US-based artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) company Cobwebs Technologies announced a strategic partnership with Canadian digital investigation solutions provider Magnet Forensics Inc., (TSX: MAGT).
The partnership aligns Cobwebs’ OSINT platform with Magnet Forensics’ digital investigation solutions for the common goal of providing end-to-end investigation capabilities. Together, these technologies increase the ability to locate missing persons, find victims of human trafficking and identify criminals in fraud and extortion cases.
“Traditionally, law enforcement investigators use two separate tools – one for recovery, analysis, and reporting of digital evidence from smartphones, computers, and other connected devices, and one for extracting critical, intelligent insights from surface and deep web data sources,” Cobwebs Technologies CEO and co-founder Udi Levy said. “Now, agencies are able to marry digital forensic evidence with web intelligence research to provide a more comprehensive and complete investigation process.”
This partnership will also offer joint education opportunities, including educational sessions and webinars, offering law enforcement and corporate security professionals new ways to find evidence in their digital investigations and defend against cyber threats.
“Magnet Forensics’ partnership with Cobwebs will bring investigators one step closer to being able to tell the full story of the crimes they’re investigating in one place,” said Jad Saliba, Founder and Chief Technology Officer at Magnet Forensics. “Digital forensics and OSINT are often handled by different teams at police agencies, which regularly leads to inefficiencies in the investigative process. Their integration will allow investigators to immediately dig deeper into leads provided by open-source data and ultimately accelerate their pursuit of justice.”
Founded in 2015, Cobwebs Technologies provides and implements Web Intelligence (WEBINT) solutions for the operational needs of national security agencies and the private sector.
In March, the company announced it is partnering with the International Association of Human Trafficking Investigators (IAHTI) to enhance human trafficking investigations. Read more about this here.
Founded in 2010, Magnet Forensics is a developer of digital investigation software that acquires, analyzes, reports on, and manages evidence from digital sources, including computers, mobile devices, IoT devices and cloud services. Its software is used by more than 4,000 public and private sector customers in over 100 countries.
Earlier this month, Magnet Forensics announced it has closed the plan of arrangement with Morpheus Purchaser Inc., a newly created corporation controlled by software investment firm Thoma Bravo. Read more about this here.
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