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  • ESG WATCH | June 2023

    This month we cover seven ESG-related policy and regulatory updates from the Middle East, North America, Europe, Asia and Oceania. Key stories include:

    Australian Securities and Investment Commission publishes report on regulatory interventions in relation to green washing;

    The EU proposes to ban environmental claims based solely on offsetting strategies; and

    Canada adopts new reporting requirements on forced labour in supply chains.

    This month’s edition was prepared by Natalie Thomas Stafford, Director, and Sumru Ozmen, Associate, both based in S-RM’s Corporate Intelligence practice. The speaker is Rami Assaf, Analyst, also based in S-RM’s CI practice.

    Read the full edition to gain access to further links to each story: https://insights.s-rminform.com/esg-watch-june-2023.

    9 min
  • Cyber Intelligence Briefing | Closing the gaps: How to tackle shortages in cybersecurity skills and talent | S-RM

    Paul Caron, Stephen Ross and Rhiannon Dixon – all leaders within S-RM’s US cybersecurity team – discuss the related issues of the cybersecurity skills gap and shortages in cyber talent. Paul shares how organisations can take a wider approach to hiring through looking at non-traditional hires and doubling down on diversity. And Rhiannon provides advice to help build and maintain cybersecurity skills inhouse with regular training and coaching. Listen to the full podcast for more tips and reach out to the team to discuss any aspect of cybersecurity within your organisation.

    Women in Cybersecurity https://www.wicys.org/

    Blacks in Cybersecurity https://www.blacksincyberconf.com/
    Women Who Code https://www.womenwhocode.com/

    16 min
  • ESG Watch May 2023 | S-RM

    This month we cover ESG-related policy and regulatory updates from Europe and Asia. Key stories include:

    EU Parliament Legal Affairs committee approves vote on corporate sustainability due diligence

    The Reserve Bank of India issues framework for green deposits
    Tel Aviv Stock Exchange launches its first ESG questionnaire.

    This month’s edition was prepared by Natalie Thomas Stafford, Director, and Sumru Ozmen, Associate, both based in S-RM’s Corporate Intelligence practice. The speaker is Sumru Ozmen.

    Read the full edition to gain access to further links to each story: https://insights.s-rminform.com/esg-watch-may-2023.

    10 min
  • ESG Watch | April 2023

    This month we cover ESG-related policy and regulatory updates from Europe, UK, North Africa, Asia and North America. Key stories include:

    • UK's Energy Security Secretary announces plans to strengthen Britain's energy security and independence
    • EU proposes common criteria for greenwashing and misleading environmental claims
    • Malaysia Stock Exchange launches centralised platform for sustainability reporting
    • This month’s edition was prepared by Natalie Thomas Stafford, Director, and Sumru Ozmen, Associate, both based in S-RM’s Corporate Intelligence practice. The speaker is Selen Duruşkan, Analyst, Corporate Intelligence.

      Read the full edition to gain access to further links to each story: https://insights.s-rminform.com/esg-watch-april-2023.

      11 min
    • Cyber Intelligence Briefing | Phone hacks and ransomware attacks: A Lorenz case study | S-RM

      Our Cyber Incident Response team recently observed the threat actor group Lorenz using a 5-month-old web shell (a malicious script that compromises the web server) as a way into a victim’s network and foothold for a ransomware attack. Here, they discuss how the vulnerability was discovered, how the group covered its tracks and if this incident was a case of ‘initial access brokerage’. Read more about the case: https://insights.s-rminform.com/lorenz-cyber-intelligence-briefing-special

      17 min
    • ESG Watch | March 2023

      This month we cover ESG-related policy and regulatory updates from Europe, UK, Asia, and South America including:

      · EU Commission presents Green Deal Industrial Plan

      · Hong Kong announces its establishment as an international green technology and finance centre
      · UK investment funds and whether they can be considered greenwashing.

      This month’s edition was prepared by Natalie Thomas Stafford, Director, and Sumru Ozmen, Associate, both based in S-RM’s Corporate Intelligence practice. The speaker is Diana Diaz-Valdes Teran, Analyst, Corporate Intelligence.

      Read the full edition to gain access to further links to each story: https://insights.s-rminform.com/esg-watch-march-2023.

      12 min
    • Inzichten van Hunted | Cyberweerbaarheid opbouwen | S-RM

      In de laatste aflevering van onze serie met Martijn Hoogesteger, digitaal rechercheur voor het tv-programma Hunted en hoofd Cyber ​​Security bij S-RM Nederland, kijken we naar de parallellen tussen het tv-programma en het opbouwen van cyberweerbaarheid voor ondernemingen. Martijn richt zich op dataprivacy, een belangrijk onderdeel van de show en een belangrijk aandachtsgebied van risicomanagement. S-RM richt zich op assesments en verbetering van de cyberweerbaarheid via ons aanbod van cybersecuritydiensten. Ga voor meer informatie naar https://www.s-rminform.com/cyber-advisory/

      19 min
    • Lessons from TV’s Hunted, Episode 4 | Building cyber resilience | S-RM

      In the final episode of our series with Martijn Hoogesteger, digital detective for the TV show Hunted and Head of Cyber Security at S-RM Netherlands, we look at the parallels between the TV show and building organisational cyber resilience. Martijn focuses on data privacy, a core tenet of the show and an important area of risk management for all organisations which S-RM can assess and improve through our range of cyber advisory services. To find out more visit https://www.s-rminform.com/cyber-advisory/

      16 min
    • ESG Watch | February 2023

      This month we cover ESG-related policy and regulatory updates from Europe, Asia, North America and Africa, including:

      • New Supply Chain Due Diligence Act came into effect in Germany on 1 January 2023
      • Singapore appoints its first chief sustainability officer
      • New York governor unveils Cap-and-Invest Program.
      • This month’s edition was prepared by Natalie Thomas Stafford, Director, and Sumru Ozmen, Associate, both based in S-RM’s Corporate Intelligence practice. The speaker is Rami Assaf, Analyst, Corporate Intelligence.

        Read the full edition to gain access to further links to each story: https://insights.s-rminform.com/esg-watch-february-2023.

        7 min
      • Inzichten van Hunted | Reageren op cyberincidenten | S-RM

        In deze aflevering legt Martijn Hoogesteger, Head of Cyber Security, S-RM Nederland, ‘Hunter’ in het tv-programma Hunted, uit hoe succesvol reageren op cyberincidenten vaardigheden in digitaal forensisch onderzoek vereist. Deze vaardigheden zijn essentieel om te begrijpen wat er met de systemen van het slachtoffer is gebeurd om ze zo weer veilig online te krijgen. In de show worden dezelfde onderzoeksmethodieken gebruikt om online activiteiten van 'voortvluchtigen' te onderzoeken om zo informatie te verkrijgen over hoe ze op de vlucht zullen gaan.

        Lees meer over onze responsdiensten voor cyberincidenten 24/7 Cyber Incident Response - S-RM (s-rminform.com)

        14 min

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