European Union, Georgia, UAE
EU supplying Georgia with cyber tools via UN and distributor SAT

Georgia, United States
Pentagon contractors return to Georgia, on the front line against Russia

With funding from the Pentagon, US defence services groups are gradually returning to Tbilisi, in line with the boosting of bilateral military cooperation. Georgia's reawakening could change the situation in the Caucasus vis-à-vis Russia.

The Tech Telegraph
Cobwebs/Spire Capital, Kleos Space, AFRL's ISR sensor, Resecurity in Dubai, Wide Int

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/New York Now part of Spire Capital, Cobwebs looks to US market

Luxembourg Kleos loses head of innovation

Rome/New York AFRL updates ISR sensors for Skyborg drones

Dubai US threat intel firm Resecurity uses SAT seller to set up home

Paris Deveryware successor Wide Int sorts out its new line-up

Georgia
Georgia tackles overhaul of anti-corruption regulations

To meet the US and EU's good governance standards, Georgia, in the midst of political turmoil, is trying to agree on de-oligarchisation and anti-corruption regulations similar to those adopted by Kyiv. Its intelligence community, also under scrutiny, is hoping to play a part.

Italy, UAE
Memento Labs tries to get back into UAE market through local distributor SAT

The Italian cyber intelligence company, which was damaged by a hacking and leaking operation (HALO) carried out against it in 2015, is trying to get back into the United Arab Emirates market through fast-expanding local distributor Scientific Analytical Tools (SAT).

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.

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.

Europe, UAE
Spain's Mollitiam Industries eyes Gulf cyber contracts

Already well-established in the Spanish-speaking world, the Spanish cyberintelligence startup will make its bow at ISS World in Dubai next week.

Libya
Moonshot CVE leads British cyber psy ops against Islamic State

A start-up launched with Google's support is using Adwords and Whatsapp and Telegram accounts to counter IS propaganda.