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British cybertool developer Wylde launches Disruptive Industries 

Lee Wylde, an Intelligence Corps veteran and OSINT expert who has been involved in a number of British Army intelligence and data analysis programmes, has founded the defence startup Disruptive Industries.

New PM Li Qiang further boosts Zhejiang faction in CCP 

This group of loyal Xi Jinping's elites, formed from the time the president was CCP secretary for the region south of Shanghai, continues to gain ground in the key areas of the economy, security and propaganda.

RCS Lab attempts to revive links with Pakistan 

Despite strained relations with Pakistan's security apparatus, Italian lawful interception specialist RCS Lab is confident it can make new inroads in the country, while spending in this field is set to decline at home.

ISI chief Nadeem Anjum in hot water over Pakistan Taliban attacks 

Faced with a resurgence in deadly attacks by the TTP, the head of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence is in a delicate spot, having to cooperate with the Taliban in Kabul to curb terrorism by its Pakistan offshoot.

Long-serving Turkey lobbyist Lydia Borland drums up support in Congress 

After years of representing the interests of Turkey and Azerbaijan, US lobbyist Lydia Borland has brought in reinforcements to help her in Washington. She is trying to rally support among US policymakers for the allies of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Zelensky's inner circle reshuffle shakes up its business networks 

The recent spate of departures among senior government officials has rocked the Ukrainian president's close entourage to the core, forcing changes to those in charge of handling trade and industry discussions with the West.

Royal Technology Solutions, Tahnoon bin Zayed's personal cyber integrator 

National Security Adviser Tahnoon bin Zayed is strengthening his capacities via his firm Royal Technology Solutions by hiring cyber intelligence experts experienced in dealing with Emirati state entities.

MbS banks on Washington's support to boost impact of international tourism platform 

Saudi firm Kafa'at, a subsidiary of Takahom, is trying to secure US backing to help develop an international tourism alliance set up by Mohammed bin Salman. These efforts highlight the company's many missions, which are central to the crown prince's Vision 2030 reform plans.

What China hopes to achieve through its massive new business offensive in Europe and Japan 

Around 1,000 business delegations are set to travel through Europe and Japan in the months to come to look for investment and acquisition opportunities. The operation, which has several different objectives, has been set in motion after intensive study by Chinese Communist Party's main organ of influence.

• SPRINGFIELD - NGA looks for computer vision provider

• WASHINGTON - Peggy Lyons starts afresh at OSINT Foundation

• PARIS/DUBAI - French cyber sector united for GISEC

• IDAHO FALLS - Idaho National Laboratory's anti-cryptojacking algorithm still for sale

• TEL AVIV - Rayzone poaches NSO's head of sales for Africa

Intelligence services turn to academia to develop their economic skills 

The Dipartimento delle Informazioni per la Sicurezza (DIS), which coordinates the intelligence services alongside Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, has turned to the academic research sector to help it train more economic security experts.

British FARA returns to National Security Bill 

On the insistance of MPs, the British government has substantially amended its National Security Bill, where it has reintroduced a foreign agents register. But it was also allowed to introduce new measures, which now have the opposition's support.

Sergey Shishkarev keeps eye on Russian cargo while looking for new foreign investors 

Since heavyweights in the Gulf States stopped investing in sea transport in Russia - much to the dismay of logistics master Sergey Shishkarev -, Russian cargo is being sent to China.

Ikon, the new face of Turkish-Singaporean interception software specialist BTT 

BTT, the Turkish software firm exposed in the Hacking Team leaks in 2015, has resurfaced as Ikon Arge Teknoloji thanks to a mysterious Singaporean partner.

Behind the new deal between Turkey's MIT and the Mossad 

With Israeli-Turkish diplomatic relations now fully restored, a reconciliation over intelligence sharing appears to have been sealed as well. Turkish intelligence services and the Mossad recently discreetly signed an understanding aimed largely at allowing Tel Aviv to track down Iranian cells in Turkey.

Soriano and Psy-Group, revealed during RussiaGate, team up again 

To promote his new compliance services for investors, Israeli private investigator Walter Soriano has called on former staffers from the defunct intelligence firm Psy-Group. Both parties were identified in a US Congress investigation as having worked for Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska.

Indo-Emirati Next Orbit Ventures at centre of Indian semiconductor battle 

Through its acquisition of Israel's Tower, US giant Intel has found an ally in the UAE-Indian investment firm connected to the ruling family in Abu Dhabi. Next Orbit Ventures is looking to snag some of the massive budget India has earmarked to develop its semiconductor industry, vital in the China-US trade wars.