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Germany
BND's new second in command Philipp Wolff provides fast track to Paris

The German foreign intelligence service has placed its former representative in France at the head of its administration, just as Paris and Berlin relations are going through a cold spell. The new BND vice-president has his work cut out for him with a raft of internal issues to deal with.

Oman, Qatar
Muscat and Doha jostle for lead mediatory role in Iranian nuclear talks

Both capitals want to be the main mediator in the negotiations on Iran's nuclear programme and are now competing directly for the role. Both have called in their respective spy chiefs to work behind the scenes to cultivate their special relationships with the West and Iran.

The Tech Times
Hagenah joins HackerOne tech council, Nachmani moves from ACE Labs to Nanolock, Infodas lands German frigate contract, Group-IB's Jurcenoks goes solo

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

San FranciscoFormer Finfisher tech director Alexander Hagenah joins HackOne's tech council.

HerzliyaErez Nachmani moves from ACE Labs to NanoLock Security.

CologneInfodas to provide cyber defences for new German frigates.

SacramentoEx-Group-IB cybersecurity chief sets up his own consulting firm

Germany, Russia, United States
How a cyber provider to Russia conglomerates continues to operate in the US and Germany

The cybersecurity firm Infotecs, which has been providing its services to Russian state groups for decades, is now keeping much quieter about its international activities, carried by its US and German branches under a brand-new name.

Germany
Bundestag becomes next focus for Europe's arms lobbyists

After Berlin's decision to re-invest massively in its armed forces, EU defence operators are now following in the footsteps of their US and Israeli counterparts, and are trying to reap a share of a potential €100bn windfall.