France
French cyber soldiers are more interested in Apple's smartphone vulnerabilities than Huawei's

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DGA gets new smartphones; CISA shares CTI with US; Turner heads Dragos ANZ; Elimelech joins Paragon

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.

Bruz DGA acquires new supplies of telephones.

WashingtonBigger role for CISA in defence suppliers' cyberprotection.

Baltimore/SydneyHarley Turner takes helm of Dragos' new Australian branch.

Tel AvivParagon hires former NSO officer Reut Elimelech.

France
French domestic intelligence service invited to join military cyber R&D center

A team of engineers from France's DGSI internal intelligence service is to be sent to the French defence ministry base in Bruz in Britanny. The centre designs cyber systems for the army but also develops big data and analytics systems, which are a key area of interest for the DGSI.

Spotlight | Saudi Arabia
Hoshan joins dots between Huawei and Mohammed bin Salman's AI sector

Hoshan Group, initially an office supplies company, is making its mark as the go-to partner for big data in Saudi Arabia, distributing materiel from US-sanctioned Huawei, among other companies.

Canada, China
Huawei hires more lobbyists in Ottawa amid increasing scrutiny

The telecommunications giant hopes to reassure Canadian officials in the wake of an parliamentary report that flagged up extensive Chinese influence operations in the country.

United States
Zero Security Research Labs - zero-day broker and IMSI-catcher

While most zero-day flaw sellers limit themselves to marketing vulnerabilities, Zero Security Research Labs goes one step further by selling interception equipment.

Spotlight | China, Israel, UAE
Abu Dhabi's spymaster fashions local Palantir 2.0 with Chinese help

Group 42, the AI company controlled by Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan has all sorts of connections with Beijing.

China
AI firm Xiaoi Robot shifts to defence sector

After building chatbots for Chinese technology firms, Xiaoi Robot is now forging ties with the state-owned defence groups AVIC and CETC.

Australia, China, Europe, Israel
Hackers switch up tactics to keep on top of the latest iPhone protections

Even as cybersecurity experts hail the latest smartphone protection measures, with Apple's iPhone leading the pack, cyber-intrusion specialists are already exploring ways to hack data and intercept calls.

France
Odo software prototype provides solution to sophisticated cyber-spying

French researchers are poised to make code obfuscation technology, which provides protection against sophisticated computer attacks, available to all.

Singapore, UAE
Emerging SIGINT powers seek own cyber-bounty hunters

Abu Dhabi and Singapore are increasingly positioning themselves in this strategic market.