--- title: "Opera Solutions' Blog: The Hottest Spot for Practical AI and Big Data Science | Security & Defense" description: Security & Defense | Opera Solutions is the largest independent predictive analytics company in the world, providing Practical AI and Big Data Analytics as an ongoing service to blue-chip clients across the globe. --- [![](https://blog.operasolutions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Opera_Solutions_Logo_Standard_RGB-72.png?width=369&height=202&name=Opera_Solutions_Logo_Standard_RGB-72.png "Opera_Solutions_Logo_Standard_RGB-72.png")](https://www.operasolutions.com/) ![Blog_Header-4](https://blog.operasolutions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog_Header-4.png?width=3377&name=Blog_Header-4.png "Blog_Header-4") [![Blog_Banner_v3](https://blog.operasolutions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog_Banner_v3.png?width=3713&name=Blog_Banner_v3.png "Blog_Banner_v3")](https://blog.operasolutions.com) ## [Navy Yard Shooting: Opera Solutions’ Scott Weber Explains Importance of Open Source Data](https://blog.operasolutions.com/bid/336389/navy-yard-shooting-opera-solutions-scott-weber-explains-importance-of-open-source-data) Posted by [Sarah Anderson](https://blog.operasolutions.com/author/sarah-anderson) on Wed, Sep 18, 2013 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.operasolutions.com/hs-fs/file-310383903-jpg/images/navy_yard-fox_news.jpg)](https://blog.operasolutions.com/bid/336389/navy-yard-shooting-opera-solutions-scott-weber-explains-importance-of-open-source-data) *To predict the next shooting — in time to do something about it — we need to be looking at more open source data.* In the aftermath of yet another mass shooting in the United States, we find ourselves asking the same questions we’ve asked before: Why did this happen? Were there signs we missed? Could we have prevented this? And while there’s never a satisfying answer as to why, we can usually say that yes, there were signs — and they were missed — and yes, we most likely could have prevented this. Which leads us to the next question: *how? * [Read More](https://blog.operasolutions.com/bid/336389/navy-yard-shooting-opera-solutions-scott-weber-explains-importance-of-open-source-data) Topics: [Security & Defense](https://blog.operasolutions.com/topic/security-defense), [Videos](https://blog.operasolutions.com/topic/videos), [Signals](https://blog.operasolutions.com/topic/signals) ## [Opera Solutions Government Services Recognized by Computerworld As a 2013 Computerworld Honors Laureate](https://blog.operasolutions.com/bid/244235/opera-solutions-government-services-recognized-by-computerworld-as-a-2013-computerworld-honors-laureate) Posted by [Todd Higginson](https://blog.operasolutions.com/author/todd-higginson) on Fri, Mar 22, 2013 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ***OSGS Recognized in Safety & Security Category*** NEW YORK, NY, March 22, 2013 — IDG’s Computerworld Honors Program has named Opera Solutions Government Services (OSGS) as one of its 2013 Laureates. IDG’s award honors visionary applications of information technology promoting positive social, economic, and educational change. [Read More](https://blog.operasolutions.com/bid/244235/opera-solutions-government-services-recognized-by-computerworld-as-a-2013-computerworld-honors-laureate) Topics: [Press Releases](https://blog.operasolutions.com/topic/press-releases), [Security & Defense](https://blog.operasolutions.com/topic/security-defense) ## [Machine Learning + Human Tradecraft = Enhanced Security](https://blog.operasolutions.com/bid/231561/machine-learning-human-tradecraft-enhanced-security) Posted by [Todd Higginson](https://blog.operasolutions.com/author/todd-higginson) on Mon, Mar 11, 2013 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [Read More](https://blog.operasolutions.com/bid/231561/machine-learning-human-tradecraft-enhanced-security) Topics: [Machine Learning](https://blog.operasolutions.com/topic/machine-learning), [Security & Defense](https://blog.operasolutions.com/topic/security-defense) ## [Former Joint Chiefs Vice Chairman James E. Cartwright Joins Opera Solutions' Advisory Board](https://blog.operasolutions.com/bid/223159/Former-Joint-Chiefs-Vice-Chairman-James-E-Cartwright-Joins-Opera-Solutions-Advisory-Board) Posted by [Todd Higginson](https://blog.operasolutions.com/author/todd-higginson) on Mon, Feb 06, 2012 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) JERSEY CITY, N.J., Feb. 6, 2012 — Gen. James E. Cartwright, a former vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is joining the Advisory Board of Opera Solutions, LLC ([www.operasolutions.com](http://www.operasolutions.com)), a global leader in machine-learning science and advanced Big Data analytics. 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