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French defence intel cyber projects boosted, NN Technologies helps Nexumous, Cyber Ranges hooks up with SSSCIP

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

ParisFrench military intelligence service's cyber projects favoured in 2025 finance bill

LondonNN Technologies assists drone management newbie Nexumous

Kyiv/QuanticoCyber Ranges hooks up with SSSCIP's cyber threat intelligence-sharing system

France, United States
Lockheed Martin French agent delivers setback to defence ministry

The ministry wants to take a tougher stance against economic interference in the defence sector. While China is the country of greatest concern, consultants for US companies are also in the firing line, as illustrated by a recent court case.

Spotlight | China, France
Panic over Chinese consultant in French space defence sector

Starburst Aerospace, the incubator for technical innovation in the space sector, recently called in the former boss of the French branch of Chinese geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) group Head. Blacklisted in the US, Head has sold spy satellites to Russia's Wagner group.

France
Société Générale: security chief Antoine Creux's succession in limbo

A former commando frogman was shortlisted to succeed Antoine Creux as head of security at Société Générale, but not any more.

France
DRSD positions itself as French defence big data technology hub

France's defence security and intelligence service has developed a number of data tools that it is touting to other branches of the intelligence community.

France, Ukraine
War in Ukraine: Ukrainian delegation to meet with French representatives to discuss arms supplies

France is maintaining its links with Ukraine, while trying to tread a fine line between providing military and logistics support for Ukraine in cooperation with the allies and, at the same time, preparing itself for life in a war economy and developing its own strategic autonomy.

France
Comcyber picks all-in-one command and control platform favourites

France's defence innovation agency has selected the metaverse cyber operations command centre project that Airbus and its university partner IMT Atlantique developed as part of a government-run call for cybersecurity projects.

Spotlight | France
DGSE draws up French military appropriations bill wish list

French intelligence services attached to the defence ministry are hoping to gain easier access to algorithms, data, cookies and DNA samples. Their needs will be discussed at a defence and national security council meeting led by President Macron this week.

France
French military counter-espionage service set for a new director

Eric Bucquet is to hand over as head of the defence security intelligence service, the DRSD, this summer and he should be succeeded by Stéphane Dupont, currently in charge of French forces in Djibouti.

France
French Army commandos await new chief

The surprise resignation of Eric Vidaud as head of French military intelligence, the DRM, in March is having all sorts of consequences on appointments in the French special forces.

France
Paris banks on big data to counter foreign economic threats

A finance ministry agency that plays a lead role in protecting France from economic interference, the SISSE, wants to detect threats to strategic assets more effectively by processing big data.

France
Data privacy watchdog reins in spy agencies over IP counterintelligence databases

The CNIL was consulted during the planning of a system designed to protect France's scientific and technical know-how from prying eyes. The watchdog had several reservations, not all of which were followed by French authorities.

France
Elysée Palace weighs in to solve French intel staffing woes

Understaffed units, top-heavy management, recruitment difficulties and brain drain are among the human resources challenges that intelligence coordinator Laurent Nunez's team has been entrusted with tackling.

Spotlight | France
Lagrange, French intelligence's covert technical forum

After a dozen years of existence, the informal Lagrange grouping of the DGSE and the technical directorates of France's other intelligence services seem to be more called on than ever.