Author name: Tristan de Souza

Geopolitical and Cybersecurity Weekly Brief – 13 September 2021

In the Americas, Howard University in Washington, D.C, was forced to suspend classes on 8 September due to a ransomware attack. Meanwhile, Taiwan’s foreign ministry accused China of using Honduras’ November general election to disseminate a ‘false image’ of unstable diplomatic ties between Taiwan and Honduras. New York State (NYS) have patched a recently disclosed

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Geopolitics and Cybersecurity Weekly Brief – 16 August 2021

In the Americas, Spain recalled its ambassador to Nicaragua after the Nicaraguan government issued a highly critical statement accusing Madrid of interfering in the country’s internal affairs. The US Department of State also imposed new visa restrictions on 50 relatives of Nicaraguan government officials in response to a recent crackdown on opposition parties and media

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Geopolitics and Cybersecurity Weekly Brief – 2 August 2021

In the Americas, tech giants Facebook and Google, as well as the ride-hailing company Lyft, announced that all employees returning to their US offices must be vaccinated against coronavirus. Researchers have uncovered a fake Android application posing as CoronApp, an official app released by the government of Colombia for tackling COVID-19. The app is downloaded

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Geopolitical and Cybersecurity Weekly Brief – 26 July 2021

In the Americas, US automotive giant General Motors (GM) announced it would reduce truck production due to the global semiconductor shortage. The US Department of Homeland Security instructed on 20 July pipeline owners and operators to adopt ‘urgently needed’ cybersecurity protections. An exposed database has been found that may belong to the US Terrorist Screening

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Geopolitical and Cybersecurity Weekly Brief – 19 July 2021

In the Americas, six US government departments and agencies warned companies against doing business in the western Chinese province due to the ‘high risk of violating US law’. In Canada, new funding proposals for university research partnerships will now require risk assessments to protect intellectual property (IP) rights and sensitive information from foreign powers. Facebook

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