Bindal back in SIGINT business | Riyadh-Islamabad's nuclear thaw | HK intel's massage parlour bust up

Corporate and Government Intelligence

Daily issue Thursday 20 May 2021 SPOTLIGHT  INDIA _ _  UNITED ARAB EMIRATES _ _  SURVEILLANCE & INTERCEPTION _ _   Indian interceptions mogul Anant Bindal behind Stratign in Dubai   Anant Bidal, best known for heading Shogi, supplier of IMSI-catchers and COMINT technology to India's Research & Analysis Wing (R&AW), resurfaces in Dubai.  [...] GOVERNMENT INTELLIGENCE  CHINA _ _  HONGKONG _ _   Mainland's tightening grip on Hong Kong security agencies jostled by massage parlour raid   The director of the Hong Kong Police Force's national security department, Frederic Choi Chin-pang, was placed on leave this month, hamstringing an office that has seen its powers rapidly expand under Beijing's national security law.  [...]      SAUDI ARABIA _ _  PAKISTAN _ _   Riyadh and Islamabad rekindle strategic alliance   Saudi Arabia and Pakistan's alliance has been undermined by a number of differences but it was given a boost by Imran Khan's visit to Jeddah earlier this month, when even intelligence cooperation was discussed.  [...] INTERNATIONAL DEALMAKING  RUSSIA _ _  CHINA _ _   Beijing enters Russian energy breach opened by oligarchs   After signing a prominent contract with China Huadian Corporation, the Yaroslavl energy company TGK-2 is dealing with the arrest of its boss and the fallout from battles between oligarchs in Moscow and New York.  [...] CORPORATE INTELLIGENCE  UNITED KINGDOM _ _   Ex-army CIO Hooper stays in defence IT with Harmonic   As well as joining the defence management specialist, the former head of the British Ministry of Defence's Information Systems and Services has founded his own consultancy.  [...]      UNITED KINGDOM _ _  RUSSIA _ _   Dmitry Kirpichenko, asset manager and consultant between London and Moscow   Dmitry Kirpichenko, who has been working as a broker in London for nearly 20 years, has been pursuing a parallel career in Moscow. There, he is able to call on the services of former executives from Russian IT giant Armada, as well as those of his former contacts at RosBusiness Consulting.  [...] SURVEILLANCE & INTERCEPTION  ISRAEL _ _  EUROPE _ _   Excem, Israeli cyber's bridgehead in Spain   Although Spain has developed its own cyber intelligence capacities with firms the likes of Mollitiam Industries, this has not stopped Israeli firms from trying to edge into the country, especially since they have a local ally: Excem Technologies.  [...] Discover our subscription offers

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