Date: Jan 15, 2008 Source: ARMY SBIR Success Story (
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Soldiers and investigators are facing a growing challenge as an increasing number of digital devices and media are being seized during operations and there is limited time to process and analyze this digital evidence to determine relevance. Computers and other devices have become the backbone of both conventional and unconventional forces, including data on operations, logistics, finances, and intent. Currently, the information contained on a captured computer is normally extracted and analyzed in a removed digital forensics laboratory. While this meets strategic intelligence requirements, it does not provide timely and useful information to the tactical force. In response to this requirement, I.D.E.A.L. Technology Corporation developed a cutting-edge, digital forensics product for counter-terrorism, intelligence gathering, and criminal investigations called the System for TRIaging Key Evidence (STRIKE).
STRIKE is a rugged, portable, and easy-to-use digital media exploitation tool designed to determine if electronic data contains information critical to the success of an operation. This triage tool enables operators to flag the computers that must be prioritized immediately for detailed analysis in a full-fledged digital forensics laboratory or strategic analysis center. By providing a means to quickly extract data and analyze information in real time, the STRIKE supports a wide range of tactical operations against a variety of file systems, file formats and storage media. STRIKE is the only tactical evidence capture and triage device of its kind - designed for speed and simplicity, providing intelligence that can be acted upon within minutes.
Phase III Impacts:
I.D.E.A.L. Technology has received over $2M in additional non-SBIR research and development funding from DoD adapt the STRIKE for specific military contingency operations. As of January 2008, 214 STRIKE kits have been delivered to various government organizations resulting in sales of over $2.25M.
