At HSM Training and Consultancy we are always on the lookout for new products that can help officers do their job more effectively or that will afford them greater protection. Here is one we have mentioned before that will do both: VERINOTE
To cut a long story short it is an application that works on any iPhone, android, tablet or desk top and allows officers to record original notes in a highly secure and searchable way. While it was originally designed to replace the pocket notebooks used by uniform police officers, there are a lot of features about this product that make it ideal for officers involved in managing confidential sources (HUMINT, covert human intelligence sources, CHIS, and confidential human sources).
These are a few of the reasons that make it a big hit for us here at HSM.
It is secure. Officers need to take notes during meetings with confidential sources. Any loss of a notebook has the potential to compromise the informant. VeriNote is an app that sits on the phone. The data inputted into it sits on a secure cloud. Lose the phone and it is only the phone that is lost. Your data is protected. And VeriNote has the credentials to prove its security.
It is easy to use. Like moist other apps its use is intuitive. Open it up and start writing (or typing).
It can record meetings and take photos. So if you want to record the meeting with the confidential informant or photograph something they have brought, it is all there at the touch of a button.
If you have recorded a meeting he app can convert speech to text.
It is affordable. With different licensing plans it can be purchased by both big and small agencies. It is a very cost effective way of securing data and a lot easier than storing paper records.
It is fully searchable across the entire system. If they have the approved access managers can read what has been recorded and search the entire database using different search methods.
All data held within VeriNote meets evidential standards. There is a full audit trail of when and where data was entered, by whom and when any data has been changed. No more imaginary informant meetings or records altered after something goes wrong. Entries cannot be destroyed. I am guessing this will have a big appeal for many prosecuting lawyers and Chiefs of police.
Using it, looks normal. there is nothing unusual about someone typing into a phone or tablet. It is easy to make comprehensive records as an informant meeting progresses.
It can integrate with existing informant management records systems or intelligence management systems. This eradicates the need for double keying.
This app is a game changer. But don’t take our word for it. Have a look at the product yourself. Visit their website:https://www.verisaas.com/ or Book a demo hello@verisaas.com You will be impressed.
