Benjamin Netanyahu

• ISRAEL - Shin Bet opposes National Guard plan
  

• FRANCE - DRM appoints civilian as "platform" chief
  

• UKRAINE - Information protection service sets up new partnerships
  

Cyber export specialists enjoy booming legal advice market 

Facing tougher export controls, Israeli cyberintelligence companies are in increasing need of help navigating regulations. Specialist legal advisers are making the most of a flourishing, niche market.

Washington counts on fledgling Negev Forum to drive Middle East security 

Keen to see the establishment of a Middle East security organisation, the US is looking to the Negev Forum to fulfill that role, despite the scant progress it has made thus far.

Paragon carves new place for Israeli cyber in Singapore 

Paragon, backed by former PM Ehud Barak, recently landed a major contract in Singapore, confirming its status as the new star of Israeli cyber-intelligence.

• ISRAEL/JORDAN - Shin Bet boss caught out in Aqaba

• RUSSIA/FINLAND - Putin rewards his envoys to Finland

• CHINA - Xi prepares for possible war with changes to military legal system

• RUSSIA - FSB steps up surveillance of IT operators

• UNITED STATES - OFAC works towards better public-private interaction

• FRANCE/ARABIA - Tensions over alcohol supply chains

Ezra Friedlander, Turkey's lobbyist in Washington, teams up with Ankara's allies 

Ezra Friedlander, a Washington lobbyist and PR adviser to Turkey, has recently started promoting Azerbaijan's interests on Capitol Hill. His connections to the US Israeli community are of particular interest to both Turkey and Azerbaijan.

Israel's NSO and Candiru eye new Indian interceptions contract 

The Israeli cyberintelligence firm NSO Group is circling a tender with India's Research & Analysis Wing, but Indian officials are reticent to team with the company behind the Pegasus spyware. Candiru, which is close to NSO, would also like a slice of the action.

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.

• NORWAY/FRANCE/RUSSIA - Russian defector's story challenged
  

• ISRAEL/JORDAN - Shin Bet director joins Netanyahu on reassurance mission in Amman
  

• UNITED STATES - Intelligence services revise their integration procedures
  

• UNITED STATES - Congress scrutinises DIA's HR management
  

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.

Netanyahu's cabinet pushes for changes to cyber export rules 

Israel's new administration is looking at easing rules governing the export of offensive cybertools, which were tightened in 2021 following international outcry over the use of NSO's Pegasus spyware.

Kalman Chaim Sporn helps Turkish embassy in Washington promote rapprochement with Israel 

Despite tensions on the ground, the Israeli-Turkish rapprochement is moving forward with the help of the Turkish ambassador in Washington, Hasan Murat Mercan, flanked by consultant Kalman Chaim Sporn.

Ex-spy chiefs to boost Israeli business in UAE 

With the development of closer relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates in the defence and cyber sectors, a number of firms are looking to cash in on the situation. To help them, some have called in former Israeli security officials.

Meet Red Banyan, key Israeli ally in the US public relations world 

With Netanyahu back as prime minister in Israel, the lobbying group AIPAC will be his chief advocate in Washington. AIPAC can count on its linchpin Red Banyan, a PR firm with bountiful connections to the pro-Israel lobby.

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.

IAI's dreams of profits fade away in Jamaica 

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has lowered its profitability forcast for a cyber project it delivered recently, a development set to dampen the enthusiasm of other Israeli cyber firms doing business with the Caribbean nation.

Prosol enlists Israeli experts to boost Azerbaijani cyber training 

Azerbaijan's small cyber sector has brought in Israeli experts to make up for the deficit in its own capacities. Local integrator Prosol, which is in the process of building up its own product range, is leading private sector initiatives in this area.