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In U.S., Subpoenas for Records Far Outnumber Wiretaps

One overlooked fact in the ongoing debate over surveillance is that the volume of warrants for records far outweighs the annual number of court orders for wiretaps. Of the two -- lawful intercept court orders or warrants for call data -- the latter presents the far greater burden on a service provider’s time and resources. A company such as Verizon, for example, may receive a … [Read more...]

Surveillance as Sci Fi – Facebook’s Bid to Read Brain Waves

  In which we examine what may be the next wave of surveillance - or merely Sci Fi - Facebook's efforts to build sensors that translate thought to text. Incredible technology developments that arise in the private sector often find their way into the surveillance arena, or vice versa - government spawns innovation, as in the case of Darktrace. The dawning of such … [Read more...]

The Big Black Book of Electronic Surveillance 5th Edition: 2017

C5IS is proud to announce The Big Black Book of Electronic Surveillance 5th Edition: 2017, the ISS industry's unique Buyer's Guide for law enforcement, government and military intelligence. The book is updated to present current product information on the best ISS vendors in 10 categories, and cross-referenced throughout to show the full range of products, services and … [Read more...]

Top Surveillance Companies of 2016

Welcome to our choices for Top Surveillance Companies of 2016, the latest iteration of an annual and popular exercise conducted for members of C5IS. This year’s list includes well-known brands as well some that are less familiar. All earned gold cups in 2016. Our recommendation: Get to know them in 2017. As a natural offshoot of market competition, the majority of ISS … [Read more...]

Fake News Fallout: Can NORSI-TRANS and Russian Spyware Vendors Be Trusted?

With recent evidence of Russia’s role in influencing the outcome of the U.S Presidential election, now might not be the most opportune moment for Russian Spyware vendors to be hawking their wares at Intelligence Support Systems (ISS) conferences organized and hosted by an American enterprise. Yet such is the case with NORSI-TRANS, a featured exhibitor at the upcoming ISS World … [Read more...]

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CyberSeal Double Play: IMSI Catchers and Detectors

In industry panels on mobile interception, it’s not often that the name CyberSeal surfaces. As a subsidiary of Israel’s Magal S3, CyberSeal … Continue Reading

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Nokia 1357 ULIS – Big Iron Lawful Intercept Still Going Strong

C5IS reviews the Nokia 1357 ULIS (Unified Lawful Interception Suite) inherited from Alcatel-Lucent. When Nokia acquired Alcatel-Lucent in … Continue Reading

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CSRA GangNET Analytics for Law Enforcement

C5IS reviews CSRA GangNET. With gangs contributing to some 80 percent of violent crimes in the U.S., analytics solutions that can … Continue Reading

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BrightPlanet Adds Tor Cracking to its Deep Web Repertoire

Since it unceremoniously dumped its Twitter monitoring product BlueJay for law enforcement in 2016, BrightPlanet has remodeled itself as … Continue Reading

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Big Data & OSINT – TMI (Too Much Information)

  C5IS considers whether the difficulty in preempting lone wolf attacks stems from too much Big Data & OSINT - or not enough … Continue Reading

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