The Tech Times
Belgian SIGINT, Luc Majdalani at BlackSky, Tadaweb supported by Nancy Clark in Canada

Canada, United States
Ottawa's cyber strategy faces challenge of improving integration with Washington

Canada is looking to beef up its scattered cyber capacities by pooling its resources with the US, despite the scant progress made on strengthening the countries' bilateral military command, NORAD.

The Tech Times
Startup Wyvern hires GEOINT vets, Meta engages privacy lobbyists, Braccioli takes DigitalPlatforms to UAE, NATO's OSINT platform tender

Edmonton
Canada's Wyvern appoints two US vice-presidents

Washington
Meta hires specialist lobbyists for crusade against OSINT

Dubai
Former Area VP Braccioli takes DigitalPlatforms to UAE

Brussels
NATO issues tender for OSINT early warning platform

The Tech Times
Stevan Perrot joins Sahar, German laser communication, EDA uses GMVIS Skysoft and Royal Netherlands Aerospace Centre

Paris
Stevan Perrot joins Sahar as new COO

Munich
German military wants to ramp up laser communication capacity

Brussels
GMVIS Skysoft and Royal Netherlands Aerospace Centre provide aviation cybersecurity skills to European Defence Agency

United Arab Emirates, United States
Social Links, new ally of OSINT specialist Sicuro Group

The open source intelligence specialist has turned to the Emirati consultancy and security provider to help with its participation in the ISS World gathering in Dubai by entrusting its founder with presenting several case studies.

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Bold at ISS, UAE National Space Fund, Citalid at GISEC, David Hochhauser at Convexum

Herzliya/Dubai
Israeli start-up Bold Analytics takes first steps at ISS World Middle East & Africa

Abu Dhabi
National Space Fund gets Council of Ministers approval

Paris
Citalid makes first foray in Gulf at GISEC

New York
David Hochhauser to head Convexum's US branch

The Tech Times
Interrupt Labs in the US and Australia, Luxembourg police biometrics, Infinity Technology for Missile Defense Agency's CTI

London
UK vulnerability researcher Interrupt Labs looks for talent in US and Australia

Luxembourg
Police fork out on Sopra Steria biometrics

Washington
Infinity Technology in charge of MDA threat intelligence

United Arab Emirates
Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre steers third SAR satellite project

The Mohammed Bin Rashid Civil Space Centre in Dubai has quietly launched a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite programme that threatens to overshadow a similar project initiated by Edge Group. The UAE Space Agency is also developing its own SAR plans.

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.

Spotlight | Europe
Belgium, Switzerland, Montenegro: small European states go intel tech shopping

Last week's Milipol trade fair in Paris was a chance for several small European states, including Switzerland, Montenegro and Belgium, to browse the latest interception technology on the market.