Spymaster | Israel
Gaby Portnoy brings military intelligence background to INCD

Israel, Japan
Cyber expert Norihiko Ishihara links up Tokyo, New York and Tel Aviv

With his military and intelligence background, the businessman Norihiko Ishihara has been making a name for himself in Japan's cyber industry, mainly by bringing in Israeli and American expertise to the country but also by helping Japanese groups enter those markets.

Albania, Israel, UAE
Abu Dhabi ready to bankroll Israeli-Albanian cyber teamwork

Under pressure from cyberattacks from Iran, Albania has strengthened its cyber partnership with Israel. The small-budget country could get a welcome financial boost from the United Arab Emirates to help it acquire this Israeli expertise.

Israel
Israel's cyber-intelligence firm Paragon launches mass recruitment of CTI researchers

The Israeli cyber-intelligence firm is hiring threat intelligence experts to make its operations more difficult to detect.

The Agencies' Gazette
French DGSI's new hiring cell, Rosgvardia's deputy directors, Tel Aviv boosts Albanian cyber, New York jet-setter wins case against Moscow

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community. This week we home in on Paris, Tel Aviv, Tirana and Moscow.

FranceDGSI's new recruitment cell.

RussiaA new deputy for Zolotov.

Israel/AlbaniaTel Aviv pledges cyber security boost to Tirana.

France/RussiaMoscow loses case in Paris court.

Israel
IAI's dreams of profits fade away in Jamaica

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has lowered its profitability forcast for a cyber project it delivered recently, a development set to dampen the enthusiasm of other Israeli cyber firms doing business with the Caribbean nation.

Israel
Shin Bet criticised for human intelligence failures

Following a wave of attacks unprecedented since the second Intifada, the Israeli authorities have pointed the finger at internal intelligence service Shin Bet, claiming that shortcomings in its human intelligence gathering capacities prevented threats from being identified.

Israel
Paragon, NSO's successor as new star of cyber infiltration, takes on new investors

Paragon Solutions is the rising star of Israeli cyber-intelligence. Backed by Ehud Schneoron, the ex-commander of Unit 8200, Israel's answer to the NSA, the company has recently been consolidating its capital.

Europe, Israel
TAG, Israeli cyber firms' bridgehead in Italy

A few days before resigning as the head of Israel's cyber agency, Igal Unna was in Italy to beef up bilateral relations. TAG Company has represented Israeli cybersecurity firms there for several years.

Europe, Israel
Israeli cyber industry sets up shop in Vilnius

Increasingly present in Eastern Europe, Israeli cybersecurity firms, including Thetabyte, TeraSky and Cybergym, are now moving into Lithuania in particular.

Africa, Israel
Ethiopian enthusiasm for Israeli cyber still at its highest

The Israeli cybersecurity company Cyber Control, co-founded by Elazar Biro [...]

Israel
Mossad and military intelligence clash over Iran

Israel's intelligence services have been drawn into the country's political differences, even on the crucial issue of Iran.

Israel
Cyber-defense heavyweight goes directly to Singapore

Lavy Shtokhamer stepped on Monday as the head of the [...]

United States
Boldend helps Raytheon's clients develop covert cyber-weapons

At a time when the Trump administration is trying to make the US more cyber-offensive by easing regulatory restrictions on cyber-operations, Raytheon Technologies has turned to the startup Boldend to satisfy the demands of its government clients.

Israel
Cyber ministry: INCD loses direct link to PM

The new Ministry for Cyber and National Digital Matters, which was created when the new government was announced on 17 [...]

Israel
Eli Ben-Meir, state cyber-security strategist for hire

Eli Ben-Meir, a military intelligence veteran who now heads the startup Cygov, is looking to sell Israeli-style cyber-defence tools to less experienced governments.

Israel
Shin Bet and IDF compete for cyber talent

Present at the Cybertech fair in Tel Aviv at the beginning of February, the Israeli internal intelligence service Shin Bet [...]

Israel quietly weaving cooperation deals with DR Congo on drones and cybersecurity

The head of Israeli intelligence David Barnea is trying to lay new foundations for a security intelligence partnership with DR Congo, in an attempt to break away from past scandals in which his predecessor and Israeli businessmen were involved regarding the African state.