SKYNET: Applying Advanced Cloud-based Behavior Analytics
Document Date:
January 8, 2007
Release Date: May 8, 2015
Agency:
Press
Document Type:
Internal NSA Documents/Presentations
Records Collected:
Telephony Metadata, Location Information
These NSA slides give an overview of the SKYNET program, which "applies complex combinations of geospatial, geotemporal, pattern-of-life, and travel analytics to bulk DNR data to identify patterns of suspect activity." According to the slides, SKYNET involves three general processes: DEMONSPIT data flow, automated bulk cloud analytics, and analytic triage.