France
Open source intelligence firm Social Links scouts for partners in France

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OSINT campus plan still vague, Helyx in charge of Spotter labelling, Cyberbit for ASD cyber training

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

AngoulêmeDespite defence ministry messages, OSINT campus still trying to find its place

LondonHelyx to take over labelling of UK Spotter programme

CanberraCyberbit to train Australian Signals Directorate cyber specialists

France, United States
OSINT specialist Social Links launches revamp

The open source intelligence specialist Social Links has a new chief executive as it seeks out fresh markets.

Spotlight | Netherlands, United States
Social Links in fund-raising drive as it seeks to attract private investigator clients

Open source data analysis and visualisation solutions provider Social Links is moving away from its host platforms Maltego and i2 as it looks to expand its customer base.

United States
Social Links makes play for Maltego's investigation platform market share

Open source intelligence firm Social Links is marketing an investigation and data visualisation platform to rival German Maltego Technologies' tools, used extensively by OSINT specialists.

Belgium
Belgian federal police assemble new OSINT unit

Seeking to strengthen its open source intelligence capabilities, Belgium's federal police has launched a specialised service in Brussels that is, for the moment, using technology from Social Links and Maltego.

France
French defence ministry considers setting up armed forces OSINT campus

French procurement and technology agency, the DGA, which originally left open source intelligence matters to defence innovation agency AID, is considering setting up a new OSINT campus to bring together the country's specialist operators in that field.

France
French OSINT touts GDPR compliance to rival growing US competition

As foreign open source intelligence providers for governments take hold in the European market, French specialists in the field are flagging concerns about those companies not being bound by EU data protection laws, even as French operators turn to Israeli providers.

Spotlight | France
French interior ministry seeks new investigation platform

The French interior ministry has set the process in motion to replace its investigative platform Analyst Notebook, designed by UK firm I2 Group. This potentially lucrative contract is drawing specialists in the field in droves.

Spotlight | France
International OSINT groups vie for position with state agencies in Paris

Attracted by security trials ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, a number of leading OSINT groups based in the United States and Israel are strengthening their presence in France.

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.

Spotlight | France
Crackdown on disinformation drives race for OSINT tools in France

Buoyed by Viginum and the cyber branch of France's military procurement agency DGA-MI's projects, several French companies are trying to develop full open source intelligence platforms, such as Predicta Lab and Corexalys.