Published on October 13th, 2020 | by Dr. Keith Bhatia
For the last 50 years, the telecom industry has been happily providing technology for people to make voice calls, and to assure proper accounting they have been creating a simple Call Detailed Record (CDR) for each. These records include data…
Published on September 22nd, 2020 | by Dr. Cemal Dikmen
5G is the most exciting new technology when it comes to wireless communications. Just like when 4G/LTE enabled many application developments that changed the way we live today, 5G will revolutionize the way we live moving forward. Low-latency and high-speed…
Published on September 2nd, 2020 | by Kevin McTiernan
In March of 2018 U.S. Congress passed the CLOUD Act, which addressed a growing issue for domestic and international law enforcement, Internet service operators (such as Microsoft) and national governments. The legislation acronym stands for Clarifying Overseas Use of Data…
Published on July 30th, 2020 | by SS8 Blog
The 5G world is upon us! Which means Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) have a headache: 10X to 100X normal data rates are on the horizon. LEAs often intercept and analyze communication data when investigating a suspect of interest. However, to put…
Published on June 30th, 2020 | by Dr. Keith Bhatia
“High-Risk” Providers Recently, we’ve heard a lot about “high-risk” network equipment providers and their potential security vulnerabilities. There is a fear they may be used by Nation-States surveillance tools against companies or other nations. In some western countries, the debate…
Published on May 28th, 2020 | by Kevin McTiernan
Today, the Internet of Things (or IoT) is a common part of our lives. Internet-connected thermostats enable us to make better energy decisions and we can check on our homes, even when we are thousands of miles away, through connected…
Published on May 7th, 2020 | by Dr. Keith Bhatia & Syed Hussain
Communication Service Providers (CSPs), including those that provide Over-the-Top (OTT) services, are obligated by law, to provide lawful intercept capabilities. This ensures that when law enforcement agencies (LEAs) issue a court warrant, the providers capture and deliver intelligence for all…
Published on April 21st, 2020 | by John Macaulay
The last decade has seen an explosion of virtualized deployments for cost saving and flexible deployment scenarios. Virtualization enables Service Providers to quickly deploy 5G and IoT services and to deploy a multitude of new services. However the impacts on…
Published on April 7th, 2020 | by SS8 Blog
Location information is gathered from connected devices including mobile phones. It is a critical data point which, when used by Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs), tracks a suspect to identify where they have been, who they have been with, when they…
Published on March 24th, 2020 | by Dr. Keith Bhatia
Communications have shifted from traditional (voice, email and SMS offered by telecom operators) to encrypted, over-the-top (OTT) applications. Which unfortunately leaves law enforcement agencies (LEAs) the world over missing vital information needed for their investigations. Additionally, because the privacy rules…
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