Spotlight | Israel, UAE, United Kingdom
After NSO, Emir of Dubai hires Israel's Sygnia as cyber counter-expert in custody battle with ex-wife

Middle East
Gulf nations seek joint response to Iranian hackers

In the face of mounting cyberattacks, the Gulf Cooperation Council wants to put on a united front, even as the current regional context jeopardises Israel's involvement.

The Tech Times
ODNI pores over cyberintel industry, Fabian Kaiser moves to ISTARI Global, Sacha Bailly heads Dataminr's defence sales and Belgian spyware

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

WashingtonIs the US clamping down on the cyber intelligence industry?

MunichFabian Kaiser takes over ISTARI Global's office in Munich

ParisSacha Bailly, French Navy and Airbus veteran takes helm of Dataminr's defence activities in France

BrusselsIntelligence oversight committee gives green light to Belgian spyware development

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.

Israel, Singapore
Singapore's Temasek shakes up management at Sygnia

Four years after acquiring Sygnia, founded by Israeli Unit 8200 intelligence veterans, the Singaporean sovereign fund Temasek has put its stamp on management at the cyber company.

France
Cristal Group hunts Pegasus with ex-hacker Patrice Guichard's help

Kevin Rivaton's Cristal Group, which took over former French intelligence service hacker Patrice Guichard's Celteam in November, is developing countermeasures against NSO Group's Pegasus and other spyware.

United Kingdom
NSO affair threatens UK's cyber sales strategy in Gulf

The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office's Gulf Strategy Fund is under pressure to justify its existence.

Spotlight | Israel
NSO forges ahead with IPO plans

Despite its media woes, NSO Group is preparing its listing on the Tel Aviv stock market at a valuation that may be higher than before the recent hail of bad publicity.

Singapore, United Kingdom
Temasek's ISTARI backs cyber companies of former intelligence officers

ISTARI, a company created by the Singapore state-owned fund Temasek, is investing in cyber firms run by former intelligence agents. Its latest investment, Prevalent AI, was co-founded by former GCHQ boss Iain Lobban and his former deputy Andrew France.

Israel, Singapore
Singapore turns to Israeli cyber spies again

According to our sources, competition is getting increasingly stiff in the overcrowded government interceptions and cyber-intelligence market in Singapore.

Tel Aviv law firm Naschitz Brandes Amir seeks to capitalise on Israel-Morocco rapprochement

The law firm, which counts defence and cybersecurity companies among its clients, wants to become the go-to counsel for Israeli firms seeking to set up in Morocco.