Spotlight | Egypt, United States
Canadian DPI firm Sandvine symbolises US double standards on spyware exports

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HawkEye and Sierra Nevada swap staff, Russian electronic warfare warrior 3MX, BGR fails to save Sandvine

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

San Antonio, TexasSierra Nevada Corp and HawkEye 360 staff criss-cross paths

MoscowRussia's 3MX anti-drone tools swarm battle front

WashingtonBGR fails to keep Sandvine off US blacklist

United States
NSO-L3-Harris deal fails but prompts calls from Congress for better control of cyberacquisitions

As part of the House of Representative's discussions on the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act, Democrat representative Tom Malinowski proposed an amendment aimed at assessing the US president's ability to block acquisitions of sanctioned foreign intelligence companies in a nod to the failed NSO deal.

France, United States
France and US hold talks against backdrop of tightened cyber regulation

Cyber experts from Paris and Washington spoke on 13 and 14 January in an effort to soothe growing tensions between both countries over a number of key cyber intelligence issues.

France
ChapsVision takes up strong position in interceptions thanks to Elektron takeover

ChapsVision, which is determined to take up a dominant position among French cyber intelligence industry, has taken control of French interceptions specialist Elektron from the waning Nexa Technologies group.

Europe
Cy4gate picks up speed in race to become interceptions leader in Italy and beyond

Cyber specialist Cy4gate is taking over its competitor RCS Lab thanks to funding from Italian investment company The Equity Club. This acquisition should become a springboard for international expansion.

Saudi Arabia
Israel's cyber industry quietly prospects in Riyadh

Saudi Arabia is keen to be at the cutting edge of cyber in the Gulf. At the @Hack conference in Riyadh in November, UAE cyber distributors such as Spire and Bulwark were out in force, helping their Israeli partners to establish a foothold in the country.

Spotlight | UAE
NESA, SIA, DarkMatter, BeamTrail make up Abu Dhabi's new interceptions landscape

In less than a year, technical intelligence and interceptions, or SIGINT, in the United Arab Emirates has been totally reorganised, with offensive and defensive operations now separate. The move has had a knock-on effect on the private sector, as Intelligence Online reports.

UAE
CyberPoint exports know-how

The small Baltimore-based firm has been helping Abu Dhabi establish a cyber-defence centre.