Gartner Highlights Threat-Facing Technologies
Published on August 18th, 2017 | by SS8 Blog
Published on August 18th, 2017 | by SS8 Blog
Published on April 26th, 2017 | by SS8 Blog
The network is the source of truth for uncovering both devices and suspects of interest. SS8’s unique ability to extract intelligence from network communications right up to the application layer has propelled SS8 to a breakthrough year in terms of…
Published on September 17th, 2014 | by Franklin Recio
In part one of Kidnapping: The Social Impact, I provided background on the organized crime of kidnapping as a growing evil-industry by detailing the problem itself and its reach worldwide. Part two, while not detail-heavy for confidentiality reasons, describes a…
Published on August 9th, 2014 | by Franklin Recio
The Problem Kidnapping is one of the felonies that have a larger social impact in a population. These crimes are usually conducted through organized crime, so it’s not just the regular burglar that was acting alone to steal a wallet.…
Published on September 27th, 2013 | by SS8 Blog
Social Network Analysis (SNA) methods are the subject of this first blog in a series of blogs on analytics techniques, with the discussion focused on several question constructs, as per my previous foundation blog on the wider Analytics topic: What…
Published on July 25th, 2013 | by SS8 Blog
I was reading an article in the most recent issue of Science News that focused on the need for analyzing cellular phone communications by criminals. The article mentioned a case in Italy where investigators were able to analyze mobile phone…
Published on July 23rd, 2013 | by SS8 Blog
We attended the 2013 Esri International User Conference, held July 8-12 in San Diego, CA, and it was quite an experience. Esri is a dedicated team of hard working individuals who clearly love what they do. We could feel the…
Published on July 23rd, 2013 | by SS8 Blog
Today's Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) and related intelligence organizations are under siege on a number of fronts, and will need to change and evolve decades old, stove pipe practices and workflows to maintain their ability to detect and action credible…
Published on July 16th, 2013 | by SS8 Blog
Over the last few years there has been a trend towards the consolidation of analytical functions in law enforcement agencies worldwide. Several large agencies, piloted by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department and the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Department, have led the charge to…
Published on February 13th, 2013 | by SS8 Blog
The topic of OSINT (open source intelligence), and specifically social media intelligence, found its way into the defense and military conversation quite frequently at last month’s AFCEA TechNet Europe event. While law enforcement is seeing a great deal of success…