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🃏 AI remains a wild card in the war against disinformation. S-RM's Melissa D. and Erin Drake discuss this topic in our latest article for Dark Reading. Tools like ChatGPT and DALL-E are making it increasingly easy to create convincing fake content, which is then spread across the internet without awareness of its false nature. In response, governments, led by initiatives like the EU AI Act and India's deepfake legislation, are ramping up protections and social media platforms are increasing their efforts to identify and remove such content. With further elections on the horizon in 'election year' 2024, ensuring the reduction of disinformation will be key to maintaining trust in democratic processes. Read the article: https://hubs.li/Q02Hcypq0 #AI #disinformation #democracy #elections #yourfirstcall

Cyber Intelligence Briefing: 26 July | Top stories this week: • Cyber criminals cash in on CrowdStrike outage for phishing and malware delivery • The UK's NHS issues amber alert over blood shortages following ransomware attack on Synnovis • Ransomware affiliates shun larger Ransomware-as-a-Service operations. Read the briefing in full: https://hubs.li/Q02J3s270 Many thanks to this week's researchers: Milda Petraityte, James T., David B., Waithera Junghae, Anna Tankovics, Amy G., and Lena K.. #cybersecurity #threatintelligence #CrowdStrike #phishing #malware #ransomware #yourfirstcall

"While cyber security may not fall under the remit of most customer experience (CX) leaders, [the CrowdStrike outage] underscores the importance of promoting and supporting these initiatives organisation-wide." Speaking with CMSWire following last week's global IT outage, Steve Ross, Director, Americas, at S-RM discusses how this situation should remind leaders across all areas of an organisation about the importance of business continuity planning (BCP). Read the article: https://hubs.li/Q02HZFvg0 #CX #BCP #cybersecurity #CrowdStrike #IToutage

Showcasing S-RM's support to investors in Africa. Our dedicated 30-person team of Africa practitioners is spread between Cape Town and London. Here we profile 50 of S-RM's most recent Transaction Due Diligence projects on the continent. These are selected from over 700 mandates in Africa, for private equity, impact investors, corporates, law firms, and government agencies over the last three years. In addition to Transaction Due Diligence, S-RM provides a wide array of services across the continent, including ESG Due Diligence and Advisory, Disputes & Investigations, Strategic Intelligence, and Cyber Security. Do not hesitate to contact Ian Massey, Toby Thomas, Matthew Venturas, or Lara Tandy if you would like to discuss our Africa work in more detail. #dealadvisory #privateequity #duediligence #ESG #investigations #strategicintelligence #cybersecurity

🔎 Join us today for a comprehensive look at the threat landscape! Two of SASIG’s trusted Supporters are joining forces to bring you: ✅ An update on the latest #ransomware trends ✅ Recent ransomware ‘takedowns’ in detail ✅ Industry-leading practices regarding the implementation of MDR solutions You'll also learn all about the critical role #MDR tooling can play in a ransomware incident. 📅 Today 🕚 11am 💻 Online 🗣️ Presented by Chris Ormond and James T. from S-RM and Dominic Carroll from e2e-assure 🎤 Chaired by SASIG member Stuart Frost BEM from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Register for your spot now: https://lnkd.in/eMpsK27q #Cybersecurity #ProfessionalDevelopment #ThreatLandscape #ThreatIntelligence

🏆 S-RM has been nominated for 'Cyber Security Provider of the Year' at this year's Private Equity Wire US Awards. Support the fantastic work of our Cyber team by voting S-RM before Friday 16 August: https://hubs.li/Q02HNnpL0. #PEWawards #PEWUSawards #privateequity #PE #cybersecurity

The 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris begin this Friday and are set to be attended by hundreds of thousands of spectators and contested by athletes from around the world. Concurrently, however, this prestigious international event takes place at a time of major geopolitical tension – with ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza – and amid political upheaval in France itself. Here, S-RM's Tamsin Hunt, Analyst, Strategic Intelligence, explores the nature of these security threats and how France is ensuring the safety of both spectators and athletes amid these challenges. Read the article: https://hubs.li/Q02HM-jc0 #OlympicGames #Paris2024 #strategicintelligence #politicalrisk #securitythreats

It’s no secret that threat actors are becoming increasingly sophisticated and relentless in their pursuit of vulnerabilities to exploit. Innovative tactics are leaving existing online security frameworks exposed. Here, S-RM's Jamie Smith, Global Head of Cyber Security Services, explores a new kind of privilege escalation technique in an article for IT Security Guru. The Akira ransomware group successfully used it earlier this year in a high-profile breach of a multinational agriculture company. Read the article: https://hubs.li/Q02HFCb60 #cybersecurity #threatintelligence #Akira #ransomware #yourfirstcall

Human rights abuses have long been a point of contention in the realm of ultra-fast fashion firms. But, what about in the luxury fashion space? Certainly, we cannot assume that luxury fashion brands are exempt from human rights abuses. Indeed, the problem is more pervasive than we think. Speaking with Sourcing Journal, Belén Satorre, Associate Director with S-RM's ESG practice, discusses this topic, stressing the need for luxury brands to strengthen their due diligence across their value chains. Read the article: https://hubs.li/Q02HFpXq0 #luxurybrands #ESG #duediligence #supplychains #humanrights #yourfirstcall

Speaking with the San Francisco Chronicle in the wake of the global CrowdStrike outage, S-RM's Paul Caron, MBA, Head of Cyber Security, Americas, shares his thoughts on the vulnerability of interconnected global supply chains. Read in full [subscription required]: https://hubs.li/Q02HslQx0 Access S-RM's advisory on the topic: https://hubs.li/Q02HsjHj0 #CrowdStrike #Windows #IToutage #bluefriday #cybersecurity