Shin Bet

The Intelligence Gazette
Outcry over Ben Givr's national guard plan, civilian lands senior DRM post, Ukraine's SSSCIP finds new partners

Appointments, reforms and key issues: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community from Tel Aviv to Paris, to Kyiv.

IsraelShin Bet opposes National Guard plan

FranceDRM appoints civilian as "platform" chief

UkraineInformation protection service sets up new partnerships

The Intelligence Gazette
Majed Faraj named minister, French intel uses Hebrew, Chinese democracy promoted, Chechen base in Kyiv

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community from Ramallah to Paris via Beijing and Kyiv.

PalestineMahmoud Abbas confirms Majed Faraj's role as spymaster

FranceFrench intelligence doubles down on need for Hebrew

ChinaBeijing uses Chinese Academy of Social Sciences to promote its vision of democracy

UkraineChechen opposition faction grows stronger in Kyiv

The Tech Times
Tehtris shielded Macron, US cyber reserve plans, Ofer Kotler at Awz Ventures

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.

ParisTehtris put cyber shield around Emmanuel Macron's campaign

WashingtonCyber reserve returns to Congress

TorontoOfer Kotler joins Canadian-based fund Awz Ventures

Middle East, United States
Washington counts on fledgling Negev Forum to drive Middle East security

Keen to see the establishment of a Middle East security organisation, the US is looking to the Negev Forum to fulfill that role, despite the scant progress it has made thus far.

The Intelligence Gazette
Shin Bet denied, Putin happy with envoys in Finland, Beijing changes military judicial system, FSB monitors IT operators, OFAC expands scope, French alcohol in Riyadh

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community from Aqaba to Moscow via Helsinki, Washington, Paris, Riyadh and Beijing.

Israel/Jordan Shin Bet boss caught out in Aqaba

Russia/Finland Putin rewards his envoys to Finland

China Xi prepares for possible war with changes to military legal system

Russia FSB steps up surveillance of IT operators

United States OFAC works towards better public-private interaction

France/Arabia Tensions over alcohol supply chains

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
BlueVoyant in unfair dismissal spat, two ex-Met chiefs team up, GEOS lands Dushanbe contract

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 Delaware, London and Brussels.

Dover, Delaware Cyberfirm BlueVoyant sued by former CCO

London Hogan-Howe teams up with ex-Met man at Intelligent Sanctuary

Brussels GEOS and Red Line land strategic EU contract in Tajikistan

Israel
Israeli intelligence mobilised in response to renewed violence

Worried Israeli senior security officials have warned Benjamin Netanyahu that the country's new far-right government's punitive response to Palestinian strikes may worsen the security situation.

The Intelligence Gazette
Russian defectors, Netanyahu takes Shin Bet head to Amman, US spy integration procedures reviewed

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community. This week, we bring news from Oslo, Amman, Washington and Moscow.

Norway/France/Russia Russian defector's story challenged

Israel/Jordan Shin Bet director joins Netanyahu on reassurance mission in Amman

United States Intelligence services revise their integration procedures

United States Congress scrutinises DIA's HR management

Israel
Israeli OSINT specialist Labyrinth closes despite support of former intelligence chiefs

Founded in 2018 by Israeli former military intelligence officers, the open source intelligence firm Labyrinth had heavyweight advisers on board in Tamir Pardo, Amos Yadlin and Roni Alsheich, but that didn't prevent its recent demise.

Israel, Qatar
Tus Airways flights add towards normalisation of Qatari-Israeli relations

While Qatar has yet to enter the Abraham Accords, the FIFA World Cup has provided for an unprecedented Qatari-Israeli rapprochement, with Israeli fans in Doha for the event. Many have come on flights run by Tus Airways.

Israel
Indictment of Cellcom network spy sheds light on five-year secret probe by Shin Bet

A thorough review of the indictment of a man Israeli authorities accused last week of spying on the national telecom operator illustrates how Hamas operated - and how Shin Bet was put on the trail.

Israel, Malaysia
How the Mossad outsources covert operations to its Malaysian agents

The Mossad's attempt to run covert operations in Malaysia from Israel has recently been publicly exposed as a failure. It also unwittingly disclosed how it recruits, trains and remotely controls cells of local agents.

Israel
With Illuminant, ex-head of CyberCommand Yaron Rosen follows Toka's footsteps

Already co-founder of cyber intelligence firm Toka, Yaron Rosen is again developing state cyber defence capabilities with Illuminant, which is already expanding beyond Israel's borders.

Israel, Ukraine
Iranian drone reports could see Israel increase intelligence cooperation with Ukraine

Tel Aviv has been treading on eggshells with both Kyiv and Moscow since the start of the Ukrainian conflict, but may slightly shift its position in the light of reports of Iranian drones allegedly being used by Russia.