We confess: C5IS does not spend a great deal of time perusing reports by the European Commission, even when the topic is export for dual-use weapons and ISS technologies. Hence the time lapse in noticing that our work is cited as source for the Commission's "FINAL REPORT: Data and Information Collection for EU Dual-Use Export Control Policy Review" authored by Stockholm … [Read more...]
2016 C5IS Predictions
As a rule, C5IS eschews predictions. The vagaries of life and business tend to make fools of seers. Much of what comes to pass defies the “science” of data analytics, arriving out of the blue as a total surprise that no one and no system has the power to foretell. Sometimes the best forecasts are contrarian -- “bets” deemed by most to be statistically the least likely to … [Read more...]
Perfectly Legal: What China’s ZTE Really Sold to Iran
Rumors continue to crop up about ZTE's alleged sale of U.S. surveillance products to Iran, a deal involving some of the biggest names in American technology -- Microsoft, Cisco, Juniper Networks, Oracle, Symantec and Hewlett Packard. The controversial sale hails all the way back to 2011 but was only disclosed this year when Reuters leaked word of an investigation by the FBI and … [Read more...]
Central Asia – The Next Flash Point for Radical Islam
Perceptions of Central Asia terrorism run black or white. The five republics -- Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan -- are alternately described as disinterested in radical Islam, or as hotbeds of young fundamentalists who would relish the opportunity to align with ISIS and start beheading non-believers. The latter point of view gained momentum … [Read more...]
The Little Black Book of Electronic Surveillance: 3rd Edition
Introducing the third edition of our classic industry guide: The Little Black Book of Electronic Surveillance. It's not so "little" anymore. LBBES has doubled in size since the first edition. The book is packed with information on the industry's leading vendors, products and services, and updated to reflect recent changes: vendor acquisitions, partnerships and expansions into … [Read more...]