MOZAMBIQUE: Growing investment woes amid combination of reputational, political, and security risks to extractive industries
Geopolitical and Cybersecurity Risk Weekly Brief 14 September 2020
In this week's Geopolitical and Cybersecurity Risk Weekly—a joint collaboration between us and Cyjax—we cover:
- Russia, China and Iran ramping up cyber-attacks ahead of US elections
- Equinix hit by USD9 million ransomware attack
- Emotet malware posing greater threat to private sectors in France, Japan and New Zealand
- European countries inching closer to implementing digital tax regimes
HONG KONG PROTEST MONITOR 11 September 2020
Police make mass arrests during 6 September pro-democracy rallies; trial of Swiss photographer potentially signals worsening operating environment for foreign journalists; and activists calling for boycott against Disney’s Mulan. We assess the threats and developments that impact organisations in the week ahead.
Geopolitical and Cybersecurity Risk Weekly Brief 7 September 2020
In this week's Geopolitical and Cybersecurity Risk Weekly—a joint collaboration between us and Cyjax—we cover:
- Data breach attack against Norwegian parliament and Hedmark municipality
- FBI issues warning of increased risk from RDoS attacks against businesses
- Diplomatic and trade disputes with China escalate
- Facebook clamps down on foreign influence operations ahead of US elections
HONG KONG PROTEST MONITOR 4 September 2020
‘8/31 Prince Edward attacks’ commemoration incites mass rallies in Mong Kok; US-Hong Kong academic exchange centre succumbs to Beijing pressure; trans-Pacific data cable project will avoid Hong Kong due to security concerns; Nathan Law lobbies for European intervention in Hong Kong situation; police arrest Japanese journalist; decline in COVID-19 case numbers leading to easing of restrictions; and mass pro-democracy demonstrations planned for 6 September. We assess the threats and developments that impact organisations in the week ahead.
HONG KONG PROTEST MONITOR 28 August 2020
Pro-democracy rallies planned for upcoming ‘8/31 Prince Edward attacks’; Hong Kong court charges activist with terrorism under national security law; China arrests two activists fleeing for Taiwan; US diplomatic staff injured in attack; and Pompeo raises diplomatic tensions after criticising HSBC. We assess the threats and developments that impact organisations in the week ahead.
SIM Report: Latin America & the Caribbean, Issue 6
This Sub-regional Intelligence Monitor examines:
- A high-profile corruption case in Mexico
- The detention of former president Álvaro Uribe in Colombia
Geopolitical and Cybersecurity Risk Weekly Brief 24 August 2020
In this week's Geopolitical and Cybersecurity Risk Weekly—a joint collaboration between us and Cyjax—we cover:
- Japanese technology organisation hit with a ransomware attack
- New pharmacy-themed spam campaign
- Data breach exposes personal information of 24 million South Africans
- Crackdown in US against criminal gangs exploiting a software glitch in Santander ATMs
