Israel
Latin America continues to attract Israeli cyber firms

Spain
Cumulative pressures force Spanish cyberoffensive leader to close

Mollitiam Industries, the firm that has long provided the Spanish government with cyber intelligence tools, abruptly announced last month that it had gone bankrupt. And that despite the fact that Spain's favourable legislation has made the country a goldmine for operators in the sector.

Ecuador, Israel
Alpheratz CIA, Israeli cyber intelligence firms' representative in Ecuador

Cyber intelligence outfit Intellexa, currently under US sanctions, made it known that it has ceased all activity for now. It still has a little distribution network in South America that includes the Ecuadorian firm Alpheratz CIA.

Israel
Former NSO stars behind vulnerability research firm Radiant Research Labs

With the discreet financial backing of an industry veteran, zero-day research specialist Radiant Research Labs is all set to enter the computer vulnerability market. The firm claims it will operate under the close control of the Israeli defence ministry.

Europe, Israel
Intellexa builds new cyber-intelligence empire thanks to rivals' dropped contracts

Cyber-intelligence veteran Tal Dilian is increasingly in the media spotlight after Washington blacklisted his companies, potentially hampering his rapid success over the last two years, achieved by picking up contracts from competitors beset by legal challenges.

Bulgaria, Israel, UAE
Abu Dhabi cyber taps into Israeli-Bulgarian expertise

United Arab Emirates cyber is ramping up its efforts in open source intelligence. Bulgarian OSINT firm Tesseract Intelligence was a guest of the Emirates' Beacon Red stand at the recent ISS World trade fair in Singapore.

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Tesseract Intelligence in UAE, DARPA's underwater acoustic sensors, Skyral Defence

From SIGINT to GEOINT and OSINT with a dose of cyber, every Thursday we report on the events big and small that matter in the community of technical intelligence providers.

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Africa, Israel
Israeli cyber firm CIPTEAM teams up with Mitrelli

The small Israeli company is the new cyber provider for New Cognito, the cyber subsidiary of the Israeli-Angolan conglomerate Mitrelli, which secures contracts in Africa for Israeli companies.

Colombia, United States
Doj protects ex-CIA officer sought for questioning in Colombia over murders

Between stints with CIA, James Adkins served as security chief for Drummond Co., an Alabama mining firm active in Colombia. He and other company officials have been accused of having a role in the killings of union leaders committed by a paramilitary force.

Europe
ChapsVision and Cy4gate continue to consolidate Europe's cyber intelligence sector

By buying up smaller companies, ChapsVision and Cy4gate are each looking to build up a dominant position in the European cyber intelligence business.

Israel, Mexico
Ex-NSO founders Omri Lavie and Isaac Zack try their luck again in Latin America with Nekt Group

The Israeli cybersecurity company Orchestra, owned by Omri Lavie and Isaac Zack, has roped in Mexican reseller Nekt to help it launch on the continent. The region has long attracted Israeli cyber, despite some recent hitches in Mexico.

India, UAE, United Kingdom
Alliance of Jaitly, Kinetic and Pegasus makes push into UAE cyber

Although the UAE is developing its own intelligence technology industry it continues to attract distributors of foreign solutions, such as Vikrant Jaitly, Kinetic and Pegasus.

Europe
Intellexa: cyber-intelligence specialists Nexa and Wispear unite to take on NSO and Verint

Faced with growing competition in the cyber intelligence sector, the Cyprus-based WiSpear and France's Nexa Technologies team up on export markets.