University of Pittsburgh is the first public university in the country to train graduate student using cutting-edge cyber-security software that helps to tracks and connect the intricate network of criminals and terrorists.
Intelligence agencies are in the business of gathering and extracting subtle connections from countless sources of information all over the world, explains James Beiber, an IT specialist and adjunct professor of cyber intelligence security.
Pitt is the first school outside of the nation’s military institutions to teach students using the network analysis software program
Palantir Government.
“Most people think this stuff already exists, but it doesn’t,” says Beiber, referring to TV shows. “This means our students will hit the ground running when they go to Washington, D.C. for jobs.”
Developed by
Palantir Technologies, Palantir Government is relatively new and widely used within U.S. intelligence, defense, and law enforcement communities such as the CIA and the FBI. The system has been used to monitor the activities of suspected terror cells as well as fight cyber terrorism by enabling in-depth analysis of potential threats.
GSPIA has made the Palantir software available for students in its Master of Public and International Affairs program specializing in security and intelligence studies. The platform is part of the course work for Introduction to Cyber Crimes and Criminal Operations in the Cyber World.
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Writer:
Debra Diamond SmitSource: James Beiber, University of Pittsburgh
Image courtesy University of Pittsburgh