How PLX and CoAnalyst Work Together to Simplify Digital Investigations 

Date Posted: May 14th, 2025

Streamlining Digital Investigations with AI-Powered Tools

Law enforcement and investigative professionals handle overwhelming amounts of digital evidence, from call detail records to social media data, financial transactions, and mobile forensics. Manually sifting through this data is time-consuming and prone to human error. This is where CoAnalyst and Penlink’s digital intelligence solutions come in, offering a seamless AI-powered approach that simplifies investigations, improves efficiency, and enhances case outcomes.

By integrating Penlink’s data management platform with CoAnalyst’s AI-driven intelligence, investigators can quickly process, analyze, and extract meaningful insights from massive datasets. Here’s how these tools work together to transform digital investigations.

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The Power of Penlink: Centralized Data Management

Penlink’s investigative platform is designed to ingest, normalize, and analyze vast amounts of structured and unstructured digital evidence. Investigators rely on it to:

1. Aggregate and Normalize Data

• Automatically ingest data from over 1,000 providers, including mobile carriers, social media platforms, and financial institutions
• Normalize time zones and standardize data formats for easy analysis

2. Conduct Cross-Source Analysis

• Combine call detail records (CDRs), social media data, forensic extractions, and OSINT in a single investigative platform
• Identify connections between suspects, locations, and events across multiple data sources

3. Enhance Collaboration

• Store and share case data securely, allowing multiple investigators to collaborate in real time
• Generate reports for legal teams, prosecutors, and command staff

Learn more about how PenLink supports criminal investigations.

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The Role of CoAnalyst: AI-Driven Investigative Intelligence

While Penlink efficiently manages and organizes digital evidence, CoAnalyst applies AI and natural language processing (NLP) to uncover insights faster than traditional review methods.

1. AI-Powered Search & Analysis

• Ask natural language questions like “Are there any financial transactions over $10,000?” or “List all communication between these two suspects.”
• AI understands context, corrects misspellings, and processes large volumes of data instantly

2. Automated Pattern Recognition

• Detects trends, anomalies, and red flags such as unusual phone activity or geolocation patterns
• Flags high-risk interactions to help investigators prioritize leads

3. Effortless Data Visualization & Reporting

• Translates raw data into charts, timelines, and link diagrams for quick understanding
• Automates court-admissible reports, saving hours of manual work

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How PLX and CoAnalyst Work Together

Together, these tools offer a full-spectrum digital investigation solution. Here’s how the typical workflow unfolds:

Step 1: Ingest Data

Upload mobile forensics, social media records, and financial transactions into the PenLink platform.

Step 2: Activate CoAnalyst

With the click of a button, CoAnalyst scans and analyzes the case data—answering questions, flagging risks, and highlighting relationships.

Step 3: Generate Reports and Visuals

Investigators extract insights and create easy-to-read reports for internal use, court presentation, or cross-agency collaboration.

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The Future of Digital Investigations

The integration of Penlink and CoAnalyst represents the next generation of investigative technology. By combining AI, automation, and centralized data management, these tools empower investigative teams to:

✅ Solve cases faster with AI-powered intelligence
✅ Reduce workload by automating time-consuming tasks
✅ Improve accuracy and reduce human bias in data analysis
✅ Increase investigative efficiency across multiple data sources

Learn more about PenLink’s work with open-source intelligence.

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