There have been allegations that some of Britain’s most revered cultural institutions have broken its code of ethics in the way they dealt with one of their commercial sponsors, BP and the allegations are being investigated by the Museums Association, reported… Read More ›
Geopolitics
France’s smart maneuvering landed it a lucrative defense contract
The contract would have originally gone to Japan, but France with her smart quick made the contract her own. In 2014 when the Japanese Prime Minister met his Australian counterpart to make a $40 billion deal for the manufacturing of… Read More ›
Germany in talks with Panama in the wake of the Panama Papers
After the leak, Panama has come increasingly under international scrutiny with countries wanting increased cooperation and transparency. In the wake of the leak of the Panama Papers, Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel has spoken at length with Juan Carlos, Panama’s President… Read More ›
BAE System’s security researcher shed light on Bangladesh’s central bank cyber heist
Login credentials were used as an intermediary step to compromise the very foundation of the global banking system banks and financial institutions depend on to transfer funds to one another. Security researchers from BAE have pointed to a far deeper,… Read More ›
Russia’s military moves in Syria Leaves White House Concerned
With a truce in tatters and peace talks in meltdown , reports that Russia is moving more military equipment into Syria to bolster President Bashar al-Assad has got the United States concerned. As a part of a move that may… Read More ›
What should be the extent on cooperation between tech companies and law enforcement agencies?
House Energy and Commerce subcommittee try to find common ground between U.S. tech companies and U.S. law enforcement agencies, thus re-igniting a decade old debate on the extent tech companies cooperate with law enforcement agencies during an investigation. With the… Read More ›
U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court issues first order
The order has been posted on the website of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. It remains to be seen whether this is related to the Electronic Frontier Foundation suing the government for forcing U.S. companies to decrypt… Read More ›
Iran wants increased access to global financial system
Despite the lifting of certain economic sanctions, the U.S. still has rules which forbid U.S. banks to work with Iran, which essentially acts as a barrier for Iran to benefit from the U.S. financial system. In the wake of Iran… Read More ›
Spain’s Industry Minister resigns after his name figures in the Panama Papers
Two Spanish news outlets have claimed they have documents which link Jose Manuel Soria and his brother to an offshore account. Spain’s Minister of Industries Jose Manuel Soria has sent in his papers after his name was mentioned in the… Read More ›
Panama’s Attorney General raids Mossack Fonseca’s office in Panama
The raid by the Panamanian police is supposedly looking for evidence of illegal activities by the law firm. Late on Tuesday, Panama’s Attorney General has raided the offices of Mossack Fonseca, a law firm, in search for evidence of illegal… Read More ›