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

This month’s edition was prepared by Mario Levin, Associate Director, and Sumru Ozmen, Associate, both based in S-RM’s Corporate Intelligence practice. The speaker is Rosie McKeown, Head of Content.

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

The appearance and subsequent rise in use of the new phishing-as-a-service platform, EvilProxy, in 2022 is the first threat trend discussed in a new series for S-RM Insider. In this episode cyber experts Saad and Tim provide an overview of how the phishing platform works and why, at time when many businesses rely on multi-factor authentication as a ‘silver bullet’ for password protection, its use has trended upwards this year.

In deze aflevering legt Martijn Hoogesteger, Head of Cyber Security, S-RM Nederland, ‘Hunter’ in het tv-programma Hunted, uit hoe deelnemers uit dit seizoen werden gepakt door het gebruik van phishing en hacking. Martijn legt de parallel uit van het gebruik van deze technieken om bedrijven te helpen via de ethical hacking diensten van S-RM - waarbij we testen op cyberkwetsbaarheden in het hele bedrijf en aanbevelingen doen over hoe deze problemen het beste kunnen worden opgelost, en de algehele cyberweerbaarheid kan worden verbeterd. Lees meer over onze volledige suite van cybertestservice Cyber Testing - S-RM - Intelligence. Resilience. Response. (s-rminform.com).

In this episode, Martijn Hoogesteger, Head of Cyber Security, S-RM Netherlands and ‘hunter’ on the hit TV show Hunted, explains how contestants of the recent series were caught out by the use of phishing and hacking. Martijn explains the parallel of using these hunting techniques to help companies through S-RM’s ethical hacking services - where we test for cyber vulnerabilities across the business and make recommendations on how to remediate issues and improve overall cyber resilience. Find out more about our full suite of cyber testing services Cyber Testing - S-RM - Intelligence. Resilience. Response. (s-rminform.com).

This month Mario Levin shares eight key ESG-related policy and regulatory updates from Europe, Asia Pacific and Americas, including:

· Spain establishes new legal form to recognise companies generating social and environment benefits;

· Singapore and Australia sign green economy agreement; and

· UK Financial Conduct Authority cracks down on ‘greenwashing’

About the speaker

Read this month’s edition here to access further links to each story: https://insights.s-rminform.com/esg-watch-november-2022

In de eerste van een serie van vier interviews vertelt Martijn Hoogesteger, Head of Cyber Security, S-RM Nederland, over zijn rol als ‘Hunter’ in het populaire tv-programma Hunted. Elk jaar voegt Martijn zich bij een team van beveiligings- en opsporingsprofessionals bij dit programma waarin 12 normale burgers in slechts drie weken Nederland proberen te ontvluchten. In aflevering één spreekt Martijn met zijn S-RM-collega en Senior Associate, Frank de Korte, over hoe hij werd uitgenodigd om deel te nemen aan de show, hoe het er achter de schermen aan toe gaat en schetst hij enkele parallellen met zijn werk in cybersecurity die in de volgende afleveringen zullen worden besproken.

In the first of a series of four interviews, Martijn Hoogesteger, Head of Cyber Security, S-RM Netherlands, talks about his role as a ‘hunter’ on the hit TV show Hunted. Every year Martijn joins a team of security and investigation professionals on this entertainment show where 12 members of the public try to flee the Netherlands in just three weeks. In episode one Martijn speaks to his S-RM colleague and Senior Associate, Frank de Korte, about how he was invited to take part in the show, what it’s like behind the scenes and he outlines some of the parallels with his work in cyber security which will be discussed in the next episodes.

In this episode, Rosie and cyber experts Olly Burnand (https://www.s-rminform.com/about/our-people/olly-burnand/), Lukas Weber (https://www.s-rminform.com/about/our-people/lukas-weber/) and Kyle Schwaeble (https://www.s-rminform.com/about/our-people/kyle-schwaeble/) discuss why cyber threats have become a focus of government attention, and what’s being done to combat advances in cybercriminal activity. 

About the speakers:

Olly Burnand, Senior Associate, Cyber Security - Olly is part of S-RM’s Cyber Advisory practice in the UK. He works to help clients prepare for and respond to major cyber incidents.

Lukas Weber, Senior Associate, Cyber Security - Lukas is a member of the Cyber Advisory team at S-RM. He leads on information security assessments for clients across all sectors, engaging with stakeholders across these businesses.

Kyle Schwaeble, Associate, Cyber Security - Kyle is a senior cyber security analyst working in S-RM’s incident response team. Before joining S-RM’s cyber security team, Kyle worked as a corporate intelligence analyst in our Cape Town office.

Rosie McKeown, Head of Content - Rosie is Head of Content at S-RM. She has over 20 years' experience in content and communications across a variety of roles in education and accountancy.

This week, Rosie speaks to cyber experts Olly Burnand (https://www.s-rminform.com/about/our-people/olly-burnand/), Lukas Weber (https://www.s-rminform.com/about/our-people/lukas-weber/) and Kyle Schwaeble (https://www.s-rminform.com/about/our-people/kyle-schwaeble/) about the latest trends in threat actor innovation and the strategies your organisation can put in place to protect against attacks.

About the speakers:

Olly Burnand, Associate, Cyber Security - Olly is part of S-RM’s Cyber Advisory practice in the UK. He works to help clients prepare for and respond to major cyber incidents.

Lukas Weber, Associate, Cyber Security - Lukas is a member of the Cyber Advisory team at S-RM. He leads on information security assessments for clients across all sectors, engaging with stakeholders across these businesses.

Kyle Schwaeble, Senior Analyst, Cyber Security - Kyle is a senior cyber security analyst working in S-RM’s incident response team. Before joining S-RM’s cyber security team, Kyle worked as a corporate intelligence analyst in our Cape Town office.

Rosie McKeown, Head of Content - Rosie is Head of Content at S-RM. She has over 20 years' experience in content and communications across a variety of roles in education and accountancy.

Fabienne de Blois, Associate Director

Fabienne has spent over 12 years working on human rights, political, civil society, and anti-bribery issues in the MENA region. She works with clients to understand and address the human rights and environmental impact of their operations. She also helps financial institutions and the public sector understand the provenance of private funds from the Middle East, with a particular focus on war economies.

Rosie McKeown, Head of Content

Rosie is Head of Content at S-RM. She has over 20 years' experience in content and communications across a variety of roles in education and accountancy.