Third Party Solutions for CALEA Compliance
One way of dealing with CALEA compliance is to outsource the entire job of bringing your network up to par. Companies like VeriSign and NeuStar do just this kind of work.
What happens is they’ll put equipment in your network that can isolate the call or data traffic that you need to capture. All the monitoring is done remotely. These companies are also able to make sure that relevant calls get forwarded to the related law enforcement or government agencies. All the taps that are provided are the minimum that is required by law, meaning they won’t violate anyone’s rights.
Too Expensive?
If third-party solutions are too expensive, you can find part time help. For example, NeuStar has a type of timeshare agreement where you are sent the necessary software. When a surveillance order comes in you are shipped the server needed to capture the relevant information, then you send it back.
There’s also Intercept On Demand, which functions like the above service, with the exception that you buy the server, but only turn on surveillance when a legal order comes in. See NeuStar for Intercept On Demand services.
It can be a nuisance -to say the least- trying to comply with CALEA. Why not let someone who knows all the ins and outs take care of it for you?
