Guard Tower

Authorized Communications Management

SDF Guard Tower

SDF Guard Tower is a cutting-edge solution for handling the challenges posed by contraband cell phones in correctional facilities. SDF Guard Tower provides monitoring, selective blocking and tracking of cellular devices in prison environments. Based on the SDF GUARDIAN™ platform, SDF Guard Tower also allows access management of cellular devices within the prison compound, tracking their location with high precision and monitoring their traffic for intelligence collection.

SDF Guard Tower provides highly advanced capabilities in the realm of communications jamming of cellular and other personal communications devices. This includes:

• selective blocking and access management of cellular communications
• sophisticated and highly efficient algorithms for disabling all cellular services
• reactive jamming of VHF and UHF transceivers
• other forms of communications blocking for disabling sat-phone services or Wi-Fi communications.

Key feature – ultra accurate positioning

The SDF Guard Tower’s ultra-accurate cellular positioning capabilities provide high-resolution location information of acquired cell phones. It uses sophisticated algorithms to compute the location of acquired cell phones that provide high-resolution locations down to the prison cell level.

Mobile Guard Tower

Vehicle based communications management

SDF Mobile Guard Tower

The SDF Mobile Guard Tower provides several benefits over traditional fixed installations regarding monitoring and preventing the usage of illegal devices in correctional facilities.

This highly versatile and decentralized system, offers tactical acquisition and protocol-based positioning of cellular devices in its area of coverage while also enabling last-mile positioning for operational activity, IMSI catching activities, and blocking Wi-Fi connections and hotspots. Based on the SDF GUARDIAN™ technology platform and the fixed solution SDF Guard Tower, Mobile Guard Tower represents a versatile and decentralized way to manage cellular devices in correctional facilities within the prison compound.

SDF Mobile Guard Tower can provide critical information for tactical teams to perform last-mile operations and disrupt the smuggling of illegal devices, trafficking other illicit activities within the prison.

Thanks to the employment of the Hunter™ Direction Finder, an ultra-sensitive directional finder, it is possible to pinpoint the location of potential targets.

Key feature – mobile solution

This latest evolution of SDF’s Guard Tower, the Mobile Guard Tower, overcomes all the challenges related to fixed installations and boosts its performance in maintaining security in the correctional facility.

In addition, it is available in a number of form factors to serve different types of operational scenarios, from rigid suitcases to vehicle-mounted installations to portable backpacks, with a transmission power of 10mW to 600W total, depending on the configuration.

Guard Talk

Managed Inmate Telephony

SDF Guard Talk

Listening and understanding inmate communications has profound implications for the security and operational dynamics of correctional facilities. Effective communication management allows for the preemptive identification and mitigation of potential criminal activities, addressing them before they escalate into more significant threats.

At its essence, Guard Talk™ re-imagines inmate communication within correctional facilities, moving beyond the constraints of old landline systems. This platform isn’t just an upgrade, it’s a complete overhaul, introducing a blend of IP protocols and advanced AI features to streamline correctional operations and elevate security measures to new heights.

The introduction of Guard Talk™ offers speed and reliability that transform how data is extracted, transmitted and analyzed. This technology enables real-time insights and a depth of analysis previously unattainable.

Guard Talk™ harnesses the strengths of SIP phones, which turn into powerful intelligence-gathering assets for prison staff. They now have at their fingertips the ability to identify potential targets in a prison by performing integrated profiling activities.

Guard Talk™ capabilities

• Customizable call recording – offers the flexibility to record calls in compliance with local laws, with options for both audio and video formats that can be tailored to the specific needs of each correctional facility.

• AI-based features – advanced AI algorithms offer a suite of functions that enable prison personnel to collect actionable data for follow-up investigations in the correctional facility. These capabilities include language recognition, transcription and translation of conversations, smart search, and speaker identification.

• Detailed call logs – call log reports provided by Guard Talk™ offer a wealth of information that, when combined with the AI features, can support prison personnel in detecting threats. Log data includes call type, inmate details, dialed numbers, call duration, calls performed, and more.

• Intuitive interface – Guard Talk™’s phones, whether video or audio, are easy to use and efficient in providing inmates with a secure line of communication with people outside of the facility. In addition, prison personnel have a straightforward interface designed for ease of use, enabling staff to manage legal communications effectively without requiring extensive training.

• Inmate management portal – Simplifies the process for inmate families to request communication with an easy-to-navigate website that streamlines the approval process, reducing administrative workload and facilitating better communication channels.

The vision for a safer, more efficient correctional system

Guard Talk™ is poised to redefine the standards of inmate communication management, placing a premium on security, efficiency, and the proactive handling of challenges within correctional facilities. This holistic approach not only addresses immediate security concerns but also supports the broader goals of identifying strategic threats and effective facility management, laying the groundwork for a more secure, efficient, and humane correctional system.

OFFinder

OFFline device locator

There’s no hiding!

SDF OFFinder is a powerful new tool designed to help you find dormant cellular devices. Just because it’s switched off, no longer means a cellular device is hidden. Applicable to a range of uses from correctional facility administration to FDA investigations, to field search operations, OFFinder changes the rules of the game!

Key features

• Effective phone detection – Locate phones even when they’re turned off, allowing you to comprehensively monitor all unauthorized devices within your controlled zone.

• SIM-free operation – Our technology can even detect phones without SIM cards, ensuring no device goes unnoticed.

• Portable design – A compact, mobile solution based on a small sensor and directional antenna. All components fit into a lightweight bag, for easy transport and deployment.

• User-friendly operation – The operator follows variable rate audio signals from the directional antenna, enabling precise, real-time location of the phone.

Anti-Drone

Controlling Facility Airspace

SDF Anti-Drone

SDF Anti-Drone allows you to take control of your airspace. This innovative system is designed to locate and track both drones and their operators in real-time, providing an unprecedented level of aerial security. Our special configurations transform your safety protocols, establishing a secure, drone-free environment for your peace of mind.

Innovative counter-drone features

Engineered with cutting-edge technology, SDF Anti-Drone possesses a myriad of features useful in addressing a drone threat. In the first instance it is possible to detect and be alerted to potential incoming drones that are trespassing specific operative areas, that may require constant monitoring, while also extracting the data related to that drone. For example: Drone ID, manufacturer data,drone model, etc. It is also possible to receive an accurate distance and direction of incoming drones using a specific Direction-of-Arrival sensor, SDF’s Archer.

Applicable for multiple scenarios

With the recent development in the utilization of drones, both as a data gathering or as an offensive device, the SDF Anti-Drone solution remains ahead of this burgeoning technology area. Moreover, It can serve as a protection and monitoring solution for specific locations and it can also be applied in tactical operations.

Operational flexibility

SDF Anti-Drone utilizes the SDF Guardian which is a tactical catcher that can be set up in different onfigurations, based on operational needs. From compact devices to ensure mobility to more fixed installations if the intent is to operate as a command center. In addition, the solution can integrate with multiple external systems, detect multiple types of drones regardless of the manufacturing brand or technology determining its communication system.

Wi-Fi Catcher

Wireless Network Management

SDF Wi-Fi Catcher

Introducing the SDF Wi-Fi Catcher, a revolutionary product that represents a significant leap forward in wireless network control. SDF, with years of specialization in cellular communications, has now expanded its expertise to a new type of communication that is becoming ever more prevalent. SDF Wi-Fi Catcher allows users to easily detect, analyze, and if necessary, block wireless networks and clients.

In today’s hyper-connected world, the misuse and exploitation of Wi-Fi networks has become a real threat to many organizations. SDF Wi-Fi Catcher is designed to meet these demands by providing an unprecedented level of analysis and control over these networks.

With its intelligent network analysis tools, and incorporation of the SDF Guardian tactical device, an operator can quickly and effortlessly discover and examine nearby networks and connected devices, making it easier to identify potential security threats and control the connectivity while retrieving important data traversing the network.

Key feature – immune to MAC randomization

Wireless network security faces a significant challenge: MAC randomization for user privacy, a technique which generates random MAC addresses for connected devices. SDF Wi-Fi Catcher addresses this issue by making easier device management and allowing security forces to identify specific targets more effectively. By revealing the targets’ real identities, it becomes possible to associate specific Wi-Fi data with a specific target and the implementation of black and white lists for target management further improves the accuracy of target identification.