Subsentio® 1GB & 10GB Safe Harbor sProbes Launch New Era of Economical Lawful Intercept for Broadband Providers
June 14, 2016Safe Harbor sProbe Provides Intelligent, Low-Cost Alternative for CALEA Compliance
DENVER, CO–(Marketwired – Jun 14, 2016) – Subsentio, the CALEA Compliance Company™, today ushered in a new era of lawful intercept with the launch of the Subsentio 1GB and 10GB Safe Harbor sProbes, devices that significantly reduce the cost of compliance with the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA). The new Subsentio Safe Harbor sProbes deliver the highest levels of reliability and performance in supporting court-ordered surveillance of criminal and terrorist suspects, at a fraction of the cost of competing lawful intercept solutions.
“Subsentio 1GB & 10GB Safe Harbor sProbes, available now for broadband companies and soon for VoIP providers, introduce a revolutionary change in the way service providers meet their CALEA compliance requirements,” said Marcus Thomas, Subsentio Chief Technology Officer.
Thomas added, “With a single Safe Harbor sProbe, a smaller broadband operator may now connect to the Subsentio Network Operations Center and facilitate court-ordered lawful intercept ‘in the cloud’ at a significant savings. Large broadband companies can deploy sProbesremotely across a geographically spread network and meet their CALEA compliance requirements in full, and with the same high level of performance and cost benefits.”
About Subsentio’s Safe Harbor sProbes
Subsentio 1GB and 10GB Safe Harbor sProbes are designed to meet the needs of broadband service providers confronting the burdens of exponential customer demand for bandwidth, new capital expenditure to support faster networks, and rising volumes of court orders for lawful intercept.
As a “lightweight” version of the Subsentio Safe Harbor Probe, the Safe Harbor sProbe is configured and managed remotely to perform intelligent, passive interception of targeted broadband traffic, and then route evidence to a law enforcement agency’s monitoring center for analysis.
Deployed, tested and certified by Subsentio, the Safe Harbor sProbe is operational “on demand” upon receipt of a CALEA court order. TheSafe Harbor sProbe conforms to an industry-published “safe harbor” technical standard, which means using the solution is a presumptively valid way to comply with CALEA.
SUBSENTIO® NAMES TODD McDERMOTT CHIEF SECURITY OFFICER
December 1, 2015Veteran of Law Enforcement, Engineering and Lawful Intercept Product Development Joins Nation’s Largest “Trusted Third Party” CALEA Compliance Company
WASHINGTON, D.C., DECEMBER 1, 2015 — Subsentio, the CALEA Compliance CompanyTM, today announced the appointment of Todd McDermott as Chief Security Officer.
“It is an honor to welcome Todd McDermott to Subsentio,” said Steve Bock, President and CEO of Subsentio. “With three decades in law enforcement, engineering and product development, Todd McDermott brings a unique, end-to-end understanding of the needs, issues and challenges of all parties involved in the lawful intercept process.”
“This is an exciting moment to join Subsentio,” said Todd McDermott, Chief Security Officer. “As the nation’s largest trusted third party provider of CALEA solutions, Subsentio is setting the standard for state-of-the-art lawful intercept solutions that safeguard public safety, protect customer privacy and ensure security at all levels.”
As Chief Security Officer, Todd McDermott is responsible for the security of Subsentio’s business and technical operations. He will supervise the company’s close cooperation with its communications service provider clients and law enforcement agencies (LEAs) from start to finish during lawfully authorized electronic surveillance to ensure flawless performance of the Subsentio CALEA compliance solutions installed in the client networks, and prompt delivery of evidence to law enforcement.
Todd McDermott joins Subsentio from Verint Systems, Inc. As Vice President, Business Development at Verint from January 1999 through November 2015, Mr. McDermott advanced new technologies for lawful electronic surveillance products, fueling the company’s rapid growth in the United States and Canada.
Prior to Verint, Mr. McDermott served 15 years in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, with responsibility for research, development and technical oversight of electronic surveillance systems. Mr. McDermott represented the Government of Canada for North American telecommunications standards, contributing to standards for lawful electronic surveillance, and hosted and chaired international law enforcement conferences on electronic surveillance.
Todd McDermott holds a Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, with a field of study in systems and communications engineering.
Why Can’t Government and Tech Agree on Encryption?
November 24, 2015Associated Press
November 24, 2015
Why Can’t Government and Tech Agree on Encryption?
Recent news reports indicate that ISIS trains new members in encryption and even provides a 24 X 7 hotline for budding terrorists who need help in learning how to code messages in ways that are impenetrable to law enforcement and government agencies. One of terrorists’ favorite tools: “strong encryption” using a 256 bit cryptographic key that is almost impossible to crack.
Are U.S. tech leaders who advocate “strong encryption” in the name of privacy playing into the hands of terrorists? Are law enforcement agencies right in asking tech companies to build “back doors” into encrypted devices in order to help catch dangerous elements and protect public safety?
Subsentio Chief Technology Officer Marcus Thomas gets the last word in this Associated Press story:
ABC-TV: FBI’s NDCAC Gets Tough on Strong Encryption
November 6, 2015
DENVER, NOVEMBER 6, 2015 — In the first ever public tour of NDCAC (the National Domestic Communications Assistance Center) located in Fredericksburg VA, FBI Assistant Director of Science and Technology Amy Hess tells ABC-TV how NDCAC is helping local law enforcement counter the growing problem of “going dark”: the inability to access vital evidence masked by advances in technology.
Opened in March 2013, NDCAC helps some 18,000 local U.S. law enforcement agencies address the growing challenge of “going dark.” Among the major obstacles faced by law enforcement today: strong encryption measures undertaken by end user equipment manufacturers to prevent access to evidence hidden on mobile devices; and efforts by communications service providers to delete evidence from their networks.
Click here to see ABC-TV interview.
SUBSENTIO® General Counsel Speaks at WISPALOOZA
October 29, 2015CHANTILLY, VA, October 19, 2015 — Subsentio General Counsel Joel M. Margolis participated in a panel session, “CALEA & CPNI, Oh My! Regulatory Requirements for ISPs” at the recent WISPALOOZA conference held by the Wireless Internet Service Providers Association (WISPA), October 10 – 17, 2015 in Las Vegas. WISPA is the national trade association promoting the development, advancement and unification of the wireless Internet service provider industry, and serves more than 800 members.
The October 15 “CALEA & CPNI, Oh My!” panel session addressed regulatory requirements under CALEA and Section 222 of the Communications Act, a Section commonly known as the Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI) Mandate. Among the issues discussed during the session: whether an ISP’s obligations under CALEA change now that ISPs are regulated under Title II of the Communications Act; if Section 222 changes the way an ISP deals with law enforcement; and, what CPNI and proprietary information constitute when applied to ISPs.
Other panel speakers included: David Rines, from Lerman Senter, PLLC; and Mr. Dennis Burgess from Link Technologies, Inc.