July - Aug - 20186GOVERNMENT CIO OUTLOOKEDITORIALOne Step Ahead of the UnlawfulBack in 2014, cybercrime witnessed a new high with the disappearance of hundreds of thousands of bitcoins and tens of millions of dollars from the virtual currency exchange Mt. Gox. The bankruptcy episode also led to the genesis of Chainalysis--a company that has devised state-of-the-art forensic tools for law enforcement agencies to track the movement of bitcoin, while also keeping a tab of who is using digital currencies. The young company cracked the highly complex case in mere two months. Though the big shots Mt. Gox found back all the missing coins, victims of the thousands of data breaches and cyber theft that have occurred in recent past aren't always as fortunate.While cyberthreats in this tech-savvy era show no sign of abating, law enforcement agencies have long been virtually unequipped in cracking down on cybercrime, owing to lack of technical muscle. However, with the advances in technology, times are changing. A plethora of technologies is impacting operations in the law enforcement landscape, bringing strategies and careful considerations into play for improved efficiency, effectiveness, and agency management.Recently, when the companies were toying with the idea of leveraging facial recognition for identification of unknown suspects on surveillance camera, the e-commerce giant Amazon rolled out Rekognition--a service that makes it easy to add image analysis to applications. While the democratization of mass surveillance is upon us, Rekognition and other similar tools that come with the power to track individuals are gaining steam for government surveillance. Besides, prediction continues to evolve and reinvent every industry. Imagine police being able to predict the location and time of the next crime. The sheer potential of technology to analyze crime patterns and behaviors has led governments and law enforcement agencies to utilize the power of big data and analytics to predict if someone would "click, buy, lie, or die." That's not all. Gadgets like robotic cameras, automatic license plate recognition, unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), GPS vehicle-pursuit dart, gunshot detection systems, wireless cameras, and more are fast replacing routine traffic stops and piles of paperwork in law enforcement agencies, accelerating digitalization in the sector. Seemingly pulled out from a science fiction novel and infused into the police departments, the high-end technologies--from flying drones to wearable electronics--are radically transforming the way how agency professionals operate. To reap the benefits of technological advances, agencies must address the orthodoxies pertaining to the role of law enforcement.This edition has examined diverse effects that stem from technological changes in policing and how those effects are enhancing police efficiency and effectiveness.Copyright © 2018 Valley Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof.JULY-AUGUST - 2018July - August - 2018, volume 04 - 05 Published by ValleyMedia, Inc. Managing EditorBecky Graham Editorial StaffVisualizerIssac GeorgeAnil KumarLaw Enforcement SpecialSalesDowel Jonesdowel@govciooutlook.com510-371-0422Contact usEmailPhone:510 230 0396, Fax:510-894-8405sales@govciooutlook.comeditor@govciooutlook.commarketing@govciooutlook.comAlex D'SouzaJade RayKhyati DubalAaron Pierce Jasmine McHardy Joshua Parker To subscribe to Government CIO OutlookVisit www.govciooutlook.com Becky Graham Managing Editoreditor@govciooutlook.com*Some of the Insights are based on the interviews with respective CIOs and CXOs to our editorial staff
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