Due Diligence – Page 11 – KCS Group Asia Ltd

Safeguarding the Amazon: Which will triumph – personal profit or the planet?

Articles / climate change, deforestation, Due Diligence, environment, rainforest, the Amazon, United nations / 08/2023

At the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) regional summit in early August, representatives of the eight Amazonian countries and senior US/French officials will meet to discuss the ‘lungs of the earth’. Is there any chance that, for once, they will put the environment above personal profit? The two-day meeting (8–9 August 2023) will be hosted [...]

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The Bear Roars in Africa!

Articles / Africa, Due Diligence, Geopolitics, International Security, mercenary, Russia, Terrorism / 08/2023

The Russian bear is on the move. Quietly. In Africa. Russia’s affair with Africa dates back to the Cold War era when, as the Soviet Union, it supported liberation movements and like-minded governments across the continent. At the time, it was considered the most influential of external actors. However, interest waned following the breakup of

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Chinese infiltration: espionage on the increase

Articles / China, Cyber Security, Cyber-attacks, Due Diligence, espionage, Intelligence, International Security / 07/2023

The threat from within is being ignored. The intelligence community has been issuing warnings for companies doing business with China for some years. However, the situation in recent months has become far more serious, with the theft of intellectual property reaching unprecedented levels. The National Counter-intelligence and Security Centre (NCSC) recently warned of an update

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Seeing is no longer believing – the concerns with Deepfake manipulation

Articles / AI, Business Risk, ChatGPT, cyber, DeepFakes, Due Diligence, Fraud, Internet, security risks / 07/2023

How sure are you that your business decisions are not based on AI-generated content that is infected and manipulated? According to The Dead Internet Theory, most of what we read on the internet today is the product of automatically generated content controlled by curated algorithms. ‘Content’ includes views, follows, likes and subscribers – but also

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Saudi Arabia: The coming of age

Articles / Due Diligence, Geopolitics, Middle East, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Saudi oil / 07/2023

Saudi Arabia has come of age in the last few years under the stewardship of Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud (known by his initials, MBS). The kingdom has started to establish itself within the Middle East as a country with views that should be considered, listened to, understood and appreciated – despite the negative reputation

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Corporate security: the ticking time bomb of in-house provision

Articles / Corporate Intelligence Services, Cyber Security, Due Diligence, Geopolitics, security risks / 07/2023

In-house intelligence teams are no longer fit for purpose in safeguarding their business’ reputation and activities. Most of them lack the in-country experience and access to quality intelligence that is necessary for avoiding costly and embarrassing mistakes. Law firms, accountants and other businesses that rely solely on internal intelligence departments are playing a dangerous game

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Evgeny Prigozhin

Articles / Africa, Corruption, Due Diligence, mercenary, Putin, Russia:Ukraine conflict, Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin / 06/2023

Evgeny Prigozhin is an ex-con who has served time in a Russian prison. He is also a thug and a bully who has plied his trade (leading the mercenary group, Wagner) across Africa for some years. Wagner, led by Prigozhin, has made millions by killing and destroying anything that stands in its way, for whatever

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Destabilisation – the Kremlin agenda

Articles / Cyber Attack, disinformation, Due Diligence, energy markets, hybrid warfare, Kremlin, Russia / 06/2023

KCS Group Europe has long talked about Russia’s attempts to infiltrate the governments of its border countries, many of which were once part of the USSR. We’ve seen issues in the Baltics, with politicians and individuals attempting to generate resistance to the current elected government by building opposition parties, all instigated and paid for by

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The Cold War tech race to supercomputer AI chatbots

Articles / AGI, AI, ChatGPT, Due Diligence, Geopolitics, SUMMIT, supercomputers, Technology / 06/2023

In the tech Cold War that is unfolding across the world, the development of supercomputer government AI systems is taking centre stage. For countries engaged in the geopolitical competition in the realm of emerging technologies, being top of the AI leader board is now a crucial strategic priority. These systems are designed to enhance national

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BRICS sees G7 policies as counter-productive… and they’re right!

Articles / BRICS, Cryptocurrencies, Due Diligence, Economy, European Union, Geopolitics / 05/2023

On 1 June, the current foreign ministers of the BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) are due to meet in Cape Town, hosted by Naledi Pandor, the South African Minister of International Relations and Co-operation. Following South Africa’s assumption of the chairmanship of BRICS on 1 January this year, the 15th BRICS

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