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Intellexa targeted by US sanctions, French interior ministry contracts, Franco-Brazilian military communications cooperation, Chris Jones joins Nightwing

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LimassolJenovice, indirect victim of US ire over Intellexa

ParisMinistry of Interior puts out call for tenders for telephone data contract

ParisSyracuse-Siscomis agreement with Brazil being updated

WashingtonFormer CIA officer Chris Jones to head Nightwing's technology division

Oligarchs' fixers look for fixers of their own to help them escape sanctions

The consultants operating behind the scenes for their already sanctioned former Russian oligarch clients are themselves being increasingly targeted by Western sanctions. They are looking for investigators to help them avoid or at least reduce the impact of those measures.

Erik Prince builds up small cyber empire

The co-founder of the private security firm Frontier Services Group Erik Prince has launched into cyber with two new companies, one specialising in secure communications and the other in cyber intelligence. He has roped in several cyber veterans to help him.

Cypriot firm TRG sets sights on London

TRG, a data analysis firm based in Cyprus and well-known in Latin America, is making baby steps to enter the European market, starting with hiring UK natives.

Former Cycura technology director Joel Eriksson launches zero-day firm ClevCode

Swedish cyber specialist Joel Eriksson, the former technology chief at Canadian offensive cybersecurity firm Cycura, is looking to make his mark in the zero-day exploit world from Cyprus.

KPMG and Kroll forensic experts focus on Kazakh recycling

To defend their side of the legal wrangle between the previous and current management of Kazakh paper recycling firm Kagazy that came to a close in December, Maksat Arip and Tomas Werner sought help from forensics investigators at KPMG and Kroll.

US defence groups conduct Greek sales offensive in Washington as well as Athens

US arms manufacturers have applauded the adoption of the new bilateral cooperation agreement adopted by Congress in late December with the backing of the Democrats and lobbyists from the United States's Greek community.

Spotlight
Israeli Eitanium emerges from woodwork financed by sector heavyweights

Cyber intelligence start-up Eitanium, whose shareholders include Circles co-founder Eric Banoun and Erik Prince, founder of the private military company Blackwater, is beginning to recruit specialists in Israel.

IMSI-catcher maker Octasic takes root in Europe from Cyprus

After opening shop in Canada to develop chips for telephone operators' base stations, the firm has gradually taken over the IMSI-catcher market and now exports its tools to Europe via Cyprus.

Quadream and InReach slog it out in court even as business booms

Israeli phone-hacking developer Quadream is still facing a court battle in Cyprus against its commercial partner InReach while news of recent deals in Saudia Arabia and Ghana emerge in the press.

TRG prepares to enter European market

The Cyprus-based firm TRG Research And Development is adapting its unstructured data processing solution to meet the needs of European intelligence services.

Pafos Institute strengthens Israel and Cyprus' cyber relationship

The launch of the Pafos Innovation Institute (PPI) last week [...]

Coralco Tech, former Wolf ally, a one-stop shop for cyber

Coralco Tech, which was founded by a former U-TX Technologies employee, is a one-stop shop for cyber-intelligence.

TRG, Parnas-Feldmann tandem's Covid compatible facade

In the space of a few years, businessmen Jose Parnas and Oren Feldmann have helped a clutch of cyber companies grow and thrive on at least three continents.

Argus in conflict with former Libyan advisor

Cyprus-registered private security operator Argus Security Projects, a privileged partner of the European Union in conflict zones, is under pressure from one of its former partners in Libya.

The fortunes of Argus Security

In less than five years, the European Union's favourite contractor increased its revenues an astonishing 12-fold. Intelligence Online investigates the finances of the EU diplomatic security player.

Two Cypruses face off in Washington

The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, which is only recognised [...]

GlobalSource

GlobalSource, the corporate intelligence and private security firm headed by [...]

Cyprus’ private diplomacy

Although it has been busy negotiating an economic rescue package [...]