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Russia
Shadow mobilisation: Wagner veterans sell to the highest bidder

A black market of former Wagner fighters has sprung up as Russian regions struggle to fill their recruitment quotas for the war in Ukraine. Officers from the now defunct militia are selling their fighters to the highest-bidding local authorities.

UAE
UAE reorganises its cybersecurity

Abu Dhabi's Cyber Security Council is poised to become an operational cybersecurity agency.

The Tech Telegraph
French cyber in Riyadh, STM tests ISR underwater drone, Raytheon Cyber develops Naval Information Warfare Center tools

From SIGINT to GEOINT and OSINT and a dose of cyber, each week we report on events both big and small that matter in the community of technical intelligence providers.

Riyadh French cyber brainstorms plans for Saudi Arabia

Ankara STM and Havelsan trial underwater drones in sea

Charleston Raytheon Cyber wins Naval Information Warfare Centre's cyber R&D

Ukraine
Industrial parks spring up around Lviv

Bouyed by foreign funding, the western Ukrainian city of Lviv is receiving multiple investment pledges. South Korea is the first to open its own hub in the region, matching the municipal's plans to develop its drone production capacity.

France, United Kingdom, United States
Israeli special forces vet Doron Kempel extends private security services to Europe

The US-based businessman, a former IDF commando, has already set up shop in the United Kingdom and is now exploring the French market.

Colombia, United Kingdom
Glencore's Covert Ops in Colombia, part 3: Glencore still blames rogue employee

Control Risks and a Colombian firm helped Glencore run a spy network against its critics. A grim security situation in the country has been a goldmine for corporate intelligence firms, including Kroll, which has worked for a US coal company that's been implicated in murders of union leaders.