United Kingdom, United States
US cyber forensics firm Grayshift plants flag in UK

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Rayzone founder goes solo, Grayshift in the EU, AmCham Abu Dhabi cloud, EU maritime security GEOINT

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

Tel AvivRayzone co-founder Ron Zilka goes solo.

Atlanta/HelsinkiUS Grayshift joins forces with Finland's Moonsoft as it spreads its European wings.

Abu Dhabi/WashingtonAmCham Abu Dhabi ropes in more cloud specialists with Red Hat and Trend Micro.

MadridSpain's GMV to provide algorithms to European Maritime Safety Agency for GEOINT data analysis.

BrusselsAndreas Constantinides, former APCO and Amcham EU, turns European lobbyist for the US cloud.

Israel
Cellebrite buys Digital Clues to plug offensive OSINT gap

The Israeli-US cyber-intelligence specialist has taken control of a Swiss-based developer founded by Mati Kochavi to keep up the pace in the fiercely competitive field of forensics, where firms such as Grayshift and MSAB are becoming increasingly proactive.

China
Genius Cyber to consult on China's smart city projects

Genius Cyber, a cyber consulting firm founded by a former Qihoo 360 executive, has partnered with forensics company Meiya Pico on the latter's smart city development.

China, Myanmar, Pakistan
Salvation Data recovers data for China's security allies

Salvation Data, headed by an engineer with ties to China's People's Liberation Army, works with the military government in Myanmar.

Europe
IntellSec purveys Western cyber-intelligence tools in Balkans

There is a growing interest in the Serbian cyber marketplace, where IntellSec is fast becoming a main entry point to government and industry contracts.

United States
Cyber experts get into cryptocurrency investigation

Washington's battle against the use of illicit cryptocurrencies has opened up a burgeoning new marketplace. A host of private companies have sprung up to assist the SEC, the IRS and federal agencies in fighting cryptofraud.

Australia, United States
Criterion paves Grayshift's way into Australian market

The American smartphone decryption company Grayshift is starting to export outside the US with the help of Australia's Criterion.