France, Ukraine
Kyiv looks towards France for matters of cybersecurity

NATO
NATO cyber information sharing soon to be enhanced with threat intelligence tool

NATO has been strengthening its cyber architecture for years and is now looking to equip itself with a cyber threat intelligence tool.

Switzerland
Encryption firm Asperiq takes over from fallen CIA-controlled Crypto AG

Andreas and Emma Linde, the Swedish entrepreneurs who acquired Crypto AG before its links with US intelligence were publicly revealed, now run Asperiq. The encryption firm is currently on a major international expansion drive.

The Intelligence Gazette
Khaldoon in Paris, US intelligence budget and Russian housing for Ukrainian veterans

Appointments, reforms and key issues: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community.

France/UAE Khaldoon al-Mubarak in Paris for the strategic dialogue

US 2024 intelligence budget emerges

Russia/Ukraine SSSCIP veterans to be housed by Moscow

Ukraine, United States
CRDF Global champions DoS cyber support for Ukraine

The US not-for-profit organisation CRDF is continuing in its tradition of helping the US Department of Defense in the post-Soviet states. In Kyiv, it has helped shape and assist a dense network of Ukrainian security players, providing help in key strategic areas.

Ukraine
ICM Group acts as relay for international SIGINT firms in Ukraine

Ukrainian multi-entrepreneur Yurii Voitenko's firm, ICM Group, resells intelligence technologies, particularly in the areas of interception (SIGINT) and ISR.

The Intelligence Gazette
Outcry over Ben Givr's national guard plan, civilian lands senior DRM post, Ukraine's SSSCIP finds new partners

Appointments, reforms and key issues: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community from Tel Aviv to Paris, to Kyiv.

IsraelShin Bet opposes National Guard plan

FranceDRM appoints civilian as "platform" chief

UkraineInformation protection service sets up new partnerships

France, Ukraine
French state's battle with Avisa takes toll on French-Ukrainian cyber diplomacy

While Kyiv is preparing to send cyber specialists to France's Forum International de la Cybersécurité (FIC), French authorities are stopping their own officials from taking part in the event as tensions flare with the organiser Avisa Partners.

Ukraine
Ukraine seeks to jettison Russian OSINT technology

Having relied for many years on free open source technology, some of Russian origin, Ukraine is now looking to develop its own tools in an area that is crucial for its war effort.

Ukraine
Ukrainian military cyber gets into shape for NATO outpost role

Hastily put together with volunteers a few months before the start of the Russian invasion, Ukraine's cyber command is shaping up for its new role as part of NATO's Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE).

Ukraine
Special communications service to play central role in cyber counteroffensive

Ukraine's State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection is to set up a centre dedicated to fighting cyberattacks. In the battle against Russian offensives, it will serve as a complement to Kyiv's cyber arsenal.