Australia
Intel 471 lands new contract in Australia with police

Spotlight | Australia
Intelligence review set to entrench Canberra's role as US base for observing China

The latest Independent Intelligence Review should produce a roadmap for adapting Australia's intelligence community to technological changes and to China. Canberra is to become increasingly dependent on Washington in the areas of geospatial intelligence and interceptions.

United States
US's Intel 471, supplier to the Australian Signals Directorate, forced to tighten belt

A victim of the economic crisis and last year's crypto collapse, US private equity firm Thoma Bravo's losses have hit the cyber threat intelligence outfit Intel 471 and other firms in its cyber portfolio, under orders to slash costs.

Australia
Mark Arena enters counter-drone space with DroneSec after Intel 471 exit

Shortly after stepping down as head of threat intelligence specialist Intel 471, Mark Arena has moved into consulting and the world of drone cybersecurity with Australian advisory firm DroneSec.

The Tech Times
Hikvision and Dahua woo Paris, Morland goes solo, Intel 471 in Riyadh, Santagata steps down at Cy4gate

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

Paris/BeijingChinese monitoring giants launch fresh charm offensive.

Abu DhabiFormer CPX deputy VP of sales Morland into cyber consulting.

Riyadh/DallasKoujan spearheads Intel 471's push into Saudi Arabia.

RomeCy4gate's ex-CEO Eugenio Santagata leaves board.

Ukraine
US cyber firm Qintel launches Ukrainian marketplace offensive

The US cybersecurity firm Qintel, a supplier to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), is sponsoring Ukraine's Cyberspace Strategies In Action conference. The company already has a presence in Ukraine via distributor FS Group, which is close to Ukraine's cyber police.

Spotlight | Europe, Israel, United States
How OSINT has worked its way among cyber-intelligence experts

Open-source intelligence (OSINT), considered less touchy than cyber-attacking, is less regulated and easier for goverments to showcase. However, the one-upmanship in the sector is making it increasingly difficult to distinguish between passive and active intelligence.

Australia, France
Australian lobbying firm Dragoman visits Paris after derailed Naval Group submarine deal

The lobbying firm used by Naval Group to save its submarine deal with the Australian government has been prospecting for new business from the French defence industry.