It’s the UK and EU’s turn for a bloody nose

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The UK may see itself as one of the self-appointed global anti-corruption, anti-money laundering aficionados, but to many, especially its own Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, it is nothing more than the playground bully and a champion of hypocrisy. The news that the Institute for Economic Affairs (IEA) issued a report in March seeking to…

Back Where it Belongs

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At the end of 2018, there was much press coverage of the visit of External Relations Minister Ian Gorst to Kenya to sign an asset-sharing agreement for £3 million. The money was confiscated following criminal proceedings in the Royal Court in Jersey in which a Jersey company entered guilty pleas to four counts of money…

The UK National Crime Agency Obtains its First Unexplained Wealth Orders.

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Back in February 2018, I wrote an a blog about the UK implementing legislation designed to attack those whose assets are likely borne from crimes such as grand corruption. The legislation, known as the Criminal Finances Act (CFA), introduced ‘Unexplained Wealth Orders’ (UWOs) designed to streamline and improve UK law enforcement’s ability to combat those…

HMRC: Singapore Single Window System, Day 1 Plan & Transitional Period Decision

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On the 14th of September, the newly reconstituted House of Commons Treasury Committee held their first hearing focused on Customs, bringing in three senior representatives from HMRC to address questions on the UK’s customs and trade strategy post-Brexit. Jon Thompson, HMRC Chief Executive, told the committee that HMRC had been very involved in the production…

SANS Survey Finds Global Organisations Are Lacking In Insider Threat Protection

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New research by the SANS Institute, sponsored by Dtex, Haystax Technology and Rapid7, suggests that while global organisations are beginning to recognise that insider threats are potentially the most damaging cyber threat, their budgets and incident response plans have yet to align with their concerns. Only 18% of respondents said they have developed incident response…

5 Data Security Experts On The Real Threat Of Insider Attacks

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  An “insider threat” is a security threat that originates from within the organisation. The term encompasses employee error, manipulation and malicious action. Insider attacks may be increasing in frequency, but they are still frequently overlooked as companies focus their attention on creating barricades to outside cyber attackers. The real concern is not an unknown…

Spanish Life Sciences Trend Analysis

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Spain is ranked as the 10th scientific power in the world, and 5th by scientific production in the EU 15. For life sciences companies, Spain offers both Governmental and infrastructure support. The Spanish Government provides low interest credits and incentives for companies during the start-up and growth phase. The region also has a rapidly growing…