Defence

France
French army seeks to lure civilian OSINT experts

Various defence ministry departments are pulling out all the stops to recruit the brightest open-source intelligence specialists.

Spotlight | Afghanistan, Europe
Competition for huge EU security contract in Afghanistan highly charged

The European Union is preparing its grand return to Kabul, which is now in the hands of the Taliban. But first it is seeking to ensure security on the ground, which is no mean feat given the situation there.

Europe, Philippines
European networks actively lobbying for the Philippine rebellion in Brussels

To organise their people's court in Brussels, aimed at denouncing Manila's crackdown on the rebellion, Filipino communists tapped into the European ‘anti-imperialist' movement. They hope to secure a better position in the forthcoming peace negotiations with the government.

The Agencies' Gazette
Rare language translators sought, US-Cambodia resume military exercises, Scandinavian cooperation

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community.

France Intelligence services' struggles with rarer languages

Cambodia US defense secretary arriving to restart cooperation

Norway Scandinavian countries reboot joint intelligence effort

France
France's Ezako takes intelligence warfare to ocean depths

The French firm has quietly been making gains in the field of AI-based underwater sound detection, a tool crucial for the French Navy's future plans.

Romania
Romanian start-up Orbotix Technologies tests ground for its AI in Ukraine

The Romanian company specialising in tactical drones is looking to promote its real-time video stream processing products in the Ukrainian theatre.

France, Russia, United States
The small US firm spreading anti-French Russian narratives in the English-speaking world

Through a deft game of collusion between Russia's state entities, the information war that Moscow is waging against Paris in New Caledonia is spreading to the United States and other English-language countries.

China
Cyber company with close intelligence links backs new Beijing hacking contest

Hua Yunan, a business specialising in vulnerability tracking, is one of the main backers of the Matrix Cup, a new Chinese hacking competition. The firm makes no secret of its ties with the Ministry of Public Security, with which it has worked on surveillance and network security.

The Agencies' Gazette
War vet club's new PR head, Hanoi's info warfare guru, French intel academy, NRO preps for Congress, EU ready for Republicans

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community.

France Intelligence services vets club gets new head

Vietnam Information warfare master joins Politburo

France Intelligence academy broadens courses to further circles

Washington NRO adds muscle to Congress liaison office before possible Trump presidency

Washington EU keeps options open with US Republicans

Spotlight | New Zealand
New Zealand's Five Eyes goals hampered by signals intelligence shortcomings

An internal inquiry by the Government Communications Security Bureau spy agency has further damaged its reputation, just as the country is striving to develop regional ties to boost its standing within the Five Eyes alliance.

The Tech Telegraph
OSINT campus plan still vague, Helyx in charge of Spotter labelling, Cyberbit for ASD cyber training

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

AngoulêmeDespite defence ministry messages, OSINT campus still trying to find its place

LondonHelyx to take over labelling of UK Spotter programme

CanberraCyberbit to train Australian Signals Directorate cyber specialists

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
Silverbridge, Nardello, Security Ronin

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

LondonSilverbridge lands two new recruits

Los AngelesNardello gives digital investigations its own director

London/Hong KongForensics sleuth Albert Hui lays roots in London