Security

France
French anti-money laundering agency Tracfin gets broader information-sharing powers

A decree signed just before the fall of François Bayrou's government expanded the list of entities with which the finance ministry's anti-money laundering service may share information from 14 to 40.

United States
How the former Paris CIA station chief used security access to help two foreign businessmen

Dale Bendler is set to be sentenced in the US later this month for removing classified material while working as a subcontractor for the BGR Group.

Vietnam
Vietnam turns to Cyber Ranges to counter China cyberattacks

Faced with an upsurge in cyberattacks on Vietnamese targets, the People's Army has turned to a company already partnered with the Ukrainian military.

Belgium, Bulgaria, Italy
Fake EU intelligence service ECIPS relays Kremlin rhetoric

For more than a decade, the European Centre for Information Policy and Security has been wrongly claiming to work on behalf of EU secret services. The man at its helm is a Belgian entrepreneur known for his links to organisations close to Russia.

France
French intel sets pay scales for contract workers for the first time

To ease competition between French services vying for certain profiles of contractors, particularly in the cyber field, the country's intelligence and counterterrorism coordinator has decided to introduce salary scales.

The Intelligence Gazette
DNRED's new deputy director, ex-DNI at Columbia, strategic funds in Australia, Sciences Po Paris boss heads east

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

FranceNew deputy director appointed at DNRED

United StatesFormer DNI Avril Haines returns to Columbia

United Kingdom/AustraliaCould Canberra follow example of UK's sovereign wealth fund?

FranceHead of Sciences Po Paris expected in China and Japan in October

Europe, Hong Kong
Hong Kong builds ties with European universities to boost international appeal

As the former British colony attempts to preserve its status as a bridge between China and the West, the Hong Kong government is now looking to sign agreements with European universities, particularly in France and Germany, where it will send its young civil servants to follow intensive academic courses in public policy.

United Kingdom
Palantir woos AUKUS in London as pact expands focus on tech

The second pillar of the AUKUS defence alliance between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States, will focus on developing new defence and intelligence capabilities using artificial intelligence. The US big data intelligence group Palantir is stepping up its presence in the UK to ensure it remains a key player in the alliance's future.

United Kingdom, United States
Intel firm Hakluyt recruits Harvard professor after he authored glowing case study on the firm

Professor Joe Fuller took up a lucrative board position with Hakluyt in August, only months after dedicating a Harvard Business School class to the company. He declined to comment on the timing of the appointment.