Bureau of Industry and Security

United States
Congress wants intelligence community to dive headlong into economic competition

Given the role technological advances play in its rivalry with China, Washington is urging US agencies to improve their financial intelligence and emerging technologies analytical capacities. In doing so, they should also be able to assist other government departments.

Israel
NSO's big data successor Bold looks to expand in Europe

Bold Analytics, which took over the big data activities of the Israeli cyber-intelligence firm NSO, is looking to develop its business in Europe.

The Tech Telegraph
Cognyte looks to Chile, Positive Technologies tries Riyadh, Sayari wins US Coast Guard contract

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

Santiago Cognyte goes after Southern Cone market

Riyadh Positive Technologies eye Saudi Arabia despite US sanctions

San Francisco US Coast Guard awards economic intel contract to Sayari

Europe, France, Greece, United States
Indictment exposes SVR industrial spy's former defence partners

While the US Department of Justice's probe into Greek businessman Nikolaos Bogonikolos focuses on goods illegally exported to Russia's intelligence services, the man at the heart of the investigation long worked in the same circles as several European defence groups.

United States
FTI and Orrick roll out sanctions and export control platforms in Europe and Asia

Branches of the Sanctions and Export Control Society are poised to spring up in European and Asian capitals under an initiative led by the law firm Orrick and the consulting and private investigation outfit FTI Consulting, which plan to team with local firms in this booming business.

United States
US Department of Commerce struggles with security glitches amid global economic battle

As the US wakes up to its counter-espionage and security gaps, which seem to be particularly prevalent within the Department of Commerce, its new risk management office is having to deal with strategic economic threats and the department's inability to move on from its troubled past in the field.

The Tech Telegraph
ODNI pores over cyberintel industry, Fabian Kaiser moves to ISTARI Global, Sacha Bailly heads Dataminr's defence sales and Belgian spyware

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

WashingtonIs the US clamping down on the cyber intelligence industry?

MunichFabian Kaiser takes over ISTARI Global's office in Munich

ParisSacha Bailly, French Navy and Airbus veteran takes helm of Dataminr's defence activities in France

BrusselsIntelligence oversight committee gives green light to Belgian spyware development

Spotlight | Israel, Singapore
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, United States
Paragon hires Holland & Knight to remain in Washington's good graces

Backed by Israeli ex-prime minister Ehud Barak, cyberintelligence specialist Paragon has managed to remain on good terms with Washington. It nonetheless brought on a lobbying firm with a good track record in avoiding sanctions, Holland & Knight.

Spotlight | India, Israel
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.

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
Vcheck changes leadership, Schmidt goes from Schillings to CT Group, Hakluyt recruits, FTI and Orrick on sanctions in Germany

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: every Wednesday, we report on events big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community, in New York, London, Berlin and Washington.

New YorkVcheck shakes things up at the top

LondonAnna Schmidt moves from Schillings to CT Group

LondonRich pickings for Hakluyt in the US

LondonNiblett also advises Hakluyt

Berlin/WashingtonSanctions platform steered by FTI and Orrick

Israel
Former NSO cyber experts reunite in new startup Bold, backed by Israeli businessman Shlomi Fogel

In the wake of NSO Group's Pegasus woes, a number of the firm's cyberintelligence veterans have been snapped up by Bold, a startup supported by Israeli real estate magnate Shlomi Fogel, the CEO of Ampa Group.

Israel
Quadream reels from impact of new regulations

Just like its competitors NSO Group and Candiru, Quadream is feeling the impact of Israel's new export licence regulations. The company has started shedding its workforce and given up some of its more offensive operations.

Spotlight | Israel
Israeli cyber-intelligence tries to get back on top in Indo-Pacific region

Looking for fresh fields after restrictions on exports, Israel's cyber sector is turning to the Philippines and other Southeast Asian countries.

Israel
IBI, trust services provider for Israel's cyber industry

Candiru, an Israeli cyber-intelligence company blacklisted by the US Industry and Security a year ago, brought IBI Trust Management into its share capital last month. IBI is the supervisory trustee of Frontex provider Windward.

China, United States
Washington sharpens legal weapons against Beijing in global telecoms war

Congress is building a legislative arsenal to undercut Beijing's telecoms ambitions in the US and globally, with the help of the intelligence community.

Spotlight | Europe, Russia, Ukraine, United States
Under pressure from Kyiv and Washington, Moscow rows hard to keep its industries afloat

Besides their political function, Western sanctions against Moscow have taken on high stakes for security - both for NATO analysts seeking to assess the potential resilience of Russia's strategic industries and for Ukraine, which is keeping a close eye on Russia's emerging alternative trade routes.

United States
NSO-L3-Harris deal fails but prompts calls from Congress for better control of cyberacquisitions

As part of the House of Representative's discussions on the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act, Democrat representative Tom Malinowski proposed an amendment aimed at assessing the US president's ability to block acquisitions of sanctioned foreign intelligence companies in a nod to the failed NSO deal.

Spotlight | Israel, United States
Israeli cyber sector in turmoil following abandonment of L3Harris-NSO takeover talks

L3 Harris's plans to take over Israeli cyber intelligence specialist NSO, which were revealed by Intelligence Online less than a month ago, have been called off in the face of strong opposition from the Biden administration.

Israel
Change of control at NSO's rival in strategic market Quadream

Guy Geva and Nimrod Reznik, who co-founded Israeli cyber intelligence company Quadream with Ilan Dabelstein, have sold their shares, just as competitor NSO finds itself in serious difficulty.