Two years have passed since analytics guru Ravi Kalakota penned his now famous screed lampooning Big Data hype & the profusion of market entrants -- and soothsaying the inevitable bursting of the Big Data Bubble. Hasn’t happened yet, but that doesn’t mean Big Data analytics providers and government clients shouldn’t keep an eye open. In his Big Data Fatigue and Company … [Read more...]
The Little Black Book of Electronic Surveillance: 2015
In early February Insider will release The Little Black Book of Electronic Surveillance: 2015, the new and revised 2nd edition of the book that shook the marketplace. LBBES is the industry's most comprehensive guide to the biggest and most influential players in the industry, and has been expanded to include 200 companies. The book is available to members only. Who you'll … [Read more...]
Uroburos Malware: Russia’s Answer to Stuxnet
C5IS doesn't usually review cyberwarfare, but the case of Uroburos -- Russian malware used to disrupt and spy on Western industry and intelligence -- merits an exception. Uroburos, a family of malware variants with distinct ties to Russian intelligence, constitutes a greater threat to the security of Western nations than Al Qaeda, ISIL, lone wolf and all the other Islamic … [Read more...]
BEA: Mystery Surveillance Company of Torino
For a leading player in so many facets of electronic surveillance, BEA certainly knows how to cover its tracks. BEA offers a range devices and technologies for RF monitoring, GSM and GPS mobile location tracking, store & forward interception, microrecorders, keyboard monitors, radio jammers and even lawful intercept. The only hitch: You might need this equipment to find the … [Read more...]
South Africa’s VASTech: Surveillance Leader for the Developing World
The story of South Africa's VASTech reads like a Wilbur Smith adventure: the hero, a young maverick who grows up in the shadow of a political sibling, strikes out on his own with a brilliant tech startup, makes a killing in the developing world, then at the height of his success dies in a mysterious plane crash in Libya. One year later during the violent upheaval of Arab Spring … [Read more...]