Israel, United States
Israeli OSINT specialist Ultra launches sales drive in North America

United States
The spyware professionals who stand to gain from Trump's return

Certain businessmen with political connections could benefit from a rollback of restrictions on cyber firms. They include Mati Kochavi, among others.

France
DGSI launches tests for future open source investigation platform

The French internal intelligence service has asked its agents to test OSINT products developed by the private sector.

Israel, United States
Crackdown on cyber intelligence spells boon for lobbyists in Washington

As the US government becomes increasingly heavy-handed with trade restrictions and sanctions on cyber intelligence providers, companies in the field are increasingly turning to lobbyists.

Egypt, Israel
How Bler sold its OSINT wares to Egypt's technical intelligence agency

Through various intermediaries, the Israeli firm has managed to deliver, via Singapore, its Webint Center platform to Cairo's Technical Research Department.

United States
Earth observation SPACs seek best political and financial strategy

Planet, Blacksky and Satellogic, which launched on the stock market through a SPAC, have situations and strategies that are very different, particularly in export markets.

The Tech Telegraph
Tehtris shielded Macron, US cyber reserve plans, Ofer Kotler at Awz Ventures

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.

ParisTehtris put cyber shield around Emmanuel Macron's campaign

WashingtonCyber reserve returns to Congress

TorontoOfer Kotler joins Canadian-based fund Awz Ventures

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 | Israel, Ukraine
Ukraine's domestic intelligence drops Rayzone and Ultra

As large amounts of US funding pours into the country's open source intelligence sector, Ukraine's home security agency, the SBU, has decided to terminate its contract with the two Israeli firms.