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The Tech Times
GEOINT transfer season, Yahal Zilka invested in Toka, John Finbarr Fleming at Paragon

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

WashingtonGlobal GEOINT musical chairs

Tel AvivYahal Zilka invests in Toka

WashingtonEx-CIA officer John Finbarr Fleming joins Paragon's US branch

Spotlight | Moldova, Russia
A Russian fixer's epic journey from post-Soviet Russia to a $1bn Moldovan investigation

Mark Garber, who for decades has worked for oligarchs in the shadows, has now been connected to firms suspected of laundering money in Moldova.

France
French legal interceptions platform plagued by blind spots

Despite the efforts that were made to get it up and running, France's legal interceptions platform, or PNIJ, still has major glitches to sort out, a Senate report has revealed.

Cambodia
US launches charm offensive as Cambodia prepares for handover of power

The US is counting on the political transition in Cambodia to regain influence in a country that is increasingly China-orientated. Under Prime Minister Hun Sen, the government is defensively tightening control over information.

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
Ex-CRG in Riyadh, Green joins Westexec, G3, Seladore Legal, Geos

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: each week, we report on events both big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community. This week, we go to Washington and London via Paris.

Riyad/WashingtonMike Wolff takes on MbS's projects

WashingtonBiden's NSC newbie heads over to Westexec

LondonAnna Gumowska leaves K2 for G3

LondonSeladore Legal at front line of Russian oligarch tiff

ParisGeos invests in Other Consulting Solutions

France
French interior ministry's grand Cyber III programme invests heavily in open source

The multiple tender call for the third phase of the French interior ministry's grand Cyber III investment programme has finally opted for greater spending on open source intelligence (OSINT).

India, Israel
Israeli OSINT firm Cyberglobes prospects in India

Israel's Cyberglobes, a particularly active exporter of open source intelligence solutions despite its ban from Facebook and other US platforms, has recently been prospecting in India.

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
Prisme Intelligence in Paris, Field Intelligence in London, Sibylline's hiring changing line-up, BAE minus Powell

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

ParisFormer officer Mai-Linh Camus heads into consultancy

LondonAnwar Darkazally wants corporate intelligence to go green

LondonSibylline keeps hiring

LondonBAE and Lord Powell part ways

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

Israel
Cognyte and Omaha police and firefighters' pension fund fall foul of Meta's crusade

A new episode in the tumult shaking the virtual human intelligence sector has been playing out in a New York courtroom this month. The city of Omaha police and firefighters pension fund has accused Cognyte of failing to reveal its activities in the sector, which it says are behind the company's poor stock exchange performance.

The Tech Times
Startup Wyvern hires GEOINT vets, Meta engages privacy lobbyists, Braccioli takes DigitalPlatforms to UAE, NATO's OSINT platform tender

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

Edmonton Canada's Wyvern appoints two US vice-presidents

Washington Meta hires specialist lobbyists for crusade against OSINT

Dubai Former Area VP Braccioli takes DigitalPlatforms to UAE

Brussels NATO issues tender for OSINT early warning platform

UAE, United States
Social Links, new ally of OSINT specialist Sicuro Group

The open source intelligence specialist has turned to the Emirati consultancy and security provider to help with its participation in the ISS World gathering in Dubai by entrusting its founder with presenting several case studies.

Israel
'Team Jorge' revelations turn spotlight on avatar market's technological and legal difficulties

The series of investigations published about the cyber influence industry last week by journalists' collective Forbidden Stories put the emphasis on the industry's use of avatars to achieve its ends. Even before this, however, the industry was struggling with a growing number of technical and legal challenges.

Spotlight | Israel, United States
OSINT experts hold their breath as Bright Data-Meta lawsuit plays out

In its latest battle against open source intelligence firms harvesting data from its platforms, US social networking giant Meta has filed a number of lawsuits that could have a significant effect on how OSINT operates.

Balkans, United States
Washington consulting companies show renewed interest in the Balkans

The services of an experienced consultant are often indispensable for those seeking to represent the complex interests of the Balkans in Washington, DC. Albania and Serbia are gradually renewing contact with US consulting companies.

Indonesia, Russia
Russian OSINT firm Lavina Pulse pursues Southeast Asian conquest

Spearheading Moscow's diplomatic and business push into Southeast Asia, Lavina Pulse, headed by former intelligence officer Andrei Masalovich, is prospecting in Indonesia.

Israel
Israeli OSINT specialist Labyrinth closes despite support of former intelligence chiefs

Founded in 2018 by Israeli former military intelligence officers, the open source intelligence firm Labyrinth had heavyweight advisers on board in Tamir Pardo, Amos Yadlin and Roni Alsheich, but that didn't prevent its recent demise.

Spotlight | Europe, Israel, United States
Meta threat report puts OSINT specialists under the spotlight

The US technology giant's December threat report highlights several open source intelligence (OSINT) firms, from Social Links to Cyberglobes and Avalanche, marking a shift in the relatively benevolent view of the practice observers have taken until now.