Cellebrite

Panama, United States
Washington deploys Cellebrite's tech to fight drug trade in Panama

The US State Department has recently decided to boost its cyber capabilities to strengthen its efforts to combat drug trafficking. The Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs has just acquired equipment from the Israeli company Cellebrite, which will be used as part of its collaboration with the Panamanian police.

France
Mobile data extraction: French startup takes on Israeli leader Cellebrite

French penetration testing specialist Synacktiv has plans to step on the turf of Israeli company Cellebrite, a leader in phone data recovery solutions.

Vietnam
Hanoi picks North American cyber sleuths over long-standing provider

Vietnam's Ministry of Public Security has dropped its long-serving cyber intelligence provider, Israeli group Cellebrite, but is still allocating large budgets as it continues to pursue its cyber crackdown.

Israel, Thailand
Top Thai intelligence veteran's anti-Semitic remarks neglect Israeli role in cyber intel

In calling for stronger controls on foreigners, including "Jews", entering Thailand, former Thai intelligence heavyweight Nantiwat Samart is quick to forget the weight of Israeli cyber solutions in his country's intelligence toolbox.

United States
Social Links forced to plug leaks from users of its intelligence tool

The sale on the dark web of an access to the police and intelligence service-only version of Social Links' OSINT CrimeWall has revived fears of a proliferation of cyber tools. The company states it is taking the necessary steps to block access to the compromised account.

United States
The spyware professionals who stand to gain from Trump's return

Certain businessmen with political connections could benefit from a rollback of restrictions on cyber firms. They include Mati Kochavi, among others.

France, United States
US OSINT specialist Sayari finds Paris hard to win over

The US open source intelligence specialist, at one time financed by the intelligence venture capital fund In-Q-Tel, is trying to break into the French market.

UAE
AI, 6G, UAV, weapons system: Abu Dhabi's spymasters structure their tech research tools

Faisal al-Bannai, the head of the UAE's defence industry, is hard at work strengthening Abu Dhabi's new technology research tools. President Mohammed bin Zayed's right-hand man for cyber is accelerating the creation of a sovereign defence industry, with help from Western experts.

Singapore, Thailand
Cellebrite culls Asia-Pacific sales team

The Israeli cyber specialist's head of sales for Asia-Pacific is carrying out a reshuffle of its networks in the region.

The Tech Telegraph
Cobwebs/Spire Capital, Kleos Space, AFRL's ISR sensor, Resecurity in Dubai, Wide Int

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

Herzliya/New York Now part of Spire Capital, Cobwebs looks to US market

Luxembourg Kleos loses head of innovation

Rome/New York AFRL updates ISR sensors for Skyborg drones

Dubai US threat intel firm Resecurity uses SAT seller to set up home

Paris Deveryware successor Wide Int sorts out its new line-up

France
French interior ministry's grand Cyber III programme invests heavily in open source

The multiple tender call for the third phase of the French interior ministry's grand Cyber III investment programme has finally opted for greater spending on open source intelligence (OSINT).

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.

Israel
Cognyte and Omaha police and firefighters' pension fund fall foul of Meta's crusade

A new episode in the tumult shaking the virtual human intelligence sector has been playing out in a New York courtroom this month. The city of Omaha police and firefighters pension fund has accused Cognyte of failing to reveal its activities in the sector, which it says are behind the company's poor stock exchange performance.

France, Israel, UAE, United States
Bold at ISS, UAE National Space Fund, Citalid at GISEC, David Hochhauser at Convexum

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.

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.