NETI IT Consulting Ltd. is a versatile surveillance vendor run by the government of Hungary. While the company is ostensibly an exclusive holding of a non-profit entity -- the Theodore Puskás Foundation (PTA) -- the two are one and the same entity, share identical “corporate” officers and one website, and report directly up to the e-Government Center in the Office of the Prime … [Read more...]
Bay Talkitec 3G Video Call Lawful Interception: Big Deal or Yawner?
When Bay Talkitec introduced its “Smart Intercept” product with 3G Video Lawful Interception, the company set out to make a splash with what looked to be a new and original LEA surveillance product for its time. The solution provides “real-time” interception of 3G video calls, as well as recording, logging and analysis of video and voice. Smart Intercept also does double duty … [Read more...]
Amdocs: Power Behind Bulk Metadata and VoLTE Interception
When the U.S. bulk metadata story broke 2013, we liked to joke that carrier billing would be far more accurate and reliable if service providers tuned the job over to the NSA. As it happens, billing for the same carriers was then and still remains in the hands of a vendor once alleged to have close ties to the intelligence community -- Amdocs -- though the alleged spies were … [Read more...]
Thomson Reuters OSINT — With a Little Help From Their Friends
Best-known for its long history in wire service journalism and other media, Thomson Reuters has branched out in recent years to offer sophisticated OSINT search, analytics and visualization capabilities. The company’s portfolio of “Integrated Solutions” today helps law enforcement agencies (LEAs) scan millions of public records and apply complementary tools that quickly lead to … [Read more...]
Intrado Beware: Threat or Complement to CALEA Wiretaps?
C5IS explores the role of Intrado, OSINT and Big Data analytics in protecting public safety -- and the lives of law enforcement officers. Any way you slice it, 2015 was a hard year, at least on the surface, for the U.S. surveillance sector: Congress passed the USA Freedom Act, doing away with bulk metadata collection under Section 215 of the Patriot Act. The U.S. … [Read more...]