Security

France, Turkey
Ankara sets its sights on French aeronautical SMEs at Eurosatory trade fair

The Turkish agency in charge of military procurement and exports, SSB, is trying to foster links between the country's industrial SMEs and their French counterparts. To do so, it has funded several discreet initiatives and is actively scouring for defence partnership opportunities.

Iraq
Cerbair's anti-drone system sparks interest of Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service

As drone attacks increase in Baghdad, the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service is making moves to tackle the threat. It has shown interest in the systems developed by French company Cerbair despite US domination of the local defence market.

France, Qatar
Cyber policing experts jostle for Qatar World Cup security contract

Still in its first year of existence, the cyber branch of France's gendarmerie has already caught the eye of the Doha officials as they finalise their last security partnerships ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Switzerland
Huawei's French strategic affairs director heads to CyberPeace Institute in Geneva

Adding to its line-up of senior Western cyber experts, the NGO CyberPeace Institute, of which Microsoft is a major donor, has hired Huawei executive and former French special forces officer Vincent de Crayencour.

Afghanistan
Haqqani Network threatens to break away from main Taliban movement with Pakistani backing

Showing unprecedented pragmatism, the Haqqani Network has criticised the Taliban rulers of Afghanistan for their religious radicality and is increasingly looking to take an independent line from the rest of the movement.

Spotlight | Israel
Dataflow Security and Rayzone poach key staff from troubled NSO

Between them, Italy's Dataflow Security and Israel's Rayzone Group have signed up a couple of specialists from the troubled Israeli cyber intelligence firm NSO Group.

Singapore
Hikvision's strategically sensitive video surveillance contracts in Singapore under threat

By launching a new campaign against Chinese group Hikvision, Washington has forced difficult decisions on a number of countries that use the group's video surveillance systems, especially Singapore.

United States
Ex-Marine exploit hunters launch P3F

The US cyberintelligence firm P3F, which specialises in training, was recently bought by the US venture capital firm Cyber ​​Capital Partners.

Saudi Arabia, United States
Muslim World League back in Washington ahead of Biden's visit to Saudi Arabia

As tensions ease between both countries, the global Muslim body has been tasked with polishing the Kingdom's image in the United States. To help, it has roped in BGR Government Affairs, a lobbying business familiar with Saudi Arabia.

The Tech Times
ChapsVision, MissionLinks, Peraton

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.

ParisFormer Nexa chief Renaud Roques joins ChapsVision.

RestonOcient and BlackHorse CEOs join US intelligence suppliers assciation MissionLink.Next.

Herndon, VirginiaPeraton strengthens intelligence programmes with new former CIA team.

Spotlight | France, UAE
Sylvain Vieujot, the richest Frenchman in Dubai, caught up in dynastic power struggle

Equitativa Group's Emirates REIT, one of the largest property trusts in the Gulf, is the subject of several investigations and a lawsuit from a former partner linked to Tahnoon bin Zayed. The business duo Vieujot-Mouquet, who are connected to MbZ, are also being closely watched.

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
Ex-CIA official launches new firm, RosettiStarr, Davra Consulting, Avisa loses ethics chairman

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: each week we report on events both big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community. This week we go to Washington, San Diego, London and France.

WashingtonEx-CIA official Ameer Shalaby launches intelligence tradecraft consultancy

San DiegoRosettiStarr hires ex-hacks

LondonRAF veteran launches consulting career

FranceGourdault-Montagne steps down as chairman of Avisa Partners' ethics committee

Saudi Arabia
Cyberhawk in pole position for aerial surveillance work at Neom megacity project

Following a visit to Saudi Arabia by a senior management team, British company Cyberhawk is looking to get its drone surveillance system into use on the Neom project via a partnership with local company Shamal Technologies.

UAE
Former FinFisher boss gives boost to Abu Dhabi's new rising star

After years running Germany's FinFisher Labs, Carlos Gandini moved into consultancy and is now providing his expertise to the UAE's latest cyber intelligence unit, CPX.