UAE, United States
US cyber firm NetAbstraction turns to French consultant Marc Kassis to break into Gulf

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French border police go airborne, Air Attack and CARBON 01 in Ouagadougou, Kosiba back after bracket f downfall

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.

Paris Border police keen for airborne surveillance

Ouagadougou Air Attack Technologies and CARBON 01's Africa goals align

Washington Ex-Computer Network Operations' Kosiba lands on his feet

France
Delfox poised to become DGA's underwater drone programme supplier

French AI firm Delfox is quietly lining itself up for contracts on French military underwater drone programmes.

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Filigran raises funds, Mark McLaughlin advises Conceal, Ukraine sets up cyber warfare institute

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.

ParisCyber threat intelligence start-up Filigran set to launch fundraising operation

AugustaMark McLaughlin replaces Michael Rogers as Conceal's top adviser

KyivYegor Aushev's Institute of Cyberwarfare looks for partners

France
France's Bull must do without its former defence ministry digital strategy chief

Regulations are getting tougher on private sector roles that top-ranking military and intelligence officers in France can take on after their retirement.

France, Iraq, Jordan
French Reaper drones deployed in Jordan, a regional showcase for French defence

The French Armed Forces are taking steps to redeploy its drones in the Near East. As well as its military interests in doing so, the French government wants to reassure Iraq of its continued engagement in the region, where business prospects are picking up.

Turkey, UAE
Turkey's Abu Dhabi cyber charm offensive flops at GISEC

Ankara is trying to lay the foundations of a Turkish-Emirati partnership in cyber defence, but the plan is hampered by lingering mutual mistrust.

United States
Cyber false flag provider NetAbstraction aims to challenge Ntrepid's market domination

US company NetAbstraction, which was founded by former NSA executive Barbara Hunt, aims to grab a share of the market for the creation of false IT trails for intelligence services carrying out cyber investigations. This market has been dominated until now by Ntrepid, a spin-off from cyber intelligence company Abraxas Corp.

Spotlight | France, Saudi Arabia
ODAS contracts face scrutiny as part of Nexa probe

French examining magistrates probing the sale of Nexa cyber tools to Egypt want to extend their investigation to Saudi Arabian contracts as well, a development that is causing concern among a number of companies that supplied materiel through the export office ODAS.

France, Saudi Arabia
Lawsuit sheds light on ODAS' relationships in Riyadh

Sidelined from future Franco-Saudi defence deals, the French military exports agency is being sued by an angry former consultant.

France
ODAS urgently sits tight

ODAS, the French defence export agency dedicated to Saudi Arabia, held a general assembly last week attended by management and its shareholders, Airbus, Thales and other leading French defence groups.