C5IS reviews the cellXion LTE IMSI catcher - and the protracted patent infringement lawsuits that follow the market. Just when we thought privacy sector flak over the venerable IMSI catcher had peaked, cellXion has been outed for its sale of the devices to law enforcement agencies throughout the UK. Far more interesting is what the news did not reveal: … [Read more...]
Rayzone and Harris: IMSI Catchers Stumped by e-SIM and Multi-IMSI Phones?
When mobile handset makers and operators move to multi-IMSI SIM cards, some say IMSI catchers by Harris and Rayzone will hit a wall. Our take: Mobile location detection by IMSI catcher - or other means - will live on. Imagine a scenario where the old fixed Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) card is dead & gone and each mobile device now has a multi-IMSI SIM card, or … [Read more...]
NeoSoft: Falling Down on the LTE IMSI Catcher
Updating our take on Switzerland’s NeoSoft since their move on the LTE IMSI Catcher marketplace -- and Swiss regulators’ threat to crack down on export licensing. When we last looked at NeoSoft in July 2015, the Zurich-based maker of GSM, 3G and CDMA IMSI catchers and decryption devices faced significant challenges. With LTE looming as next big thing, many of the world’s … [Read more...]
The Staying Power of Septier Mobile Location
Israeli-based Septier is a diversified ISS vendor whose products cover the span of law enforcement requirements: mediation devices for CALEA or ETSI-based law enforcement; data retention of CDRs and IPDRs for metadata; Big Data analytics; and Septier mobile location and interception at both the strategic and tactical levels. Each product can operate as a standalone module for … [Read more...]
Verint ENGAGE Tactical Off-Air Interception
Widely recognized as a market leader in mediation devices and probes used in lawful intercept, Verint also offers an equally impressive suite of mobile interception and location solutions tailored to the needs of the special ops, government agency and law enforcement clients: the Verint ENGAGE Tactical Off-Air Interception Solutions Portfolio. The Verint ENGAGE Tactical … [Read more...]