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A series of reports from WTiN is exploring the need for the textile and clothing sector to protect itself against attacks from cybercriminals as it invests in new transformative Industry 4.0 technologies – extended reality, artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things.…

Joe O’Regan is a busy man, and busier than ever because of Covid-19, the novel coronavirus that has upended global life on an unprecedented scale.

“These past few weeks have been a complete game changer for all of us,” says O’Regan, FCCA, the director of Harvard University’s Global Support Services (GSS), a relatively new organisation within the university that supports students, faculty, and staff overseas — from responding to overseas emergencies to repatriating university affiliates in times of crisis.…

AS online food sales boom to aid self-isolation during the Covid-19 outbreak, the risks of counterfeiting and piracy within the food and drink sectors will become more evident. This comes as regulators are mulling tougher action to fight this commercial crime.…

WITH Britain having finally bowed out from the European Union (EU) on January 31, Ireland has lost its allied English-speaking Atlantic-oriented member state, with which it has fought battles within the EU Council of Ministers against proposals for greater harmonisation of EU tax rules.…

HONG Kong listed companies have been given an additional 60 days to file annual reports because of the Coronavirus pandemic, with the HK Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) saying additional delays maybe approved on a case-by-case basis.…

THE INTERNATIONAL Sweeteners Association (ISA) has called for clear rules on how the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) may assess biomonitoring data in the agency’s planned review of authorisations for sweeteners that are allowed in the European Union (EU). The industry body said in a public consultation on this review that it “is critical to have clear and expert protocols issued by EFSA and/or OECD to appropriately respond to… interest in reviewing ‘biomonitoring’ data, if this is to be considered in the current re-evaluation of sweeteners.”…

THE TREND towards consumers buying confectionery made with natural ingredients is gathering pace, with research from Germany-based international food ingredients-maker Döhler saying that worldwide more than 50% of confectionery consumers now want a “healthier” product and more than 60% “value natural ingredients”.…

TECHNOLOGY developed by the European Space Agency (ESA) is helping bring some stability to today’s chaotic oil market, by delivering satellite images of storage depots that tell traders exactly how much oil is currently in storage worldwide. These photographs analysed by partner companies such as London-based digital oil analytics company OilX and natural resources research company Terrabotics, also based in the UK capital, provide updated market assessments, helping traders fix a realistic price, reducing the risk of an oil supply glut.…

While new financial technologies and associated developments in machine learning and artificial intelligence offer AML/CFT solutions, anti-money laundering specialists are concerned about new risks being posed by new business and industrial innovations.

Banks are starting to adopt AI-based machine learning, but terrorists and criminals can use technology too: “It is really an AI arms race in financial crime”, said Kamer Yüksel, chief data scientist for Munich-based artificial intelligence start-up hawk:AI’s and author of more than 35 publications on AI.…

While most so-called ‘deep-fake’ technologies today have been used to spread fake images, videos and voice recordings of politicians, famous actresses and other public figures, a publicly-reported case emerged last year [2019] in which this advanced technology was leveraged to enhance cybercrimes such as financial fraud, identify theft, ransom and extortion requests, espionage and business email compromise scams.…