As the month of March opened, BAE Systems Applied Intelligence “came in like a lion” with a product launch that shows once again how technologies developed for surveillance can find their way into the commercial arena. BAE’s new CommsReveal, billed as a “prescriptive analytics” solution, is targeted at communications service providers suffering the age-old telecoms challenges … [Read more...]
TaiG iOS 8 Jailbreaks, Pwn2Own 2015 & Next Conquest for VUPEN
The “ides of March” promise exciting news: the latest iOS 8 jailbreak from China’s TaiG, the annual Pwn2Own contest at CanSecWest, and the possibility that VUPEN will show to claim the crown in zero days once again. Whether TaiG, VUPEN or another will emerge as Brutus to Apple’s Julius Caesar remains to be seen. One point worth remembering: Forget Shakespeare’s … [Read more...]
Next Week: SS8, Chinese Hackathon + Backdoor Man – CIA’s Role in Greek Vodafone Intercept
Next week C5IS travels 'round the planet for a close-up on some of the more intriguing players and events in the electronic surveillance sector. First up: a review of U.S. surveillance player, SS8. Widely known for its work in lawful intercept, analytics and social media monitoring, SS8 is a market leader going head-to-head with Verint and other big box providers. But what's … [Read more...]
Revival Time: New Era of Global Intelligence Cooperation
Word that cooperation between intelligence agencies in the U.S. and Europe has reached new heights, and that the U.K. has threatened to suspend intel cooperation with Germany if the latter proceeds with its investigation into American and British intel activities leaves no doubt: the “Edward Snowden effect” is over, replaced by a new era of global intelligence … [Read more...]
Xcelerate Solutions: Making the Intelligence Community Smarter
On the eve of its second anniversary in business, McLean, VA-based Xcelerate Solutions can look to a bright future based on a record of introducing the U.S. Intelligence Community to the world of business process automation -- including no less than the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI). Making the IC more businesslike, efficient, and collaborative is … [Read more...]