There seems to be a new story everyday about another child being harmed by an online predator. As concerns grow, government officials, teachers, parents and law enforcement personnel are struggling to keep up with changes in technology and methods used by those seeking to harm a child.
According to an Innocent Images National Initiative (IINI) publication, dated October 2006, there has been a 1,789% increase in the number of FBI-IINI cases opened between 1996 and 2006. And while the growth is overwhelming, studies have indicated that two-thirds of those who are committing these terrible crimes against children also possess child pornography. This means that there is a measurable effort on the part of the criminal to collect these images – this equates to online activity that suggests the possibility of even more serious, potential offensives against children.
Today, although proactive “chat intercept” efforts account for approximately a quarter of arrests, most investigative efforts often occur after the fact, after a crime has been committed. What is important to understand is while investigators are attempting to establish “probable cause,” thereby laying the groundwork for a focused suspect driven investigation, most of the potential evidence resides within online communications and is defined as “data-in-motion.” What investigators need now more than ever is a way to further support their current efforts while addressing the challenges of gathering and analyzing potential evidence that is “online and in-motion.”
The world’s first portable, real–time, online investigation solution used by Law Enforcement, Intelligence Agencies and Commercial Investigators to monitor suspects’ online content for probable cause.
Chronicle provides Law Enforcement with a powerful, easy-to-use and easy-to-learn suspect driven investigative solution that provides immediate benefits. Chronicle’s solution will increase the efficiency of digital investigative teams by allowing more officers and agents (technical and non-technical) to be trained to use the tool. This provides Law Enforcement the ability to act quickly simply because more personnel are now able to utilize the solution. It also delivers significant digital playback support for “Chat Intercept” and probable cause efforts.
The key factor is that data and related evidence are collected and replayed from online “data-in-motion.” As a result, credible results are provided by allowing investigators to replay exactly what, when, and how content was seen and handled by a user, thereby demonstrating both proof of the user's content and related actions. Furthermore, Chronicle's Forensic Information Fingerprinting Engine (FIFE™) technology provides evidence of user activity that is both forensically accurate and credible.
Chronicle also helps increase the effectiveness of an investigative team by providing a high-level of investigative precision in regards to the data it is collecting and analyzing. This aids with legal requirements associated with lawful intercept, such as very specific investigative permission granted within warrants as well as adhering to laws protecting privacy and employee rights.
In addition, Chronicle helps improve productivity and reduce the investigative effort by reducing the time and complexity of data capture and analysis. Law enforcement professionals now have the means to find the proverbial "needle in a haystack" in hours versus weeks or even months. This is achieved through the use of Chronicle’s intelligent deep-packet inspection and content capture that effectively cuts out the recording of duplicate data and network "noise"
To learn more and experience firsthand, click here to request a personalized test drive.