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Jozsef Kovacs, Viktor Orban's discreet right-hand security man

The secretary of state for national information is present at all defence council meetings and in charge of the prime minister's 'special projects'. His duties have evolved in recent months, from managing intelligence flows to defence planning.

The Tech Telegraph
Bold targets Emirates, French air force tests Preligens algorithms, Australian Signals Directorate signs up with Spur Intelligence

Whether in SIGINT, GEOINT, OSINT or just plain cyber, we report each Thursday on the developments big and small that matter to technical intelligence providers.

DubaiIsrael's Bold Analytics targets UAE market through local distributor SAT

Cognac, FrancePreligens tests its algorithms on air force Reaper drones

CanberraAustralian Signals Directorate signs up with US cyber start-up Spur Intelligence

Singapore
Singapore's autonomous geospatial intelligence model is attracting outside interest

A growing number of countries are turning to Singapore as a model for development of their space sectors, particularly the Gulf states, which appreciate the island state's image intelligence expertise. Behind the civil facade provided by ST Engineering, the defence ministry is the prime mover.

Brazil, France, India, North Korea, United Kingdom, United States
Young Voices helps conservative US writers and foreign dissidents become champions of America

Part talent agency, part PR firm, Young Voices is closely affiliated with the Koch-funded Atlas Network, and its most famous graduate is celebrity North Korean defector Yeonmi Park.

Spain
Barcelona emerges as new cyber-offensive hub in Europe

The Catalan capital has taken over from an over-exposed Cyprus as the new hub for vulnerability researchers.

United States
Imagery wars: Pentagon impervious to SAR constellation firms' demonstrations

Capella's struggle to obtain a big radar imagery contract from the Pentagon illustrates the obstacles facing new Earth observation companies.

Iran, UAE
Shamkhani's Dubai-based businesses exposed after dismissal

Former spymaster Ali Shamkhani has fallen from his pedestal in Tehran. He runs a network of mostly concealed companies in Dubai, which are now vulnerable, as he is no longer protected by Iranian high officials.

South Korea
Seoul reactivates all influence channels against Pyongyang in Europe

In contrast with Moon's presidency and its conciliatory approach to North Korea, new President Yoon Suk-yeol has all of his diplomatic and intelligence networks working to strengthen Seoul's influence over Pyongyang in Europe.

Ukraine
Chinese surveillance firms Hikvision and Dahua targeted by Ukrainian investigators

Ukrainian investigative collective Underdog - the UnLawyers has alerted the government agencies of the widespread use of surveillance tools by these two major Chinese companies operating in the country. The firms' potential support for the Russian offensive has raised several questions.

Indonesia, Qatar, United States
David Haworth, the ex-US Air Force pilot advising Jakarta on its aircraft acquisitions

The Indonesian defence minister Prabowo Subianto is increasingly turning to Western consultants to help equip his air force. Those consultants also appear to be linked to Qatar.