Australia
Mark Arena enters counter-drone space with DroneSec after Intel 471 exit

United States
US's Intel 471, supplier to the Australian Signals Directorate, forced to tighten belt

A victim of the economic crisis and last year's crypto collapse, US private equity firm Thoma Bravo's losses have hit the cyber threat intelligence outfit Intel 471 and other firms in its cyber portfolio, under orders to slash costs.

The Tech Times
Andrei Masalovitch returns to Naypyidaw, Argon ST wins US Navy SIGINT sensors contract, Victor Yeo joins G42, Moscow tightens up its cyber security controls

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

NaypyidawAndrei Masalovich resumes his charm offensive in Myanmar

FairfaxArgon ST lands US Navy contract for multi-intelligence sensors

Abu DhabiG42 recruits Singapore's Victor Yeo

MoscowThe FSTEK tightens up cyber security controls

Saudi Arabia, UAE
Riyadh challenges Abu Dhabi for regional cyber hub role

Saudi Arabia's efforts to develop its cyber capacities are starting to bear fruit, just as domestic business opportunities are starting to dry up for its neighbour and rival, the United Arab Emirates. The kingdom, which is determined to play a regional role, is using soft and hard power to boost its efforts to attract the latest technology.

The Tech Times
Hikvision and Dahua woo Paris, Morland goes solo, Intel 471 in Riyadh, Santagata steps down at Cy4gate

Whether in SIGINT, GEOINT, OSINT and cyber, we report each week on developments great and small in the world of the technical intelligence providers.

Paris/BeijingChinese monitoring giants launch fresh charm offensive.

Abu DhabiFormer CPX deputy VP of sales Morland into cyber consulting.

Riyadh/DallasKoujan spearheads Intel 471's push into Saudi Arabia.

RomeCy4gate's ex-CEO Eugenio Santagata leaves board.

Turkey
Turkey highlights safe satellite communication capacity to promote drone exports

Ankara has taken a step towards an independent and exporting defence industry with the deployment of a new secure military satellite communications system. This comes after criticism of its drones being highly vulnerable to detection.

Australia
Intel 471 lands new contract in Australia with police

Founded by a former Australian police officer and a US Marines counterintelligence officer, Intel 471 is already well established in the antipodean country, where it works with the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD).

United States
Babel Street takes on Dataminr in WEBINT via AI

The open source intelligence (OSINT) firm Babel Street is challenging Dataminr in real-time event detection and alert.