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Spotlight POLAND RUSSIA Government Intelligence 17/09/2021

Polish intelligence services continue to blame Russia for rising cyber threats

The Polish government, which is concerned about an increase in the number of cyber threats it is facing, has raised the alarm in a report from its internal security service, the ABW, on disinformation operations. [...]

UNITED KINGDOM Corporate Intelligence 17/09/2021

New Century eyes European markets through subsidiary Pinpoint

Purchased in 2014 by the intelligence services training firm New Century led by Tim Collins, Pinpoint has already made its mark by winning part of a large international cooperation and training contract for the Home Office. [...]

Spotlight EUROPE Surveillance & Interception 16/09/2021

ANSSI and BSI pave the way for European cyber certification

After having adamantly resisted the creation of a European certification system, French and German cyber security agencies, ANSSI and BSI, are now pressing for mutual recognition of their respective cyber certification systems. As a result, certified operators in both countries can look forward to doubling the size of their markets overnight. [...]

FRANCE Surveillance & Interception 16/09/2021

Nuances Technologies in pole position to win prison anti-drone contract

Nuances Technologies, KEAS, MC2 Technologies and Roboost have been shortlisted in the French ministry of justice's anti-drone systems tender. [...]

James Paterson's hearing at the French Senate on 7 September. © Sénat

FRANCE Government Intelligence 16/09/2021

French senators look to foreign government commissions as part of review into Chinese influence at universities

A Senate working group is studying measures that Australia has put in place to curb Chinese influence in academia. [...]

Inaugurated on 1 September 2021, the new Israeli port of Haifa is operated by the Chinese state-owned company Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG). © Nir Elias/Reuters

ISRAEL International Dealmaking 15/09/2021

Haifa's Chinese port unsettles Tel Aviv's allies

The Israeli government is proud of its new port in Haifa, which it hopes will boost its ranking as a maritime power. However Israel's allies are not so enthusiastic about China's role in the project. [...]

FRANCE Surveillance & Interception 15/09/2021

Start-up Serenicity quickly finds place in France's intelligence community

After initially offering its services to small companies, the French cyber security company is now working increasingly with the French security services. [...]

Former number two at France's DGSE Jean-Pierre Palasset. © Christophe Petit Tesson/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

FRANCE Government Intelligence 15/09/2021

Sciences Po Aix recruits former DGSE number two to teach intelligence master's degree course

Intelligence education continues to attract top officials from the French intelligence services. Jean-Pierre Palasset, former number two at the DGSE, the French external intelligence service, has joined the teaching staff of the intelligence master's degree at the elite graduate school Sciences Po Aix, boosting the emerging intelligence cluster in southern France. [...]

FRANCE Corporate Intelligence 15/09/2021

Erys Group caught up in investigation into private security arms breaches in New Caledonia

On 24 August, gendarmes in Noumea questioned five employees of French private security operator Erys Group as part of a preliminary investigation into breaches of French regulations on private security agents bearing arms. Erys Group itself has since taken legal action against one of its employees. [...]

CHINA Government Intelligence 15/09/2021

China Center for Globalization helps Beijing attract foreign investment

The China Center for Globalization, affiliated with the United Front Work Department, has a number of Western advisers on its board and is growing in influence. [...]

The head of the Mubadala sovereign wealth fund, Khaldoon Al Mubarak. © Jason Lee/Reuters

Spotlight UNITED ARAB EMIRATES RUSSIA International Dealmaking 14/09/2021

Mohamed bin Zayed's right-hand man heads to Moscow

Abu Dhabi is sending in Khaldoon Al Mubarak, the powerful boss of its financial arm Mubadala, to Moscow, as Russia becomes its new priority. [...]

Sergei Novikov, Head of the Russian Presidential Office for Public Projects, speaks during the Khabarovsk Trial Forum in Khabarovsk, Russia. © Grigory Sysoev / Sputnik / Sputnik via AFP

JAPAN RUSSIA Government Intelligence 14/09/2021

Russia uses intelligence archives to gain diplomatic advantage over Japan

Past conflicts often aggravate present disputes but the Kremlin has decided to use its intelligence archives to embarrass Japan into making concessions on the diplomatic front. [...]

ISRAEL FRANCE Surveillance & Interception 14/09/2021

Firm headed by ex-Mossad boss seeks certification from France's cybersecurity agency

Although breaking into the French market is no easy task, XM Cyber, the company lead by former Mossad chief Tamir Pardo, is applying for the French information systems security agency ANSSI's all-important accreditation. [...]

PAKISTAN AFGHANISTAN Government Intelligence 14/09/2021

Pakistan's ISI steers establishment of Taliban security and intelligence apparatus Free

With the Taliban government under construction, Islamabad is determined to maintain its central role in Afghanistan's affairs and is using its intelligence service to shape the new security apparatus in Kabul. [...]

Spotlight YEMEN TURKEY Government Intelligence 13/09/2021

Ankara plans deployment of Syrian proxies in Yemen

After being willing to advance assets in Yemen, Ankara is next planning to deploy its Syrian proxies, reproducing its exportation of mercenaries, as well as continuing to support its network of humanitarian organisations in the country. [...]

UNITED STATES FRANCE Corporate Intelligence 13/09/2021

BNP forced to double down on anti-corruption efforts

With the French Anti-Corruption Agency breathing down its neck, the French bank will call on a service provider to help improve the transparency of its processes worldwide. [...]

Lebanese spy chief Abbas Ibrahim (left) took a delegation of Lebanese official to Damas on 7 September, which included Lebanon's deputy prime minister Zeina Akar. © Youssef Badawi/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

LEBANON SYRIA Government Intelligence 13/09/2021

Syrian Lebanese Higher Council reboots under Abbas Ibrahim's close eye

After keeping informal communication lines between Syria and Lebanon open, the Lebanese spy chief was able to arrange the two neighbours' first official meeting in Damascus in a decade on 4 September. But he had not expected the Syrian Lebanese Higher Council to use the opportunity to relaunch its activities. [...]

Ukrainian Deputy Interior Minister Yevgeniy Yenin. © @Eugene Enin/Facebook

UKRAINE Government Intelligence 13/09/2021

Yevgeniy Yenin, Ukrainian interior ministry's intelligence asset

Former intelligence officer and top lawyer Yevgeniy Yenin, an experienced fighter of Kiev's legal battles against Moscow, has been appointed deputy interior minister, bringing his extensive experience to an institution recently shaken by the departure of the influential minister, Arsen Avakov. [...]

UNITED STATES Surveillance & Interception 13/09/2021

Pentagon seeks fake news automated detection grail

For one of the components of its counter-disinformation programme INCAS, US defence research agency Darpa is betting on artificial intelligence to combat foreign influence campaigns, with help from high-tech firms Sift and Protagonist. [...]

Spotlight UNITED STATES Corporate Intelligence 10/09/2021

Studebaker-Executive Outcomes forge US-South African alliance to rival Russia's Wagner

South African financier Heine van Niekerk and African private military veteran Eeben Barlow are constructing a response to Russian hybrid warfare operators in Africa in partnership with the US firm Studebaker, which employs former Pentagon and CIA officers. [...]

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Polish intelligence services continue to blame Russia for rising cyber threats

New Century eyes European markets through subsidiary Pinpoint

ANSSI and BSI pave the way for European cyber certification

Nuances Technologies in pole position to win prison anti-drone contract

French senators look to foreign government commissions as part of review into Chinese influence at universities

Haifa's Chinese port unsettles Tel Aviv's allies

Start-up Serenicity quickly finds place in France's intelligence community

Sciences Po Aix recruits former DGSE number two to teach intelligence master's degree course

Erys Group caught up in investigation into private security arms breaches in New Caledonia

China Center for Globalization helps Beijing attract foreign investment

Mohamed bin Zayed's right-hand man heads to Moscow

Russia uses intelligence archives to gain diplomatic advantage over Japan

Firm headed by ex-Mossad boss seeks certification from France's cybersecurity agency

Pakistan's ISI steers establishment of Taliban security and intelligence apparatus Free

Ankara plans deployment of Syrian proxies in Yemen

BNP forced to double down on anti-corruption efforts

Syrian Lebanese Higher Council reboots under Abbas Ibrahim's close eye

Yevgeniy Yenin, Ukrainian interior ministry's intelligence asset

Pentagon seeks fake news automated detection grail

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Polish intelligence services continue to blame Russia for rising cyber threats

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ANSSI and BSI pave the way for European cyber certification

Nuances Technologies in pole position to win prison anti-drone contract

French senators look to foreign government commissions as part of review into Chinese influence at universities

Haifa's Chinese port unsettles Tel Aviv's allies

Start-up Serenicity quickly finds place in France's intelligence community

Sciences Po Aix recruits former DGSE number two to teach intelligence master's degree course

Erys Group caught up in investigation into private security arms breaches in New Caledonia

China Center for Globalization helps Beijing attract foreign investment

Mohamed bin Zayed's right-hand man heads to Moscow

Russia uses intelligence archives to gain diplomatic advantage over Japan

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