Search & Rescue is expensive
The combination of more people spending time outdoors and improved technology is driving the increase in rescue calls.
Reducing costs of Search & Rescue
The operational cost of flying a rescue helicopter can vary widely depending on several factors.
The challenge to stop human trafficking
It is a contentious issue with mixed opinions, emotions and political connotations.
Protecting critical infrastructure
There are a number of countries around the world where the size of the country, its large expanses of terrain, the remote landscapes, thick vegetation, extreme terrains, diverse weather and climates along with the rich natural resources, and possible geopolitical environments combine to mean critical infrastructure, such as power stations, oil pipelines, country borders, nature […]
Dispelling the misunderstandings about IMSI Catchers
IMSI stands for International Mobile Subscriber Identity, and an IMSI number uniquely identifies a mobile device to a network operator. The IMSI is contained in the devices’ SIM card. An IMSI Catcher is a technology that utilizes a software-defined radio, filters, amplifiers, and other components to replicate a mobile base station, usually in a smaller […]
Revector launches suite of IMSI intelligence devices for Search and Rescue
Revector has launched a new range of multi-channel, detection devices to support search and rescue and natural disaster response. The devices include a UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) payload, a personal carried option (backpack, quadbike) and a larger even more powerful vehicle option that can be housed in a 4×4 SUV.
Tackling illicit mobiles in prisons by embracing technology
Andy Gent, CEO of Revector, highlights the security threats posed by the illicit use of mobile phones in prisons, and explains how new technologies should be embraced to counteract their use. The use of illicit mobile phones has been a longstanding problem within UK prisons, with the Ministry of Justice identifying the risk posed by […]
Revector unveils new airport security technology
Revector has launched a covert detection device that enables airports to gather new intelligence on potential security risks in the fight to protect passengers, visitors and staff from criminal and illicit activity. Revector, which has more than ten years’ experience in telecoms anti-fraud technology, has created a customised IMSI-catcher device that uses the mobile network to […]
Answers to prison mobile phones
New figures from the Ministry of Justice show a rising number of contraband mobile phones being found in prisons in England and Wales, with 11,792 handsets seized from 2019 to 2020 – up 3 per cent on the year before. They are valuable commodities in prisons – costing between £400 and £1000 just to borrow […]
Surveillance technology: Privacy vs. protection
Covert surveillance technology such as IMSI-catchers has long been at the epicentre of debates around privacy against protection. As the world becomes less predictable and the terror landscape evolves, the ability to intercept mobile phones, monitor conversations and track people could significantly improve national security, but at a perceived cost to individual privacy. An IMSI-catcher […]