CIA

Kazakhstan, United States
Black Ice AI pitches its services to Kazakhstan asset hunters

The Texas-based firm, which conducts "know your customer" (KYC) investigations, has attracted the attention of the Kazakh government for its foreign-held ill-gotten assets probes.

China, Israel, United States
Freshly indicted Gal Luft put a stable of former spymasters in positions at his Washington-area, Chinese-linked think tanks

Former CIA director James Woolsey had plenty of former senior intelligence and national security officials for company at two organisations operated by Israeli consultant Gal Luft, who is charged with secretly working to advance Beijing's interests.

The Intelligence Gazette
Defence intelligence, Eurocorps headed by Pole, US adviser in Tbilisi, and Irsem under investigation

Appointments, reforms and key issues: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community from London to Paris, via Warsaw and Tbilisi.

United KingdomMilitary intelligence soon to be included in Tri-Agency's China initiative

Europe/PolandWarsaw takes up residence at Eurocorps in Strasbourg

US/GeorgiaA new US adviser in Tbilisi

FranceStrife and internal investigation at defence ministry think tank Irsem

United States
Congress wants intelligence community to dive headlong into economic competition

Given the role technological advances play in its rivalry with China, Washington is urging US agencies to improve their financial intelligence and emerging technologies analytical capacities. In doing so, they should also be able to assist other government departments.

France, United Kingdom, United States
GPW struck off, ex-CIA goes private, Aperio, ADIT exit, and Nardello newbie

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

France, Israel, Norway, United States
Regulators play catchup as intelligence services develop taste for cookie datasets

Intelligence services in the West are taking a keen interest in the purchase of cookie dataset intelligence, which can be extremely useful to locate, track and understand user behaviour. Their regulators, until now a step behind, are beginning to look into the practice too.

Switzerland
Encryption firm Asperiq takes over from fallen CIA-controlled Crypto AG

Andreas and Emma Linde, the Swedish entrepreneurs who acquired Crypto AG before its links with US intelligence were publicly revealed, now run Asperiq. The encryption firm is currently on a major international expansion drive.

North Korea
Seoul refines its analysis of Kim Jong-un's potential successor

The South Korean intelligence service is becoming increasingly convinced that the North Korean leader's youngest daughter, Ju-ae, is destined to succeed her father, despite the obstacles that lie ahead.

Australia, France
RAID draws on Australia's FiveCast OSINT expertise

The French police's intervention forces have opted for technology developed by the Australian open source intelligence software developer FiveCast thanks to its partnership with SAS, as the Interior Ministry opens a swathe of OSINT contracts.

Russia
Intelligence lawmaker trio tightens rules on state secrets

In the Russian parliament, legislation is being put in place to strengthen the powers of the intelligence services over information security, under the initiative of three former investigators who are now MPs.

United States
Cosmos Club's new president Michael Pocalyko comes with Saudi baggage

The elite Washington club, once a haunt for senior CIA officials, announced the private investigator's election only months after he was implicated in the case of Eden Knight, who reportedly committed suicide soon after arriving in Saudi Arabia.

Singapore, United States
ST Engineering builds up its presence in Washington as it looks to boost its drone capacities

To improve its naval drone expertise, ST Engineering is drawing on the services of a small army of consultants, many with a US Navy background. Some of them recently joined a low-profile special purpose acquisition vehicle.