The following data on Multi-Play Surveillance Vendors is excerpted from our forthcoming book, "Surveillance Industry Buyer's Guide." Which company offers the most versatile array of surveillance technologies -- France's AQSAQAM, Germany's ATIS Uher, India's ClearTrail, China's Sinovatio? What about Pen-Link, Savvius and Verint of the U.S? Is there an advantage in choosing … [Read more...]
SnapTrends & Chenega: Offshore Growth May Not Be a “Snap”
C5IS reviews the partnership of SnapTrends and Chenega: location-based social media monitoring that vies for “pre-crime” Awareness. Is the world of “pre-crime” capability a real-life possibility, empowering law enforcement and government agencies to neutralize potential targets and threats before-the-fact? To hear SnapTrends tell it, that day is here with their help. … [Read more...]
Inside the Volcano: Italy’s RCS Labs
Is it pure coincidence or just luck that Italy's RCS Labs, maker of lawful intercept hardware and affiliated solutions, is located just a short drive from The Hacking Team, renowned for its intrusive software, RCS (Remote Control System)? Whatever the case, the result is RCS Labs’ good fortune. Having so much public attention focused on its Milanese colleague frees RCS Labs to … [Read more...]
Social Media Monitoring: The New SIGINT
Last summer we reviewed leading social media monitoring tools used by law enforcement to track criminal elements and terrorists. At the time, the general consensus was that these apps -- while fine as far as open source intelligence (OSINT) goes -- took a back seat to more covert forms of surveillance. Many questioned whether monitoring “the Twitter firehose” held any value at … [Read more...]
Next Week: Social Media Monitoring, The New Jihad + Germany’s Utimaco
We're forever hearing about ISIS' use of social media to recruit Western malcontents and promote their uniquely twisted view of Islam, but what about the flip side -- the use of social media monitoring to keep tabs on terrorists, track their whereabouts, show their faces, and build connections of their followers, friends and bosses (including those who'd rather we … [Read more...]