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Cyber risks boost appeal of zero trust approach

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INT

This security model has been seen as increasingly inadequate, not least because of the need to facilitate secure access for remote employees. These challenges have raised the…

Mix of machines and human skills boosts cybersecurity

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INT

The risks of human error have been exacerbated by remote working during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has left workers physically disconnected from in-person access to IT support…

Industrial IoT security lags behind innovation and use

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INTERNATIONAL

This is blurring boundaries between traditional operational remits and is making it difficult to understand and mitigate risk, at both organisational and systemic levels.

South Africa finance ministry faces competing pressure

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SOUTH AFRICA

This occurs in a context of market concerns over the recent exits of five senior National Treasury (finance ministry) officials and serious social and economic challenges…

Constitutional crisis is accelerating in Venezuela

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VENEZUELA

The Supreme Court (TSJ) has nullified a sweeping amnesty law passed by the National Assembly, and Maduro is assessing constitutional amendments to dissolve the Assembly in 60 days…

Mining rush threatens stability in Uganda’s Karamoja

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UGANDA

However, the highly militarised approach has left almost no room for dialogue with local communities and a new wave of armed violence has emerged, raising questions about the…

Union rift to spur realignment of South African labour

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SOUTH AFRICA

On March 31, COSATU expelled former Secretary-General Zwelinzima Vavi -- ostensibly for "misconduct". The move exposes deep rifts within the labour movement, which make an easy…

Phishing threatens state and corporate cybersecurity

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INT

One group is based in Russia, the other in Iran. The advisory highlights how little some of the primary tactics and techniques used by cybercriminals and state intelligence…

Lebanese Shia will rely on Hezbollah parallel economy

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LEBANON

This promptly followed reports of a large explosion at a Hezbollah-linked fuel depot on a smuggling route across the Lebanon-Syria border, possibly targeted by Israeli planes.

Ethiopia’s Amhara conflict may be protracted

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ETHIOPIA

Following an extension of the state of emergency in February, new army offensives, including around the regional capital, Bahir Dar, have intensified the conflict. Reports of…