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The facade of the Travellers Club, at 106 Pall Mall, London. © Google Maps

Spy Way Of Life

UNITED KINGDOM 29/07/2022

The Travellers Club: where big business meets big secrets

SAUDI ARABIA FRANCE UNITED KINGDOM 29/07/2022

Raedas tried to prove conflict of interest in Saudi arbitration case in Paris

The British corporate intelligence firm worked for the Saudi Arabian construction company STCL in an arbitration case brought by the Italian firm PRIDE. [...]

UNITED STATES EUROPE GEORGIA 29/07/2022

UE and US use tried and tested methods for security reform in Tbilisi

After refusing Georgia the status of candidate for European Union membership, Brussels is pushing the country to relaunch major reform programmes. National security is an area that has come under particular criticism, both in defence and intelligence. [...]

RUSSIA 29/07/2022

S-RM tackles Russian crypto crime

S-RM pulled out of the Russian market in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, due to concerns about compliance, but its cyber branch is expecting an uptick in Russian ransomware cases. [...]

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AFRICA FRANCE 28/07/2022

Bernard Barbier boosts French bid to get back on top of African cyber sector

EUROPE UKRAINE UNITED KINGDOM 28/07/2022

Sastre and Millennium, the twin investigative firms snapping up business in Eastern Europe

Since the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a web of consultants led by a Hungarian trio with handy connections in London has been picking up new Ukrainian contracts. [...]

GERMANY UNITED STATES ISRAEL 28/07/2022

The Tech Times : Hagenah joins HackerOne tech council, Nachmani moves from ACE Labs to Nanolock, Infodas lands German frigate contract, Group-IB's Jurcenoks goes solo

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

POLAND RUSSIA 28/07/2022

Warsaw counts on homegrown talent to shore up its cyber defences

DDoS, data theft, the spreading of state narratives - the Polish government wants to fill the gaps in its cyber response by calling on local providers to upskill operatives and develop new tools. [...]

UKRAINE 28/07/2022

Shape of Zelensky's post-Bakanov intelligence corps begins to emerge

Staying true to habit, Volodymyr Zelensky has spent the past few weeks reappointing his regional domestic intelligence directors having dismissed their chief Ivan Bakanov on 19 July. [...]

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky. © Ukrainian Presidential Press Off/Zuma Press/MaxPPP

UNITED STATES UKRAINE 27/07/2022

US veterans shape support role through Ukrainian Freedom Fund

This Ukrainian fund created in 2014 has become a veritable support hub for Kyiv, where the delivery of light military equipment donations are coordinated and retired US Marines offer paramilitary training to Ukrainian soldiers. [...]

UNITED STATES FRANCE UKRAINE UNITED KINGDOM 27/07/2022

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice: Sagard completes stake purchase of ADIT, Chatham House loses Niblett, JS Held poaches from Control Risks, Wychrij leaves Wallbrook, Quinlan, Cosa Solutions

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: each week, we report on events both big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community. This week, we go to Paris, Kyiv, London and New York. [...]

SpotlightUNITED ARAB EMIRATES FRANCE 26/07/2022

Macron woos Abu Dhabi leaders to save French cultural offshoots in Emirates

Top French cultural and educational executives were among the guests at a Versailles state dinner given by the French president for Emirati leaders in a charm offensive that aimed to breathe new life into projects such as the Louvre Museum's and Sorbonne University's offshoots in the Emirates. [...]

United Arab Emirates' President Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed and French President Emmanuel Macron take part in a state dinner at the Grand Trianon estate near the Palace of Versailles, on 18 July, 2022. © Christophe Petit Tesson/Pool/AFP

AUSTRALIA EUROPE UKRAINE 26/07/2022

EU states push for Australia free-trade deal as reward for Ukraine support

The Baltic states, along with Poland, Sweden and Finland, are lobbying to thank Australia for its contribution to the war in Ukraine by finalising the free-trade deal negotiations Canberra started with the EU in 2018. [...]

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shaking hands prior to their meeting in Kyiv, on 3 July 2022. © Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/AFP

FRANCE IRAQ LEBANON SYRIA 26/07/2022

Amarante well placed for "failed states" Levant study contract

The international relations department of the French armed forces ministry, which likes to carry out long studies involving several outside contractors, has issued a tender call for a new study of three countries in the Levant region, which it describes without qualms as "failed states". [...]

UKRAINE 26/07/2022

Ukraine presidency ally holds cards in naming new anti-corruption chiefs

The leadership of the corruption-fighting arsenal in Kyiv rests in the hands of the new chief prosecutor, Oleksi Simonenko. A former SBU intelligence officer, his close connections within the presidency have made him a rising star in the war-stricken country's leadership. [...]

UNITED STATES UNITED KINGDOM 26/07/2022

Anglo-American ISR specialist sets up his own company

Anglo-American ISR specialist Jamie Meighan has set up his own company to assist companies and governments looking to improve their ability to carry out drone intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions. [...]

SpotlightFRANCE 25/07/2022

DGSE reform: The DR is dead, long live the DR !

The reform of France's external intelligence service, the DGSE, which was published on 16 July, looks to have signed the death warrant of its intelligence department, Direction du Renseignement (DR). Former DR executives remain as influential as ever, however, in the new structure. [...]

EUROPE 25/07/2022

EU counter-interference chief wants to create and head an European anti-fake news agency

The head of the East StratCom Task Force, Lutz Gullner, is quietly trying to urge MEPs to push for the creation of a full-blown EU anti-disinformation agency, which he would like to lead. Though few seem enthusiastic, his project does have one very powerful supporter. [...]

BELGIUM CHINA 25/07/2022

Belgium wants its intelligence services to keep tabs on Chinese investments

The draft law aimed at creating a body to "filter" foreign investments, which is in line with the approach taken by more and more European countries, has met with reluctance from Standing Committee R. [...]

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNITED KINGDOM 25/07/2022

Ateca Consulting boosts cyber services for al-Maktoum royal family

The London-based cyber recruitment and consultancy firm, which is already deeply entrenched in the al-Maktoum empire that rules Dubai, is stepping up its development in the emirate. It is providing the office of Sheikh Saeed bin Ahmed, for which it is the main adviser, with expertise in offensive cybersecurity. [...]

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ALL ARTICLES - EUROPE

The Travellers Club: where big business meets big secrets

Raedas tried to prove conflict of interest in Saudi arbitration case in Paris

UE and US use tried and tested methods for security reform in Tbilisi

S-RM tackles Russian crypto crime

Bernard Barbier boosts French bid to get back on top of African cyber sector

Sastre and Millennium, the twin investigative firms snapping up business in Eastern Europe

The Tech Times : Hagenah joins HackerOne tech council, Nachmani moves from ACE Labs to Nanolock, Infodas lands German frigate contract, Group-IB's Jurcenoks goes solo

Warsaw counts on homegrown talent to shore up its cyber defences

Shape of Zelensky's post-Bakanov intelligence corps begins to emerge

US veterans shape support role through Ukrainian Freedom Fund

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice: Sagard completes stake purchase of ADIT, Chatham House loses Niblett, JS Held poaches from Control Risks, Wychrij leaves Wallbrook, Quinlan, Cosa Solutions

Macron woos Abu Dhabi leaders to save French cultural offshoots in Emirates

EU states push for Australia free-trade deal as reward for Ukraine support

Amarante well placed for "failed states" Levant study contract

Ukraine presidency ally holds cards in naming new anti-corruption chiefs

Anglo-American ISR specialist sets up his own company

DGSE reform: The DR is dead, long live the DR !

EU counter-interference chief wants to create and head an European anti-fake news agency

Belgium wants its intelligence services to keep tabs on Chinese investments

Ateca Consulting boosts cyber services for al-Maktoum royal family

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