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Intqual-pro, intelligence trainer for spies, investigators and private sector employees 

Intqual-pro, a company offering training in intelligence techniques, cyber risks and information management, has won a new contract with the British authorities, with the Information Commissioner's Office.

British intelligence tries to become Warren Buffet-style tech investor 

As it gradually gets up to speed, Britain's National Security Strategic Investment Fund is investing, sometimes publicly, sometimes secretly, in sectors that can serve British foreign policy, Ukraine included.

Westminster wants own counterintelligence 

The Security Intelligence & Risk Analysis Service (SIRAS) is being set up a month after MI5 warned about supected Chinese agent Christine Lee. This move also comes as foreign interference in British politics has become one of parliament's major concerns.

Pioneer Michael Oatley still fighting fit with Timeoroi 

At 87, Michael Oatley, one of the trailblazers to shape the London business intelligence scene as we know it today, has not gone quietly into retirement. He still seems very much an active member of Timeoroi, the consultancy he runs with oil trading veteran Steve Kelbrick as well as a number of old friends in the sector.

Irish Data Protection Commission beefs up technical investigation capacities with help from private sector 

The regulator, which has come under attack for not being tougher with the US tech giants, has teamed with a British forensics expert and four international accounting firms to bolster its investigations.

BAE Systems helps UK attribute foreign information warfare 

Faced with the difficulty of attributing influence operations, the United Kingdom plans to return to the information warfare front as part of its post-Brexit action programme. It is counting on BAE Systems consulting subsidiary Corda to assist the Ministry of Defence in this area.

Frazer-Nash Consultancy, US accelerator of British cyberdefence ambitions 

Now US-owned, Britain's Frazer-Nash Consultancy is working on the development of autonomous cyberdefence systems for the British armed forces.

Boris Johnson's economic intelligence unit creates fresh market for investigation companies 

The UK government's Investment Security Unit, which will oversee and monitor the risk of foreign economic investment, will officially start work on 4 January, despite facing a barrage of criticism from parliament. It is already seeking support from private investigators, for whom this service may provide a new market.