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...]
Best Electronic Surveillance Companies of 2014
The vote is in for the Best Electronic Surveillance Companies of 2014. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first effort to examine surveillance companies side-by-side and pick winners that provide superlative value to "customers" -- law enforcement and intelligence agencies, the military, and of course, communications service providers that must meet compliance … [Read more...]
Clearing the Air on Deep Packet Inspection
Recently C5IS was taken to task by a maker of deep packet inspection (DPI) that objected to our inferring their product was licensed by other companies for surveillance purposes. Under public investigation and in the face of evidence showing they had indeed previously sold DPI for surveillance, the company had reason to be concerned. So much so, in fact, that they’ve exited … [Read more...]
Will Apple iOS 8 Encryption Spur Demand for Lawful Intercept?
When FBI Director James Comey took the podium in a recent public forum on “going dark,” all in attendance agreed that Apple iOS 8 encryption and other measures designed to render mobile devices impenetrable will make it far more difficult for law enforcement to gather evidence essential to prosecuting criminals. But the one point no one, including Comey, thought to address: … [Read more...]
MFI-Soft: Chameleon of Russian Lawful Interception
Of the various Russian lawful interception vendors, few are as mysterious as MFI-Soft. Like a phantom or a “Leshy,” the creature of Slavic mythology that can change shape at will, MFI-Soft has time and again shown the ability to vanish then reappear in a new form. In its present shape, the company is among the more prominent players -- some would argue the leader -- in Russia’s … [Read more...]