Thought Leadership

CACI - ODS11 | Supporting Partner

Investigating Data on the Dark Web

In February 2024, hackers released data about Russia’s purchase of thousands of Iranian drones. The details were the stuff of a spy novella, including payments of literal tons of gold to shell companies, drone performance specs, bulk discounts, and even a brochure for the drone factory. For intelligence officials, the data was a virtual treasure, but the dangers of retrieving it were very real. The information lived on the dark web, an unregulated and hidden part of the internet accessible only via special software, unique configurations, or authorizations.

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SOSI - Supporting Partner

Accelerating Decision Dominance

Today, the U.S. military faces an unprecedented challenge: maintaining decision dominance in an era of peer and near-peer threats. As senior leaders increasingly warn, adversaries are matching or even exceeding U.S. capabilities in key areas such as artificial intelligence and misinformation campaigns. “Our near-peer adversaries, and then elements like Hamas, have formidable EW capabilities,” Brig. Gen. Ed Barker, the Army’s program executive officer for intelligence, electronic warfare and sensors, told an audience at a recent C4ISRNET conference.

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