In an industry marked by furtiveness and indirection, it is refreshing to come across and do business with PKI Electronics, a company so candid about its niche you’d think you were shopping in a mall instead of with one of the world’s most sophisticated and diverse providers of electronic surveillance technologies. PKI Electronics is like a “Kingsman” outlet for everyone … [Read more...]
BEA: Mystery Surveillance Company of Torino
For a leading player in so many facets of electronic surveillance, BEA certainly knows how to cover its tracks. BEA offers a range devices and technologies for RF monitoring, GSM and GPS mobile location tracking, store & forward interception, microrecorders, keyboard monitors, radio jammers and even lawful intercept. The only hitch: You might need this equipment to find the … [Read more...]
Is Harris StingRay Above the Law?
Is U.S. law enforcement's fondness of the Harris StingRay running wild? How often are such mobile location and interception devices, broadly known as "IMSI catchers," used, and under what (if any) legal authority? These are not idle questions. They form the basis of a written summons to a public hearing by Senators Patrick Leahy and Charles Grassley, respectively the … [Read more...]
Blackbird Acquisition Has Raytheon Singing
When Raytheon bought Blackbird Technologies for $US 420 million earlier this month, it caught our eye. This is the Blackbird that wrote the book on “tagging, tracking and locating” (TTL) devices, had the cyber sleuths to silently attack any hostile environment or -- depending on who you believe -- send in its own former military/CIA personnel to play a direct hand in rescue … [Read more...]
Stratign: The UAE’s Shadowed Defense Contractor
As the world’s 5th largest importer of arms, the United Arab Emirates is also a formidable producer in the field with market leaders that include Tawazun, Mubadala, Emirates Advanced Advancement -- and unknown to most -- a largely unsung player called Stratign. Stratign’s low profile is surprising, given its openness. The company is straightforward about its involvement in … [Read more...]