Ehud Barak

Israel, United States
Israeli cyber firm Paragon beefs up US subsidiary

Paragon, the new star of Israeli cyber, has started filling senior roles at its US subsidiary which it hopes will pick up new business despite stricter regulation by the Biden administration.

Israel, United States
Crackdown on cyber intelligence spells boon for lobbyists in Washington

As the US government becomes increasingly heavy-handed with trade restrictions and sanctions on cyber intelligence providers, companies in the field are increasingly turning to lobbyists.

Israel, United States
Biden's anti-spyware order spells trouble for Paragon

In restricting the use of spyware across all federal agencies, especially software used by foreign governments, the US president's new executive order could make life difficult for the Israeli provider Paragon on the US market.

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.

The Tech Times
EC launches hybrid warfare centre, ICEYE hires Apeldoorn, Plath appoints lobbyists, Carbyne's advisory board slims

Brussels
European Commission orders hybrid warfare centre in response to Russian threat

Paris/Helsinki
Jeffrey Apeldoorn takes charge of ICEYE public contracts in Europe.

Berlin
Plath seeks to influence German defence policy.

New York/Tel-Aviv
Carbyne's advisory board slims.

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
Paragon, NSO's successor as new star of cyber infiltration, takes on new investors

Paragon Solutions is the rising star of Israeli cyber-intelligence. Backed by Ehud Schneoron, the ex-commander of Unit 8200, Israel's answer to the NSA, the company has recently been consolidating its capital.

Israel
Toka partnership takes Commugen into government cybermarket

Toka, an Israeli consulting company specialising in the development of governments' cyber capacities, has set up a partnership with cyber risk management company Commugen. Its new partner is headed by a close associate of former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak, who himself was in a senior management position at Toka until just a few months ago.

United Kingdom
After HSBC and Carbyne, Hogan-Howe launches new company

Lord Bernard Hogan-Howe, who headed the Metropolitan Police from 2011 [...]

Israel
Ehud Barak resigns from Toka to pave way for political comeback

According to our sources, Israel's former prime minister Ehud Barak [...]

Israel
Israeli cyber's asset Magna Consulting opens UN and World Bank doors

Toka, the cyberintelligence firm cof-ounded by former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak, won a contract on 10 September to consolidate [...]

Germany, Israel, Qatar
Pini Meidan embroiled in Sdema-Novard wrangle

The Germany-based small company Legacy Technologies is at the heart of a dispute that Intelligence Online wrote about in August [...]

China, Israel, United Arab Emirates, United States
China Dorian Barak joins dots between UAE, Israel, Beijing and Erik Prince

Founded shortly before the normalisation of relations between the UAE and Israel on 13 August, the Gulf Business Council (GIBC), [...]

United Kingdom
Serial consultants join Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove appointed four new non-executive members [...]

United Kingdom
Lord Bruce of Bennachie heads for Kuala Lumpur

Lord Malcolm Bruce, the former president of the Scottish Liberal [...]

Israel
Paragon, Barak's new cyber baby

Ex-prime minister Ehud Barak has teamed with some former intelligence heavywights and an experienced hacker to launch Paragon Solutions, supporting its cyber-offensive portfolio.