Research published in today's New York Times on the Nov. 26, 2008 terrorist strike in Mumbai blames poor coordination between the CIA, GCHQ and Indian intelligence -- and by inference also questions the value of systems such as Palantir. Are these accusations true or just a red herring planted by the report's backers, which include Pro Publica and Edward Snowden? Let's take a … [Read more...]
Lone Wolf Terrorist Attacks: Can Narus Help?
More than a decade has passed since public exposure of the NSA’s reliance on Narus deep packet inspection (DPI) to help analysts build connections that expose terrorist groups. Overall, the technology has proved invaluable. But whether it works for “lone wolf” attacks -- not as broadly devastating but every bit as high profile as massive terrorist assaults -- remains an open … [Read more...]
Palantir: Visualizing the Future of Crime and Terrorism
Is Big Data the next dot.com -- a field of limitless potential, spawning countless startups and true believers, and perhaps for those very reasons ripe for something to let the air out? Not if the Big Daddy of Big Data, Palantir, has anything to say about it. Big Data, in case you’ve missed the hype, is the result of rapid growth in the volumes/types of data, so extreme that … [Read more...]