Big Data isn’t just about data
It’s a strategic blend of science and computation, breathing life into colossal datasets harvested from diverse sources. The transformative waves of Big Data are already reshaping the landscapes of security and defence.
WHAT IS THIS TECHNOLOGY AREA ALL ABOUT?
Big Data Analytics is an area that focuses on applying techniques from statistics, mathematics and computer science (in particular artificial intelligence) to create actionable insight from very large data sets, acquired from various sources. It also includes the tools and techniques such as natural language processing that are necessary to transform open source intelligence into structured data suitable for Big Data Analytics.
HOW COULD THIS TECHNOLOGY BE APPLIED?
BDA is already transforming all aspects of how both governments and industry manage their business. In particular, we believe it will have enourmous impact on the area of threat intelligence, allowing defenders to anticipate threats and act proactively, rather than reacting to current threats and ongoing attacks.
HOW COULD THIS TECHNOLOGY BE APPLIED TO THE DEFENSE SECTOR?
The defence and security community has for a long time understood the value of intelligence. What BDA brings to this community is the ability to analyze data – both open source and other – at a new scale, and to leverage artificial intelligence/machine learning to create predictive threat intelligence. In the cyber-threat intelligence space, these technologies will be necessary to keep up with the dramatic increase in volume and sophistication of the attackers. For geopolitics, the technology can be key in tracking terrorist organizations and battling disinformation.
