Some 14 years after its founding, ISS World has reached a milestone. Widely recognized as the center point where the world’s finest experts in SIGINT, COMINT, ELINT, OSINT and all other forms Intelligence Support Systems (ISS) convene to share ideas and move product, ISS World has always managed to be in the right place at the right time. At the moment that means it is … [Read more...]
FBI Network Investigative Techniques: Gray Realm of Legal Blackhat
Recent reports on FBI Network Investigative Techniques (NITs) skirt two key issues: What is the legal authority for the legal Blackhat activities, and once a warrant is obtained, what are the specific technologies involved -- just malware or something more? As it turns out, both the legal and technical aspects of NITs constitute a gray realm that blurs the black and white … [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...]
Lawful Intercept Solutions: What’s Best – “Active” or “Passive”?
If you are a communications service provider (CSP) or law enforcement agency (LEA) in the hunt for lawful intercept solutions, you are dealing with one of the most complex technologies decisions you will ever make. The global marketplace spans hundreds of vendors. Products can vary by feature, functionality, performance and price. Some, like cloud-based LI systems, are … [Read more...]
Don’t Confuse Pre-Crime with Predictive Analytics
C5IS examines how rampant media hype leverages Hollywood’s “Minority Report”? to distort the capabilities of pre-crime tools The current issue of TIME magazine carries a remarkable and contrarian cover story on a day-in-the-life of Philadelphia policemen. Remarkable because the article provides an unprecedented look by national media at the dangers police officers face with … [Read more...]