Germany
Canada's EXFO adapts German police's IMSI catcher to 5G

United States
Cyber specialists hunt for flaws in new 5G standalone access

Lawful interception specialists are looking for ways to hack the new telecommunication standard being deployed around the world, not least to bypass the need to make requests to operators.

Israel
Septier gets into rapidly expanding Wi-Fi catcher market

Wi-Fi catchers solve some of the technical challenges involved in intercepting 5G communications, but the rapid spread of random MAC addresses poses another obstacle.

The Tech Telegraph
Cognyte intercepts 5G, Wagner joins Raytheon, Barikat bought out

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.

Herzliya Cognyte puts IMSI-catchers in 5G

Arlington John Wagner joins Raytheon's ISR division

Istanbul Turkcell pads out cyber wallet with Barikat

Spotlight | Europe, Israel, United States
Wi-Fi protocol evolution is turning agencies away from dedicated interception systems

The increasing use of randomised MAC addresses has made Wi-Fi interception more difficult and tools less stable. A similar process of obfuscation of the unique identifier is being implemented by the 5G network, which does not bode well for the future use of current interception tools.

Canada, Cyprus
IMSI-catcher maker Octasic takes root in Europe from Cyprus

After opening shop in Canada to develop chips for telephone operators' base stations, the firm has gradually taken over the IMSI-catcher market and now exports its tools to Europe via Cyprus.

Spotlight | Canada, Europe
Canada's PAL Aerospace gets foothold in European ISR

The EU border protection agency Frontex, already a big consumer of technology, has begun its selection of ISR suppliers, selecting Canada's PAL Aerospace, while CAE Aviation has yet to receive a call.

Europe
Italian interception specialist Memento Labs ventures into IMSI catching

Following its takeover by Italian cybersecurity group InTheCyber, Memento Labs has been steadily distancing itself from its Hacking Team origins. It is now looking to break into the interceptions hardware market, starting with IMSI catchers.

United Kingdom
Horizon Technologies jumps into mini SIGINT payload race

Already present on the SIGINT mimi-drone sector with its Xtender module, Horizon will launch a new lightweight autonomous system called BlackFish.