Lumacron extends interception to undersea cables

The discreet British startup Lumacron is developing interception tools to capture the massive data flows that transit through the principal international communications networks. [...]

New Space revolution a blow to French GEOINT companies

The shake-up of the satellite imagery market that started in the US is making its effects felt on the French Geospatial-Intelligence (GEOINT) sector. [...]

Gendarmerie scrambles to retain internal intelligence role

IPPO facilitates rapprochement between Putin and Netanyahu

Callyo, the COMINT app dodging mutual legal assistance treaties

Apps developed by the American start-up Callyo are popular among federal investigators wanting to track and wiretap their informers working abroad. [...]

NSO tightens cyber-security for World Cup Free

At a networking event between former Unit 8200 and Unit 8100 officers in Tel Aviv on June 6, NSO Group made a big splash, announcing that it was working with the international football federation FIFA to cyber-protect the World Cup that gets underway in Russia on June 14. [...]

Extreme-right AfD guns for BND in parliament

Over the space of a few days, Germany's extreme right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) launched a series of attacks [...]

Syrian Army at heart of dispute between Moscow and Tehran

While relations are increasingly strained between the Kremlin and Iran's Pasdaran in Syria, the dispute has spread to the Syrian [...]

Open Skies treaty hostage to Russian-US tensions

Republicans in the House of Representatives launched an offensive last month against the Open Skies treaty, which has been in [...]

Finance and defence ministries revisit Villani report on AI

Despite the publication in March of the much publicised Villani report on Artificial Intelligence (AI), the ministry of the economy, [...]

SocGen case heralds new era for legal diplomacy

The transaction between Societe Generale (SocGen) and the US Department of Justice (DoJ), in collaboration with France's Parquet National Financier [...]

Laurent Wauquiez under close protection in Baghdad

According to our sources, Laurent Wauquiez, the head of France's Les Republicains political party, was protected by the private security [...]

Kroll hunts for "whistle-blower" at SES

Last month the Luxembourg satellite telecommunications giant SES lost its first round before the High Court in London against leaker [...]

Kroll revamped by new owner Duff & Phelps

Barely a few weeks after finalising its acquisition of the corporate intelligence firm (IOL 803), the financial services group Duff [...]

Mohamed bin Salman mulls fighter jet orders

Saudi Arabia's new military procurement architecture may open the door for companies that used to be defence tender outsiders. [...]

Under Theresa May, Londongrad's oligarchs face testing times

US's increasingly tough stance towards Russia has quickly spread to London, provoking panic among the city's population of oligarchs, despite the good offices of the army of consultants who work for them. [...]

NATO dealer International Armour caught in bind between Moscow and Baghdad

A state-sponsored Russian media outlet has accused the NATO-registered Greek arms dealer International Armour of double-dealing in Iraq. [...]

Moscow-based Polus eyes European and Arab border protection opportunities

Polus, which markets the Radiobarrier, as it is known in the West, typifies the rebirth of Russian electronic warfare and intelligence technologies, which is now looking to export. [...]

Lord Robertson's interwoven interests in Macedonia via Ohrid

George Robertson, the secretary general of NATO from 1999 to 2004, now chairs a new consultancy group active in Macedonia, where he holds a number of interests. [...]

Artificial intelligence changes face of lie detection

The development of facial recognition and behavioural observation software is opening up a new market in lie detection for investigative forces all over the world. A number of startups, such as Sensority or Affective, are working in this area. [...]

AI spyware opens door to new ways to hack smartphones

Victoria-based researchers have developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) spyware that targets smartphones, paving the way for new forms of remote surveillance. [...]

Exclusive: Inside India's shadowy offensive cyber-business

Appin Security is no more, however India continues to be at the forefront of offensive hacking. After an in-depth investigation, Intelligence Online can reveal that the cyber-security firm Phronesis is now spearheading the Indian government's cyber-offensive strategy. [...]