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Private security in Budapest, Interpath, cop wanted for France TV, Control Risks generous in Dubai

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: each week, we report on events both big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community.

Budapest/LondonG4S heir Criterion secures FCDO

LondonAnkura's former head of investigations eyes Interpath

ParisPolice officer wanted for France Télévisions

DubaiControl Risks compensates for rental boom

French spy agency scores in case against former Libya agent turned author

Jean-François Lhuillier remains under investigation for allegedly disclosing classified information in his 2023 book about his time as a French spy in Libya. His application for a declaration of invalidity was rejected by a Paris court.

Defence networks battle in Jakarta to win over Abu Dhabi

The UAE has been scouting for defence contracts in Jakarta, but its struggle to break into the market highlights the intense battle playing out between defence manufacturers wanting to make their mark with the new president Prabowo Subianto.

France's DGSE spy agency beats harassment case by ex-officer

A Paris court has rejected a bid for €50,000 compensation by a spy in France's foreign intelligence agency who said he suffered psychological harassment from his boss while posted in Dubai.

New French PM François Bayrou starts job with only a tiny intelligence network

Appointed by French President Emmanuel Macron last Friday, Prime Minister François Bayrou will have to get to grips with the world of intelligence pretty quickly.

Intelligence chiefs turned consultants strike lucky as Western defence groups chase orders in Bucharest

Despite the cancellation of the 8 December presidential elections, Bucharest is continuing to rearm in its capacity as NATO's south-eastern European pillar bordering Ukraine. A group of ex-spy chiefs, now consultants, are playing a vital role in selling arms there.

ADIT courting Berlin-based due diligence firm as acquisition drive continues

France's leading risk and intelligence advisory has begun talks with an investigations firm based in Warsaw and Berlin over a prospective buy-out. ADIT's aim is to plug an intelligence gap in Central Europe.

Wavetel aims to penetrate French regulated cyber market

As a service provider to France's DGSE foreign intelligence agency, the network metrology firm Wavetel is hoping to obtain R226 certification.

The Tech Telegraph
Balkans cyber development centre budget, MARFORCYBER's cyber trainer, Russian satellite swap

From SIGINT to GEOINT and OSINT with a dose of cyber, we report every Thursday on the events big and small that matter in the technical intelligence community.

ParisFrance allocates €1.69m to western Balkans cyber development centre

Fort MeadeMarines pick out new cyber trainer

MoscowOne radar satellite goes up as another comes down

French ex-spy chief trial exposes private intelligence to judicial warning shot

The prosecution's closing arguments in the trial of the former French domestic intelligence chief Bernard Squarcini open the door to a warning to the world of business intelligence. The prosecution criticised the fluctuating definition of the term and the lack of clear regulation of the sector's methods.

Political turmoil in France puts brakes on Rafale prospecting in the Gulf

After disappointment during Emmanuel Macron's visit to Riyadh, Dassault had hoped to sell a new batch of Rafales in Abu Dhabi. But given the political crisis in France, everyone involved would rather put things on hold for now.