ALL ARTICLES - France

The Tech Times
France's DGSE turns to LLM, US cracks down on cyber industry, Preligens' Rennes changes

Paris
French intelligence service focuses on Large Language Models

Washington
Congress ponders cyber-intelligence sanctions

Rennes
Preligens restructures ahead of funding round

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
Avisa parties, Alexandre Benalla in London, Strider Technologies, T&M USA

London
Avisa's relaunch parties

London/Paris
Alexandre Benalla bounces back in London

London
David Kilby quits Herminius for Strider Technologies

New York
Ex-FBI chief Thomas Sheer advises T&M USA

DGSE's sacking of defiant official on internal security grounds overruled in court

A French DGSE staffer sacked after making a private trip to Iran has been reinstated by an administrative court.

Thales reshuffles senior Gulf execs to strengthen connections with SAMI and Tawazun

With the official creation of its regional headquarters in Saudi Arabia this year, Thales is overhauling management to further consolidate its hand in the region.

French-UAE misunderstanding over Airbus Caracal deal explained

The contract between Tawazun and Airbus for 12 Caracal helicopters, put on hold in May, is poised to get back on its feet.

Nuances Technologies leads race to supply anti-drone jammers to French interior ministry

In the interior ministry's current call for tenders for the supply of jammers, Nuances Technologies appears to be the obvious favourite to provide a batch that combats drone threats.

The Tech Times
Snowpack goes global, Beacon Red in Singapore, MIL Corp helps NAWCAD in cyber

Paris
Snowpack turns to RB 42 for international business development

Singapore
Beacon Red showcases offensive cyber technologies

Washington
NAWCAD draws on MIL Corp's cyber expertise

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
Tikehau , Nardello, Alaco, Avisa

Paris/London
French fund Tikehau invests in UK corporate intelligence with Antithesis

Los Angeles
Wendy Wu joins Nardello's expanding California office

London/New York
Former FBI agent Robert Heuchling anchors Alaco in the US

Paris
Avisa bolsters its ethics committee

ISO 27001 certification infuriates would-be Cyber III suppliers

Costly and time-consuming to obtain, the required ISO certification may close the door to a large number of smaller firms that had hoped to be a part of the French interior ministry's Cyber III programme.

Spotlight
Ukraine inches closer to obtaining French Mirage

After months in the works, plans to deliver the French fighter plane to Ukraine are now taking shape.

Intelligence services watchdog taps into Socialist Party networks

To renew his team, the president of the French security services watchdog CNCTR Serge Lasvignes has tapped into the French Socialist Party networks.

French defence services company's takeover manoeuvring takes political turn

ADIT's planned takeover of DCI has sparked a flurry of manoeuvring in the French parliament, as competitors look forward to the parastatal operator becoming just another company.

The Intelligence Gazette
Vladimir Osechkin, French military attaché in Yerevan, new Belt & Road preparations

France/Russia
Communicator Vladimir Osechkin exposed for false defector evacuations

France/Armenia/Azerbaijan
Paris's impossible balancing act in Yerevan

China
Third Belt & Road forum preparations underway in Beijing

The high stakes of DGSI big data programme delays

Repeated delays for the phase two selection process of the French internal security service's big data analytics platform are changing the top line-up as key deadlines draw near.

Nexter-Arquus infantry fighting vehicle on agenda for Al Thani-Macron talks

Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani's visit to Paris at the end of this month will focus on defence issues.

The Tech Times
Russia updates Akatsiya, French dual-use exporter's new clients, Israel's Cognyte equips Italy's gendarmes

Moscow
Ruselectronics unveils new version of GEOINT data fusion tool

Paris
Georgia and Uruguay join crypto and interceptions clients

Rome
Italy's Guardia acquires OSINT from Israel's Cognyte

DGSI big data programme struggles to get into second gear

The start of the second phase of work on the big data analytics platform being set up by France's internal security service, the DGSI, has been delayed for a second time.