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The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
Audere's new COO, eyes on Ginet-Kauders at Red Cross, and from Alaco to Dentons

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

London Audere picks special forces captain

Geneva The Red Cross's Lyon connection

London Dentons' rich pickings at Alaco

France
Corexalys wins Ministry of Armed Forces' cyber watchdog contract

Christophe Bobin and Valéry-Emmanuel Gosserez's company Corexalys has just won the Defence, security and action in cyberspace framework contract, which will help the Cyber Defence Command (COMCYBER) in the face of growing cyber threats, particularly from Russia and China.

France
London's Aperio keeps faith in Paris opportunities

Still hoping to carve a niche for itself in the French corporate intelligence world, Aperio Intelligence has overhauled its Paris office.

The Tech Times
Avisa Partners lands EU cyber crisis management contract, Lynn Herrick off to SS8, Dafna Messing joins Koios

In SIGINT, GEOINT, OSINT and cyber, we report each week on developments great and small in the world of the technical intelligence providers.

Paris/Athens Avisa Partners to work on ENISA cyber crisis management

Milpitas Lynn Herrick takes charge of solutions engineering at SS8

Herzliya Former NSO staffer Dafna Messing heads to Koios

Spotlight | France
Between Avisa and French intelligence services, it's complicated

Negative media attention on Avisa Partners, Matthieu Creux's corporate intelligence and influence firm, illustrates the extent of French government ambivalence towards the company.

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
K2's bill, security at Al Ula, International SOS, Caspar-Fille-Lambie, from CRG to EY

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: each week, we report on events both big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community. This week, we go to New York, London and Paris.

New York K2 waits for payment by ExWorks

Paris/Riyadh Al Ula gets a new security consultant

Paris/Brussels/London International SOS take on EU officials' travel security

Paris/London Caspar-Fille-Lambie details his lobbying at Babcock

London Control Risks partner moves to EY

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
Ardian, Namea, legionnaires, Alaco, GEOS

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: each week, we report on events both big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community. This week, we go to Dubai, London and Paris.

Paris French foreign office's Middle East head joins Ardian

Dubai Norman Ricklefs' Namea Group hires ex-US consul Frayne

Paris Former legionnaires head into private armed security

London Another key Alaco manager quits

Paris Ex-CEIS and GEOS director Argyriou shifts into auto industry

Europe
Airbus and Thales rally networks of influence to reap benefits of European rearmament

Russia's war on Ukraine is set to swell European Union expenditure on defence. Airbus and Thales want to ensure a share of that windfall comes their way.

France
France sets up 'CIA' to strengthen inter-ministerial cooperation on crisis and threat anticipation

The Comité Interministériel d'Anticipation (CIA), a little known committee overseen by France's general defence and national security secretariat, the SGDSN, has been set up to coordinate inter-ministerial forward planning on security and defence matters. It should benefit French strategic planning - but also public spending.

France, UAE
France's Yogosha moves in as UAE readies to launch bug bounty platform

The French start-up, whose international aspirations have primarily taken it to the United Arab Emirates, will be launching a new investment round with help from Ryder & Davis.

France
Aleph builds network analytics tool for French military intelligence

The Drones project, developed in part by Aleph Networks, will help France's military intelligence analysts better understand network dynamics and monitor influence and propaganda operations. The tool will also be rolled out for use by the private sector.

France
Will Avisa Partners soon produce a talk show about its business?

Studio Majorelle has recently been approached by influence firm Avisa Partners to produce an online talk show about business intelligence, to be aired during the second semester of 2021.

France
CEIS on the roads of territorial intelligence

The company is expanding its activities in this growing market, driven by increasing demand from mostly local, but also national authorities.

France
Amarante/AESMA, CEIS/Avisa compete to supply Arab world expertise

Amarante International, the private security firm headed by Alexandre Hollander, is to focus on the Persian Gulf after obtaining a [...]

France
CEIS to write Gulf report for armed forces ministry

The armed forces ministry recently entrusted a study on power circles in the Gulf to CEIS. The region is of growing interest to the ministry, as it is to the Elysee Palace.

France
Avisa sues Figaro over DGSE claims

The influence firm Avisa Partners' libel case against the daily [...]