Aman

Israel
Israeli intelligence mobilised in response to renewed violence

Worried Israeli senior security officials have warned Benjamin Netanyahu that the country's new far-right government's punitive response to Palestinian strikes may worsen the security situation.

Israel
Israeli OSINT specialist Labyrinth closes despite support of former intelligence chiefs

Founded in 2018 by Israeli former military intelligence officers, the open source intelligence firm Labyrinth had heavyweight advisers on board in Tamir Pardo, Amos Yadlin and Roni Alsheich, but that didn't prevent its recent demise.

France, Saudi Arabia
Bug bounty operators make beeline for Riyadh

Bug bounty companies were recently in Riyadh to connect with potential local partners, essential if they want to get involved in the national programmes that are on the rise in the Gulf.

The Intelligence Gazette
DGSE's green goals, cybersecurity between Sultans, Lithuanian sanctions, Syrian airspace jitters

France
DGSE goes green to justify pricey new head office.

Bahrain/Oman
Cybersecurity dominates cooperation talks between Manama and Mascat.

Lithuania
Anti-money laundering veteran takes helm of foreign ministry's 'sanctions' group.

Israel/Syria
Tsahal seeks new targets from Syrian skies.

Iran, Israel
Under new bosses Aman and Mossad still disagree over Iran nuclear deal

While an Iran nuclear deal seems some way off once again, Israel's intelligence community is divided again over the benefits of successful negotiations.

Syria
Magnate Amer Foz between rock and hard place in Brussels and Damascus

Like his brother Samer, Amer Foz recently failed to get his name taken off the EU's sanctions list, which will not help his business activities in Damascus, threatened by the economic situation.

Israel, Singapore
Singapore's Temasek shakes up management at Sygnia

Four years after acquiring Sygnia, founded by Israeli Unit 8200 intelligence veterans, the Singaporean sovereign fund Temasek has put its stamp on management at the cyber company.

Israel
Newbie Majestic Technologies makes bold first move with ISS sponsorship

The cyber intelligence newcomer has aimed high for its debut in the sector with plans to sponsor ISS World Asia, the go-to gathering for the world's surveillance specialists.

Europe, Israel
Thanks to Sopra Steria, Rayzone lands role in Belgian security big data

Despite losing key technology staff not long ago, the cyber firm TA9, a subsidiary of Israel's Rayzone, will contribute to build the cyber security system that Sopra Steria is installing for the Belgian federal police.

United States
Former FBI officer turned investigator for oligarchs Richard Frankel exposed in New York

Forensic News has taken legal action to defend itself against low-key corporate intelligence star Walter Soriano. Richard Frankel's former activities for Soriano's firm USG Security look set to expose clients he worked for.

The Intelligence Gazette
GCHQ's cyber academy, Kochavi in Manama, Li Keqiang's succession, DGSI training

China
Xi Jinping's PM choices both from security world

United Kingdom
MoD staffs new Defence Cyber Academy

France
DGSI to oversee inter-service intelligence training

Israel/Bahrain
Tel Aviv seals security deal with Manama

France
Pro digital sovereignty lobby headed by former Huawei consultant

Spotlight | Israel, Syria
Israel walks a fine line on Ukraine to preserve its freedom to operate in Syria

The Ukrainian crisis has Israel between a rock and a hard place as its juggles its strategic alliance with Washington and its necessary Syrian coordination with Moscow.