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Ron Wahid in Ukraine, Paul Habeshaw at Herminius, Protectas in Geneva, Delamotte leaves SSF

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

Kyiv/LondonRon Wahid goes after ex-Kazakh associate

TokyoEx-Hakluyt executive Paul Habeshaw grows Herminius's Japanese office

Geneva/LondonSecurity firm Protectas equips FCDO

ParisBruno Delamotte exits SSF

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Paris swoops in as Tokyo scrambles to plug gaps in military space capabilities

France is stepping up its efforts to develop cooperation with Japan which, having entered the space race, is now wavering over its strategy, particularly on space surveillance.

The Tech Times
Octostar seeks funds, Emanuel Mond joins Voyager Labs, Nihon Cyber Defence's new adviser

From SIGINT to GEOINT and OSINT, with a dose of cyber, each week we report on events both big and small that matter in the community of technical intelligence providers.

GalwayData fusion specialist Octostar looks for fresh funds

LondonBritish entrepreneur Mond joins Voyager Labs

TokyoNihon Cyber Defence takes on new senior adviser

Race is on to provide space-based signal intelligence services in Indo-Pacific

France's Unseenlabs and US giant HawkEye 360 are prospecting Indo-Pacific states interested in keeping track of China's ghost ships under the guise of the need to combat illegal fishing.

Space surveillance market boosted by arrival of Indo-Pacific operators

Once carried out from the ground according to national needs, the surveillance of objects in orbit has become the subject of increased competition between states and the companies they back in a rapidly evolving market, particularly in the Indo-Pacific.

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Interception specialists turn focus to Far East 5G SA rollout

The development of interception technology adapted to the new 5G SA norm is set to keep specialists busy in 2024. Firms wanting to stay ahead are already turning to Singapore, Japan and South Korea, the first countries to adopt the norm.

Private sleuths hover between Tokyo and Singapore for APAC regional base

Investigators in the Indo-Pacific region are bulking up their Singapore teams, while maintaining a presence in Hong Kong. These moves are sometimes to the detriment of other regional offices, especially in Japan.

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Highgate, G3, Garbo, ReSolve TPA, Minerva, ThoughtLeaders4 Disputes

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

LondonHighgate expands dispute resolution practice

TokyoBen Fouracre joins G3

ColchesterFinancial intelligence specialist Francisco Mainez opens firm

WashingtonAfter Gryphon, Pablo Gil de Montes goes solo

LondonMinerva sues MoD

MumbaiTop investigators flock to Dispute Resolution Forum

The Tech Times
Ex-Suneris's Caraes at ChapsVision, Nihon Cyber Defence hires Habeshaw, Operation Zero opens R&D

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.

Paris ChapsVision poaches Suneris's presales director Caraes

Tokyo Nihon Cyber Defence enlists ex-Hakluyt expert Habeshaw

Saint Petersburg Russian vulnerabilities reseller Operation Zero opens R&D unit

US, Japan and Philippines in three-way radar data collection alliance against China

US and Japanese aid programmes to supply the Philippines with coastal radar are part of a secret intelligence-sharing deal between the three countries.

The corporate intelligence heavyweights who are leaving JS Held

The firm's global investigations division continues to be restructured, with departures recently from its offices in London, New York and Tokyo.

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Japan's imagery shortfall undermines monitoring of Russia-China action around Kuril Islands

The current compartmentalisation of Japan's intelligence services that have Earth observation capacities is hampering the government's aims to keep a close watch of Russian and Chinese movements around the Kuril Islands and the China Sea.

Japan turns to Israel's 9500 Group to counter Chinese Fukushima disinformation

A team of experts is working with the Japanese government to foil a Chinese disinformation campaign about the release of treated waste water from the Fukushima nuclear power station.

Tokyo tries to step up fight against Chinese disinformation

China's vast campaign following the Japanese decision to discharge Fukushima's waters into the sea is forcing Tokyo to step up its fight against state-sponsored disinformation.

Japan is looking for ways of getting closer to NATO without a Tokyo liaison office

Japan's desire for stronger links with NATO has prompted Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to start lobbying for Japan to have a bureau at NATO headquarters in Brussels.

Quad's China maritime surveillance projects get off to shaky start

Japan and Australia have been the most responsive in implementing a common Indo-Pacific satellite maritime surveillance system for the Quad Indo-Pacific intelligence partnership, but national differences in capacity are hampering integration.