Cyber Command

United States
US Congress committees face off over military cyber operations' oversight

Confusion over the status of the Pentagon's cyber operations has revived the debate on Congress intelligence committees and in the intelligence services about responsibility for the oversight of covert action.

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Artemis rolls out at DRM, RB 42 prospects at Campus Cyber, Khoi Nguyen replaces Michael Clark at US Cybercom PEO, Orchestra closes London office

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.

CreilArtemis roll-out speeds up

ParisRB 42 woos French companies for Singapore at Campus Cyber

Fort MeadeKhoi Nguyen replaces Michael Clark as head of acquisitions at US CYBERCOM

LondonOmri Lavie and Isaac Zack's cyber firm Orchestra Group closing UK subsidiary

France
French defence ministry rolls out cyber emergency response centre for defence firms

Parliamentary discussion of France's draft 2024-2030 military programming bill has put the spotlight on an initiative by the DRSD to provide a computer emergency response team for the defence sector, which is currently being deployed in key regions.

United States
DARPA looks for vulnerabilities in cyber-physical systems

The US Department of Defense's latest obsession, cyber-physical systems, contain physical components and cyber elements whose vulnerabilities could impact the physical world. Under its Faithful Integrated Reverse-Engineering and Exploitation programme, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is looking for tools able to secure those types of systems.

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USCYBERCOM and USAID beef up European and Balkan cyber protection

USAID is to launch a new programme to strengthen Ukrainian and Balkan cyber defences, an initiative that chimes with the US Cyber Command's partnerships forged in the region since the start of Russia's war on Ukraine.

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Neptune Silo chooses ManTech, Galileo's second generation, Senate blind spot on USCYBERCOM partners

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.

QuanticoManTech, top provider to NCIS's Neptune Silo unit

Brussels/MadridTecnobit to handle Galileo's second-generation secure communications

WashingtonSenate blurry on US Cyber Command's cyber intelligence operations

United Kingdom
Britain's National Cyber Force emerges from the shadows

The UK's discreet and fast-growing National Cyber Force is destined to spearhead Britain's fight against its enemies in cyberspace. In a key document published this month, it takes steps to establish its own identity.

United States
Diversity emerges as key issue in choice of FBI's new HQ

Three sites are in the running to host the future headquarters of the world's most famous law enforcement agency. Since the selection criteria include promoting 'equity', elected officials in the sites' states are touting their demographic diversity.

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Storm clouds gather over Biden's national cyber office

Headwinds swirling round the US intelligence and tech communities are battering Joe Biden's Office of the National Cyber Director. Less than two years after it opened its doors in the White House, the service is losing key staff left, right and centre.

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Tehtris shielded Macron, US cyber reserve plans, Ofer Kotler at Awz Ventures

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.

ParisTehtris put cyber shield around Emmanuel Macron's campaign

WashingtonCyber reserve returns to Congress

TorontoOfer Kotler joins Canadian-based fund Awz Ventures

United States
Counter-influence expert looking for funding to develop cyber activities

EdgeTheory, a service provider to the US intelligence community, wants to extend its expertise to cyber and has approached lobbyist Alpine Group Partners to look for funding.

France
France's online influence warfare doctrine makes slow progress in face of administrative complexities

Digital information warfare has become a hot topic at the Elysee, but implementing the French government's strategy on the matter is proving complex as the different state departments each jostle for a role.

Ukraine
Ukrainian military cyber gets into shape for NATO outpost role

Hastily put together with volunteers a few months before the start of the Russian invasion, Ukraine's cyber command is shaping up for its new role as part of NATO's Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE).

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Interrupt Labs in the US and Australia, Luxembourg police biometrics, Infinity Technology for Missile Defense Agency's CTI

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.

LondonUK vulnerability researcher Interrupt Labs looks for talent in US and Australia

LuxembourgPolice fork out on Sopra Steria biometrics

WashingtonInfinity Technology in charge of MDA threat intelligence

United States
NSA banks on work-study contracts to meet hiring challenge

With plans to take on 3000 new staff, the NSA's ambitious recruitment drive reveals Washington's emphasis on electromagnetic and cyber intelligence. But filling these vacancies is also proving to be a challenge, which the agency plans to meet through significant investments in training.

United States
USCYBERCOM extends deal with its trusted cyber contractor CS3

Cyber Systems & Services Solutions, a joint venture between several US cyber SMEs, has become a regular collaborator of the 67th Cyberspace Wing for its cyber defence operations.

United States
Pentagon expert Two Six Technologies acquires cyber offensive capacities

Two Six Technologies, the crafter of the Pentagon's cyber warfare platforms, has taken steps to build its offensive capacities by hiring a small team of vulnerability researchers.