Human trafficking is a criminal epidemic that disrupts the lives of thousands of victims and their families. The National Football Leauge’s Superbowl is an event that attracts many perpetrators of this heinous crime, due to the fact that the cities where the games are hosted become saturated with carousers looking for fun in all the… Read more »
This post was written by Brian Lambert As a broad generalization, Law Enforcement organizations (LEOs) have always been great at collecting data. From beat cops recording goings-on in their precincts to detectives gathering information from confidential informants, investigative methods have been honed through centuries of practice. With the expansion of technology, and the rise of… Read more »
After the attacks of 9/11, the Department of Defense was forced to become more proficient in intelligence analysis. As new technologies were developed to help combat terrorism and fight two insurgencies, the way military intelligence analysts conducted analysis also developed. The evolution of the military intelligence analyst grew from tracking tanks and enemy movement on… Read more »
Praescient is excited to be presenting next Tuesday at the launch of INTERPOL’s Project SCALE, a new international law enforcement initiative designed to detect, combat, and suppress global illegal fishing and related illicit activities. Illegal fishing—characterized by unregulated trawling in restricted geographic zones—threatens food security and livelihoods in regions like West Africa, where countries are… Read more »
This week Hurricane Sandy tore through the East Coast, hitting New Jersey and New York City especially hard. As first responders and government officials continue to rescue stranded people and restore power and basic services to neighborhoods, various tech companies have stepped in and used Big Data software to gain a better understanding of the… Read more »
Threat Finance is the next topic of Praescient’s Knowlton Project, an important effort to anticipate, understand, and solve our nation’s most pressing national security challenges. Through this initiative, Praescient aims to bring together a robust network of experts in national security, defense, technology, and business who can bring their collective knowledge and experience to bear… Read more »
Team Praescient seeks to empower analysts, policy-makers, and senior leaders with the latest analytic tools and methodologies. The following demo presents analysis conducted by the American Enterprise Institute’s (AEI) Critical Threats Project (CTP), and leverages the power of Palantir to examine networks associated with the Iranian Regime. On October 11, 2011, the United States Department… Read more »