi-gigabit rates. Into this race step companies like Israel’s EZchip … [Read more...]
Small is Beautiful: ALBEDO Telecom Wirespeed Packet Capture
C5IS reviews ALBEDO Telecom, a provider of hand-held devices for packet capture at wirespeed in tactical scenarios. Mention the phrase “packet capture” and the mind automatically races to Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) integrated with active or passive devices that gather targeted court-ordered intercepts -- or, alternately, to massive NSA-level or “Great Firewall of China” … [Read more...]
Expert Team: Playing to Strengths in Innovative DPI
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...]