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Kuwait
Mohammed Al Mutairi seeks cyber protection tools for Kuwait at Milipol

After a major hacking attack in September, Kuwait is looking to shore up the cyber protection of its institutions.

The Agencies' Gazette
DRSD in Dubai, Kyiv's new deputy minister, SGDSN command, CIA's OSINT

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

UkraineEx-Huawei employee appointed deputy minister for territories reintegration

FranceMajor reshuffle at defence and national security secretariat

United StatesGovernment to have more access to OSINT tools

FranceFrench defence security intelligence directorate on mission in Dubai

France, United Kingdom, United States
Israeli special forces vet Doron Kempel extends private security services to Europe

The US-based businessman, a former IDF commando, has already set up shop in the United Kingdom and is now exploring the French market.

Switzerland, United Kingdom
Charles Carr pursues Europe expansion with support of low-profile family office

The network of small companies set up by former star K2 investigator Charles Carr keeps reeling in contracts. Already present in London, Milan, Zug and Paris, its growth is being backed by the family office of wealthy American Amre Youness, a former business associate of mining group ENRC.

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
Apertus goes Spanish, Zenobia, Vesper, LB International Solutions, Blackpeak

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

Madrid/Paris/LondonApertus welcomes Spanish member

LondonFirst anniversary for Feghali and Stone's Zenobia Intelligence

LondonVesper Group puts down British roots

WashingtonLydia Borland bolsters squad of Ankara lobbyists

LondonBlackpeak gets new UK office director

The Agencies' Gazette
USAID, US interference control, French military intelligence, DNI's Asia-focused OSINT, Richard Barlow

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

BelarusWashington appoints new Office of Transition Initiatives representative

United StatesIntelligence keeps watch of foreign funding for universities

FranceDefence intelligence agency to monitor French veterans working for foreign companies

United StatesDirector of National Intelligence's Asia-focused OSINT

United Kingdom/Pakistan/United StatesAnother Richard Barlow in the Pakistani diplomatic sphere

Ukraine
Ukraine seeks structure for its cyber troops

The country's cyberdefence capacities, embryonic when they were launched in 2021, have since evolved with the help of Western allies. Yet now, the Ukrainian government wants more control.

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
5 Stones, FTI, Red Five at 2020Partners

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

Miami/Washington5 Stones scores more ex-FBI officers for W1 Global

LondonPaul Austin leaves FTI Consulting

WashingtonNick Gicinto joins intelligence heavyweights at 2020Partners

Oman, United Kingdom
Labour MPs build on Muscat networks

A delegation of Labour Party MPs called on British lawyer Paul Sheridan's firm and its many connections with the Omani business world to open doors in Muscat.

United Kingdom
Former Air Chief Marshal Wigston goes into consulting

For his new company, Hidcote Advisory, ex-Air Chief Marshall Michael Wigston could draw on his experience as the point of contact for foreign firms wanting to work with BAE Systems.

The Agencies' Gazette
China-Italy talks, Polish tank rearmament, DGSI's new HQ, Consensus on intel classification in Congress

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

ItalyGiorgia Meloni closes door on China talks

PolandPiotr Trytek in charge of tank rearmament programme

FranceFirst spade in the ground for DGSI HQs in 2024

United StatesConsensus on intelligence overclassification in Congress underway

United States
Close to Kazakh networks and a Trump supporter, Stephan Roh takes the helm of energy-specialising group

Roh, a Swiss lawyer who was linked to Russia's interference in the 2016 US presidential election, is now the head of a non-profit organisation that purports to be a specialist in the energy world, but has mainly been active on social media.

The Tech Telegraph
Kyiv promotes cyber sharing, Iran deploys Cobra V8 jammer, DGSE after AI data analysis

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.

Kyiv RNBO promotes cyber collaboration

Tehran Iran's Revolutionary Guard receives first Cobra V8 SIGINT

Paris DGSE develops AI algorithms on databases