Ukraine
Chinese surveillance firms Hikvision and Dahua targeted by Ukrainian investigators

Estonia
Tallinn calls in surveillance equipment distributor Optimus Systems to secure border with Russia

Tallinn-based Optimus Systems, which has been given the task of supplying surveillance equipment for crossing points on the Estonia-Russia border, distributes the products of a number of US and European manufacturers.

Spotlight | China, Ukraine
Kyiv's appetite for Chinese surveillance tech shows no sign of waning

China is eager to reposition its companies in Ukraine. It is relying on local service providers and reseller networks to make inroads, even into the most sensitive fields.

Ukraine
Kyiv still seeks Chinese surveillance tools despite Western bans

The Ukrainian border guard service is still using surveillance tools made by Chinese groups Hikvision and Dahua for its southern units, despite the US and the UK gradually banning those firms.

China, Ukraine, United States
Washington to foot bill for replacing Chinese CCTV suppliers

At the request of Ukraine's border guards, the US State Department is to finance and select a supplier of video surveillance equipment to be installed on the Russian border. Chinese firms will not be considered as they are now generally excluded from Western systems.

The Tech Times
Hikvision and Dahua woo Paris, Morland goes solo, Intel 471 in Riyadh, Santagata steps down at Cy4gate

Whether in SIGINT, GEOINT, OSINT and cyber, we report each week on developments great and small in the world of the technical intelligence providers.

Paris/BeijingChinese monitoring giants launch fresh charm offensive.

Abu DhabiFormer CPX deputy VP of sales Morland into cyber consulting.

Riyadh/DallasKoujan spearheads Intel 471's push into Saudi Arabia.

RomeCy4gate's ex-CEO Eugenio Santagata leaves board.

Ukraine, United Kingdom
London stock exchange group to include Kyiv sanctions in its database

Ukraine has made a breakthrough in the UK regarding its push for European partners to broaden the direct or indirect sanctions they impose: London Stock Exchange Group's database now includes 'international sponsors of the war'.

Ukraine
Special communications service to play central role in cyber counteroffensive

Ukraine's State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection is to set up a centre dedicated to fighting cyberattacks. In the battle against Russian offensives, it will serve as a complement to Kyiv's cyber arsenal.