United Kingdom
Westminster pushes for measures against China's Hikvision

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Hikvision and Dahua woo Paris, Morland goes solo, Intel 471 in Riyadh, Santagata steps down at Cy4gate

Whether in SIGINT, GEOINT, OSINT and cyber, we report each week on developments great and small in the world of the technical intelligence providers.

Paris/BeijingChinese monitoring giants launch fresh charm offensive.

Abu DhabiFormer CPX deputy VP of sales Morland into cyber consulting.

Riyadh/DallasKoujan spearheads Intel 471's push into Saudi Arabia.

RomeCy4gate's ex-CEO Eugenio Santagata leaves board.

Singapore
Hikvision's strategically sensitive video surveillance contracts in Singapore under threat

By launching a new campaign against Chinese group Hikvision, Washington has forced difficult decisions on a number of countries that use the group's video surveillance systems, especially Singapore.

United Kingdom
Geollect develops intelligence fusion platform for UK special forces

Britain's commandos are counting on Geollect, a startup favoured by the defence ministry, to help them improve on intelligence processing by drawing on techniques used in the private sector.

China, Ukraine, United States
Kyiv's highways lead to both US and China

Ukraine, which enjoys political and security-related support from the US, occasionally turns to rival China for help in some areas. The new infrastructure minister Olexander Kubrakov is among those involved in the balancing act.

United Kingdom
Foreign Affairs Committee wants to have a say in foreign investment oversight

A new report from Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee shows that the group unsuccessfully petitioned to be involved in the new Investment Security Unit's scrutiny of foreign investments.

China, United States
Senate wants to throw more support to China-focused lobby groups IPAC and CRG

In its latest report on confronting Beijing's growing influence, the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations called for more transatlantic dialogue with groups like the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) and the UK's China Research Group (CRG).

United Kingdom
Top experts advise Tom Tugendhat's China Research Group

A lobby group against Beijing led by MPs Tom Tugendhat and Neil O'Brien has mobilised the cream of Britain's China specialists.

China
Yitu at the forefront of facial recognition AI as Beijing ramps up surveillance state

Yitu Technology has emerged as a top contractor in China as local authorities increasingly look to install facial recognition technology in public areas. The firm received plaudits from American intelligence services before being blacklisted for its work in Xinjiang.

China, France, United States
Blacklisted by US, Hikvision a favourite with French ministry of interior

The inclusion of the Chinese surveillance and security giant Hikvision on the US commerce department's sanctions list on October 7 could hamstring the company's activities in France.

United States
Shadow IT, the next big thing in IT security

Launched by former Darpa and CIA experts, the startup Expanse is helping the Pentagon to detect the connection of unauthorised computers to its networks. Other companies, such as Israel's Axonius, are also positioning themselves in this marketplace.