Nardello, Optima, Ilios, Sparacino, DRSD

French defence ministry rolls out cyber emergency response centre for defence firms 

Parliamentary discussion of France's draft 2024-2030 military programming bill has put the spotlight on an initiative by the DRSD to provide a computer emergency response team for the defence sector, which is currently being deployed in key regions.

• PARIS - MPP returns to protect LVMH  

• MIAMI - Harrington flies solo again after 5 Stones

• NEW YORK - Nardello returns to Asia

• LONDON - Mitmark called in to investigate NFTs

• LONDON - Adrian Stones goes solo

• HONG KONG - TRAG joins exodus

• JORDAN - Abdallah II appoints new public security chief to combat drug trafficking.
  

• FRANCE - Philippe Susnjara favourite to head the DRSD.
  

• BELARUS/UKRAINE - Kalinovsky Regiment goes political.
  

• DENMARK - Revelations about spy chief's sex life threaten Social Democrats
  

War in Ukraine: Ukrainian delegation to meet with French representatives to discuss arms supplies 

France is maintaining its links with Ukraine, while trying to tread a fine line between providing military and logistics support for Ukraine in cooperation with the allies and, at the same time, preparing itself for life in a war economy and developing its own strategic autonomy.

• LONDON - Irwin leaves Nardello

• PARIS - Banque de France recruits new security chief
  

• LONDON - GPW nabs investigator Waters from Schillings
  

• NEW YORK - Exiger exodus
  

• LONDON - Opus Pear Tree assists gold giant Petropavlovsk 
  

Kelkar called to the rescue of The Risk Advisory Group in DC 

Investigations veteran Patrick Kelkar has been recruited by the British group's chief executive Chris Rowley. He will have the job of restoring order at The Risk Advisory Group's Washington office, which has been struggling.

Comcyber picks all-in-one command and control platform favourites 

France's defence innovation agency has selected the metaverse cyber operations command centre project that Airbus and its university partner IMT Atlantique developed as part of a government-run call for cybersecurity projects.

French military counter-espionage service set for a new director 

Eric Bucquet is to hand over as head of the defence security intelligence service, the DRSD, this summer and he should be succeeded by Stéphane Dupont, currently in charge of French forces in Djibouti.

Charges against Big Pharma in Iraq fuelled by investigation led by former CIA executives 

The legal action started by law firm Sparacino against five pharmaceuticals companies for alleged terrorism financing attracted heavy media coverage. The lawsuit, which was validated last month by a Washington appeal court judge, is based on the work of a squad of former intelligence officers turned private investigators.

Veretus gets back to business 

The corporate intelligence firm Veretus Group, which is headed and staffed by a number of former CIA officials, is looking to make a comeback after a series of misfortunes.

Nardello turns Japanese 

The private investigation firm founded by former US federal prosecutor Daniel Nardello has joined the growing ranks of firms that are targeting the Japanese market.

Optima gets into cyber 

Optima Group has merged with Electronic Warfare Solutions and Mason Change Communications to strengthen its panoply of electronic and internet anti-terrorist services.