Who will shoulder the interior ministry to ensure the 2024 Paris Olympics' cybersecurity?

French defence ministry considers setting up armed forces OSINT campus 

French procurement and technology agency, the DGA, which originally left open source intelligence matters to defence innovation agency AID, is considering setting up a new OSINT campus to bring together the country's specialist operators in that field.

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Ministry of the Interior places consulting firm Noveane at heart of 2024 Olympics financial plan 

To allow money to start-ups that can help ensure safety at the 2024 Paris Olympics, the French Ministry of the Interior has used an original funding arrangement, which betrays the influence of the security industry's giants.

Cyber offence specialist Cy4gate reinforces its presence in France by buying Diateam 

Italian cyber-intelligence company Cy4gate is taking over cybersecurity company Diateam, which has strong connections in the French defence sector.

Atos Digital Security to chaperone Aleph on cybersecurity market 

Thanks to its latest fundraising operation, French dark web investigations specialist Aleph Networks has found itself an ideal partner for its move into the cybersecurity market: Atos Digital Security, the cyber security arm of France's IT group Atos.

Paris Olympic Games intelligence apparatus coming together 

The intelligence services have started to put the pieces into place for the Olympic Intelligence Centre (OIC). The Court of Auditors recently warned that in terms of security, France is unprepared for the Paris 2024 Games.

AID seeds new information warfare capacities with Bloom 

Being a target in the informational warfare triggered by the Russia-Ukraine war, France has been actively seeking out the latest cyber intelligence tools, notably by deploying the start-up Bloom on social media.

French geolocation specialist Sysnav tests its systems in the US 

Sysnav is working with the French interior ministry's STSI2 department on the development of systems to coordinate the tracking of individuals. For some months, the French start-up has also been working with the National Institute of Standards and Technology in the US, which is interested in its system, which does not use GPS.

Temno, French ally of Italian cyber-intelligence expert Cy4gate, starts hunt for clients 

Temno, a new French company specialising in data analysis, has been prospecting for French clients in recent weeks. In addition to offering its own technologies, it represents Italy's Cy4gate in France.

Controversial Olympic app MY2022 funded by Chinese tech fund BFHG 

China's Beijing Financial Holdings Group developed the application that Olympic Games participants are required to download during the event.

Viginum and DGSI consider partnering with defence-backed startups to fight fake news 

With four months to go before the French presidential elections, Sahar and Storyzy, two start-ups backed in their early days by the French armed forces ministry, are leading the field for contracts to equip the DGSI and Viginum - the second on the advice of the first - with cyber systems to fight fake news.

Former Suneris executive takes charge at online counter-influence start-up Sahar 

As it prepares to leave the French army's Comcyber incubator, Sahar has appointed former Suneris executive Erwan Le Gall as its chief executive.