C5IS reviews NeoSoft, a Zurich-based provider of tactical and strategic mobile location and monitoring systems. Switzerland is renowned for its privacy laws -- and as a sanctuary for companies attracted by the country’s laissez-faire attitude toward business. Privacy applies not only to individuals but to the right of companies to conduct their businesses without overly … [Read more...]
Can Polaris Wireless Dislocate Harris IMSI Catchers?
C5IS reviews Polaris Wireless, a provider of innovative RF signature technology challenging the economic status quo of mobile location. As law enforcement agencies look to purchase mobile location equipment, or upgrade systems, one of the first choices that comes to mind is the venerable IMSI catcher. First developed by Germany’s Rohde & Schwarz in 2003, IMSI catchers … [Read more...]
Surveillance Vendor Reviews: C5IS Nears the Century Mark
In advance of our one-year anniversary, C5IS observes an important milestone: publication of nearly 100 surveillance vendor reviews spanning market leaders -- and a few also-rans -- in the global electronic surveillance industry. Our surveillance vendor reviews cover companies that provide one or more of the following products and services: trusted third party services for … [Read more...]
India’s Vehere Takes on The West
Today C5IS focuses on Vehere, a provider of diverse lawful intercept products, as well as spectrum monitoring and cryptanalysis specific to military and national security needs. Founded in Kolkata in 2006, Vehere offers a lawful intercept suite that includes an enriched monitoring center, DPI probes, mobile location solutions, data retention, and capabilities in voice … [Read more...]
Israel’s Ability: Topnotch Off-the-Air Interception
With all the fanfare surrounding the IMSI catcher, scant attention has been paid to its lesser known “off the air” cousin -- hence today’s review of Israel’s Ability, a leader in passive off the air mobile interception solutions prized by military, intelligence and law enforcement customers. Unlike many companies in the surveillance biz that turned up post-9/11 to capitalize … [Read more...]