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Government Intelligence 16/06/2022

US uses Quad fellowship as brain gain ploy in the face of China

Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google, heads the Schmidt Futures Foundation. © Rod Lamkey - CNP/picture alliance / Consolidated News Photos/Newscom/MaxPPP

Government Intelligence 10/06/2022

Canberra seeks new security accommodation with China

Australia's incoming government, which includes several "Sino-compatible" figures, is trying out a warmer approach to relations with Beijing. The security architecture of the entire Indo-Pacific region is at stake. [...]

Surveillance & Interception 10/06/2022

Ripjar, the Australian Signals Directorate's new big data analytics provider Free

Ripjar has landed two back-to-back contracts. The British start-up founded by former GCHQ officers provides its data fusion and analytics platform, Labyrinth, to the Australian Signals Directorate. [...]

Surveillance & Interception 09/06/2022

The Tech Times: Thales and PwC, FiveCast, Flashpoint, and US drones think-tank

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. [...]

Corporate Intelligence 09/05/2022

John Coates affair: private investigations at heart of International Olympic Committee rift

Australian John Coates, ex-president of the Australian Olympic Committee. © AAP Image/Darren England

Surveillance & Interception 22/04/2022

Paraflare, Australia's other cyber asset

Australia's cyber eco-system is growing. Along with the critical infrastructure protection firm and long-standing partner Sapien, the Australian government can count on the incident response expertise of Paraflare. [...]

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International Dealmaking 19/04/2022

Australia becomes last Five Eyes member to join support effort for Ukraine

The Ukrainian government and its diplomats in Australia have recently been courting the Australian government, which is providing substantial military aid. [...]

Vasyl Myroshnychenko, Ukrainian Ambassador to Australia, with Australian Defence Chief Peter Dutton, 4 April 2022. © Vasyl Myroshnychenko/Instagram

Spy Way Of Life Government Intelligence 15/04/2022

The Melbourne Central Lion, the pub where Australian intelligence keeps an eye on Beijing

Across the globe, spies gather in inconspicuous dens, where they meet contacts and hold discreet conversations. This week, Intelligence Online explores one such establishment, the Melbourne Central Lion, a classic English-style pub in the heart of Australia's Victoria state capital. [...]

The Melbourne Central Lion pub. © Melbourne Central Lion/Instagram

International Dealmaking 15/04/2022

Gary Creighton to help Ricklefs' Namea Group grow in the Gulf

Australian ex-soldier Gary Creighton, an Iraq veteran who now works in the Emirati business world, has joined the advisory board of Norman Ricklefs' Namea Group, the successor to Iraq Advisory Group. [...]

Surveillance & Interception 09/02/2022

Intel 471 lands new contract in Australia with police

Founded by a former Australian police officer and a US Marines counterintelligence officer, Intel 471 is already well established in the antipodean country, where it works with the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD). [...]

Corporate Intelligence 15/12/2021

Australian lobbying firm Dragoman visits Paris after derailed Naval Group submarine deal

The lobbying firm used by Naval Group to save its submarine deal with the Australian government has been prospecting for new business from the French defence industry. [...]

International Dealmaking 26/11/2021

Saab counts on Scott Morrison's former policy adviser to plug submarines to Australia Free

The Australian navy is considering purchasing transition submersibles ahead of the announced US nuclear submarine delivery. To help convince Canberra take the plunge, the Swedish manufacturer can count on TG Public Affairs, whose principal Brendan Tegg is close to Australian prime minister Scott Morrison. [...]

SpotlightCorporate Intelligence 29/09/2021

Naval Group's covey of advisers foiled by a phone call to London

As news outlets in both hemispheres continue to relay every minute detail of the fallout from Australia's cancellation of its submarine deal with France, there is one glaring takeaway: more than five years of lobbying and intelligence gathering in Canberra failed to help Paris and Naval Group pick up on and anticipate Australia's doubts. [...]

French president Emmanuel Macron and Australian prime minister Scott Morrison on 15 June 2021. © Pascal Rossignol/Reuters

Corporate Intelligence 23/08/2021

Naval Group taps another lobbyist in attempt to allay submarine deal concerns

David Gazard will be the third lobbyist Naval Group has hired in Australia in less than a year. The company is increasingly touting its use of local firms as a means to reassure the Australian government of progress on the mega submarine contract. [...]

SpotlightSurveillance & Interception 08/07/2021

Independent Diplomat to advise Pacific Islands on UN-led cyber process

The British private diplomacy firm Independent Diplomat has been contracted by the Australian government to help Pacific Island with UN efforts on cyber policies. [...]

Surveillance & Interception 01/07/2021

Dragos expands into Canberra's cyber protection

The US industry security specialist has won its first contract with the Australian intelligence community and now has the former Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull's help in securing more. [...]

Surveillance & Interception 09/06/2021

Canberra's new zero-day bounty hunter Duasynt

The Australian intelligence services are constantly on the lookout for the latest cyber tools and has a growing domestic pool of talent to dip into. [...]

Corporate Intelligence 02/06/2021

Naval Group hires ex-trade minister as Australia submarine deal stumbles

Naval Group, which has a contract to deliver twelve submarines to Canberra, recruited Simon Crean last month. [...]

Surveillance & Interception 13/05/2021

Foreign minister extends cooperation to online influence operations

Australia, which is increasingly targeted by Chinese news outlets, is stepping up its involvement in the fight against disinformation in neighbouring countries in the Indo-Pacific region. [...]

International Dealmaking 07/05/2021

US shields telecommunications systems in Indo-Pacific from Chinese influence with Palau submarine cable

Several government- and privately-backed submarine cable projects in the Indo-Pacific are underway, as the US prepares to work with Japan on 5G with an eye on curbing Beijing's growing reach in the region. [...]

Surveillance & Interception 06/05/2021

US SpecterOps to buff up Australian spymasters' cybersecurity skills

The Australian Signals Directorate has hired American firm SpecterOps to train its agents as part of a strategy to strengthen its cyber incident response capacity. [...]

Surveillance & Interception 30/04/2021

US FireEye nudges way further into Australia's cyber strategy

FireEye continues to go from strength to strength in Australia despite unwittingly getting caught up in the latest cyber attack on the US. The firm was the first SolarWinds user to uncover that it had been victim of a sophisticated supply chain attack in December. [...]

Surveillance & Interception 22/04/2021

Counter-UAV tech, the new frontier in interception

As interception specialists face increasing legal exposure, many are putting their skills to use in counter-drone tactics instead. [...]

Surveillance & Interception 15/04/2021

EDGE brings in Australian cyber experts to boost its hybrid warfare capacity

Australia's offensive stance on cyber warfare has enabled it to become a leading member of the Five Eyes alliance but has also attracted interest from the United Arab Emirates. Emirati state defence group EDGE has been recruiting Australian cyber specialists in large numbers. [...]

Corporate Intelligence 17/03/2021

Dragoman's influential advisers wheeled out to save Naval Group's submarine deal

The Australian and French press have been awash with articles as Naval Group worked to keep its major submarine order afloat. The company is being helped by Dragoman, the lobbying firm founded by former Australi defence minister Robert Hill and whose advisers include former French diplomat Jean-Marie Guéhenno. [...]

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US uses Quad fellowship as brain gain ploy in the face of China

Canberra seeks new security accommodation with China

Ripjar, the Australian Signals Directorate's new big data analytics provider Free

The Tech Times: Thales and PwC, FiveCast, Flashpoint, and US drones think-tank

John Coates affair: private investigations at heart of International Olympic Committee rift

Paraflare, Australia's other cyber asset

Australia becomes last Five Eyes member to join support effort for Ukraine

The Melbourne Central Lion, the pub where Australian intelligence keeps an eye on Beijing

Gary Creighton to help Ricklefs' Namea Group grow in the Gulf

Intel 471 lands new contract in Australia with police

Australian lobbying firm Dragoman visits Paris after derailed Naval Group submarine deal

Saab counts on Scott Morrison's former policy adviser to plug submarines to Australia Free

Naval Group's covey of advisers foiled by a phone call to London

Naval Group taps another lobbyist in attempt to allay submarine deal concerns

Independent Diplomat to advise Pacific Islands on UN-led cyber process

Dragos expands into Canberra's cyber protection

Canberra's new zero-day bounty hunter Duasynt

Naval Group hires ex-trade minister as Australia submarine deal stumbles

Foreign minister extends cooperation to online influence operations

US shields telecommunications systems in Indo-Pacific from Chinese influence with Palau submarine cable

US SpecterOps to buff up Australian spymasters' cybersecurity skills

US FireEye nudges way further into Australia's cyber strategy

Counter-UAV tech, the new frontier in interception

EDGE brings in Australian cyber experts to boost its hybrid warfare capacity

Dragoman's influential advisers wheeled out to save Naval Group's submarine deal

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