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Berto Jongman: Crime Analytics Tool Cuts Crime Rates (Tactically — Governments Still Corrupt on Causes of Crime, Insurgency, Revolution, and Terrorism at the Strategic Level)

Predicting the Epicenter of Crime: Analytics Tool Cuts Crime Rates A predictive policing tool in use in the U.S. and abroad helps law enforcement predict crime in the same way that geologists predict earthquakes. EXTRACT Brantingham said that there are features in the environment that, by their nature, are prone to crime, much like faults …

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Stephen E. Arnold: Big Data Analytics Invaluable in Tax Fraud Investigation

Big Data Analytics Proves Invaluable In Tax Fraud Investigation Posted: 29 Aug 2013 03:57 PM PDT The article on ComputerWeekly.com titled Big Data Journalism Exposes Offshore Tax Dodgers reports on the findings of Offshore Leaks, the result of the work of an international group of journalists. The fascinating story of offshore tax evasion by over …

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Stephen E. Arnold: Major Trends in Discovery Analytics

Major Trends in Discovery Analytics Posted: 15 Aug 2013 07:28 PM PDT Analytics is the newest buzzword in the enterprise. Analytics indicates that that solution is intelligent and agile, and the industry is paying attention. Information Management gives the latest news in the article, “3 Major Trends in New Discovery Analytics.” After a discussion of …

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NIGHTWATCH: Terrorist Threat Analytics 101 — US Has Neither Improved Capabilities Nor Learned Anything New Since 9/11

Terrorist Alert: Special Comment. It is always hazardous to comment on events without having had access to the underlying source material about them. This is especially true of threatening developments. Thus it is not possible to comment on the quality or accuracy of the information on which the current terrorist alert rests. What makes this …

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Stephen E. Arnold: Automated Analytics Ramps Up — Robert Steele Comments

Big Names Ramping up the Analytics Field Posted: 22 Jul 2013 11:41 AM PDT The world of analytics is getting much more competitive. We’ve been seeing some impressive names belly up to the bar or revamp their already available platforms. One such case we discovered in a recent Daily Finance article, “Actuate’s Newest Release of …

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Reflections on Tired Databases versus Wired Analytics + Jack Davis & Analytic Tradecraft RECAP

There are multiple analytic flaws with most source data, and particularly with any source data labeled in relation to terrorism. If Israelis have have touched the data in any way, shape, or form (especially including the software), it must be considered contaminated and severely suspect.  While I have nothing critical to say about the application …

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Berto Jongman: How geospatial analytics is helping hunt the LRA and al-Shabaab

How geospatial analytics is helping hunt the LRA and al-Shabaab Liat Clark Wired UK, 24 June 2013 In May 2012 Caesar Acellam, a commander of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) and military strategist for the extremist group’s leader Joseph Kony, was captured by the Ugandan army. The act appeared to be a coup for local …

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