Spotlight | Bangladesh, France, United Kingdom
French firm Intersec beats US giant SS8 for Bangladeshi geolocation contract

Bangladesh
Post-revolution purge worries Bangladeshi cyber intel contractors

After the fall of prime minister Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh's new interim government is seeking to clean up its cyber-intelligence contracts, in particular to find out who was indirectly involved in repressing the protests that led to regime change.

United States
Legal interceptions specialist SS8 looks for defence industry buyer

The shareholders of American company SS8 are looking to sell it. They are prospecting among the leading defence groups for buyers.

United States
SS8 gets an Algiers foothold

US company SS8 has won a major contract with Algerian intelligence, despite their usual preference for Chinese suppliers.

Spotlight | Bangladesh
Bangladesh's Rapid Action Battalion acquires a Telegram communications interception system

American sanctions against Bangladesh and its Rapid Action Battalion, which has been accused by the American Treasury of carrying out extra-judicial assassinations, have not prevented the country from acquiring an interception system.

The Tech Telegraph
Barkan joins XM Cyber, Sowa at ICEYE, Danish satnav obsolete, Johnston leaves Creativity Software

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.

HerzliyaXM Cyber hires ex-Mossad/wanted man Zev Barkan.

New York/EspooICEYE strengthens US govt ties with Sowa.

CopenhagenDenmark forced to upgrade satnav system.

Londonformer Met officer Johnston waves goodbye to Creativity Software.

Spotlight | Europe, Israel, United States
Wi-Fi protocol evolution is turning agencies away from dedicated interception systems

The increasing use of randomised MAC addresses has made Wi-Fi interception more difficult and tools less stable. A similar process of obfuscation of the unique identifier is being implemented by the 5G network, which does not bode well for the future use of current interception tools.

Singapore, United States
Far from Beijing, SS8 makes second stab at Asian growth

After having to close its Chinese offices in 2016, the legal interception specialist SS8 is trying to establish a new presence in Asia Pacific via Singapore. The company has won multiple contracts over the past 18 months.

Japan
Japan toughens cyber strategy to better counter China

Tokyo is taking a more determined stance against cyberattacks by China, while the Japan Self-Defense Forces are moving to bring the private sector into their cyber teams to respond to the growing threat.

United Kingdom
Creativity, geolocation expert for emerging economies

Already present in Africa and the Middle East, Britain's Creativity Software markets low cost mobile phone geolocation.