France
Interior ministry and police fight for cyber offensive tools

France
French interior ministry examines growing use of advertising in offensive intelligence

In its search for new interception solutions, the French government has taken an interest in the use of targeted advertising to develop intrusion capacities, a technique known as advertising intelligence or ADINT.

France
DGSE takes on economic sovereignty

The French external intelligence agency has opened a mission centre dedicated to economic interests. The new unit will aim to detect economic predation, support French business and help patch over certain failures, at the risk of doubling up on the work of other centres.

The Intelligence Gazette
French watchdog seeks greater remit, Ukraine's GUR, intel master's degree changes venue, KGB and FSB cross swords

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 Paris, Kyiv and Minsk.

France CNCTR wants dibs on sovereignty files

Ukraine Budanov's deputy moves into the limelight

France Intel degree moves from Toulon to Saint-Cyr military academy

Russia/Belarus FSB and KGB bicker at the border

Europe, France
Judicial appeals pile up against police EncroChat "digital infiltration"

A number of appeals have been filed in Europe following the probe into users of the encrypted communications network. In the latest episode, France's Constitutional Council will examine the validity of evidence collected by police who infiltrated users' phones.

United Kingdom
NCA intelligence budget cuts offset by boost to cyber

The National Crime Agency's tighter budget for its conflict, stability and intelligence funds have been countered by larger premiums for cybersecurity.