COVID-19 in SSA; Impediments on travel and operations
HONG KONG PROTEST MONITOR 10 July 2020
Pro-democracy activists using creative ways to hold demonstrations; pro-Beijing supporters rally outside Canadian and British consulates; and police collecting DNA samples of activists. We assess the threat in the week ahead.
SIM Report: Central & Eastern Europe, Issue 4
The latest Europe SIM examines the upcoming presidential election in Poland, the impact of COVID-19 on China-CEE relations, and how growing political opposition in Belarus presents a rare challenge to the incumbent president.
Geopolitical and Cybersecurity Risk Weekly Brief 6 July 2020
In this week's Geopolitical and Cybersecurity Risk Weekly—a joint collaboration between us and Cyjax—we cover:
- COVID-19 scams and attack update
- Rise in RDP attacks in Germany and Japan
- PROMETHIUM APT launches new global attack campaign
- Swiss RE calls on companies to prepare cyber resilience
HONG KONG PROTEST MONITOR 3 July 2020
Imposition of National Security Legislation incites mass rallies on Hong Kong Island; pro-Beijing activists gather outside US Consulate General to protest US meddling; and foreign companies, particularly in the media sector, are also targeted for government scrutiny, posing operational risks. We assess the threat in the week ahead.
SNAPSHOT: Blast outside Tehran likely caused by Israeli cyberattack
Geopolitical and Cybersecurity Risk Weekly Brief 29 June 2020
In this week's Geopolitical and Cybersecurity Risk Weekly—a joint collaboration between us and Cyjax—we cover:
- COVID-19 scam update
- Twitter informs business customers data compromise
- Russian cybercriminal group returns with new ransomware
- Hong Kong's new national security law threatens foreign businesses
HONG KONG PROTEST MONITOR 26 June 2020
Pro-democracy demonstrations continue and likely to intensify as the Beijing and Hong Kong governments move toward implementing controversial national security legislation before 1 July. We assess the threat in the week ahead.
