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Palantir Cyber: Uncovering malicious behavior at petabyte scale

One of the most difficult challenges for cyber security analysts is navigating through vast quantities of network data, which can approach petabyte scales and is often distributed across many disconnected systems. In this demonstration, we show how an analyst can use the Palantir Cyber solution to detect beaconing, a network behavior suggestive of malware, by [...]

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Privacy, Civil Liberties, and Video Analytics: Part 1

During the past year and a half, Palantir has been developing Palantir Video, a video analytics application that will allow Palantir Gotham users to better integrate video information into the rest of their analyses. The initial Palantir Video functionality will be limited to basic playback capabilities and the ability for a user to tag individuals [...]

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Panel features Palantir Women on Working in Tech

On November 13, Pooja Sankar, CEO of Piazza, an online Q&A platform used by students and teachers, sat down with four women at Palantir to discuss their experiences working in technology. Originally broadcasted live to students in Piazza’s network, the panelists spoke about their roles at Palantir and how they’ve navigated the ups and downs [...]

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News

Counter-terrorism tools used to spot fraud
The technology involves crunching vast amounts of data to identify hard-to-detect patterns in markets or individual behavior that could reveal risks or openings to make money.

December 14, 2012 View »

From Wartime Technology Comes Hurricane Relief
Palantir’s software is designed to deal with large, disparate data sets. If relief workers want to determine where to send aid, Payne explains, it’s helpful to combine several layers of information: the statuses of neighborhood pharmacies and gas stations, demographic and census data, and poverty rates. In the future, Payne says, Palantir’s system could be used to more effectively determine how to use resources.

November 28, 2012 View »

New Gumshoes Go Deep With Data
Palantirians are the new Googlers. What search algorithms were to the 1990s, big data is today: a game changer. Imagine statistical analysis on steroids. Now multiply that.

Wall Street Journal, October 19, 2012 View »

About This Project: Skin and Bone
Palantir donated the use of software and assisted reporters in analyzing and visualizing data, as well as provided interactive and still graphics for ICIJ and partner publications.

International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, July 17, 2012 View »