Insight Search Search Submit Sort by: Relevance Date Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Whitepaper August 26, 2020 China's Cybersecurity Law: Critical Information Infrastructure (CII) According to the Cybersecurity Law, CII is defined as any information infrastructure that can endanger national security, national strategy, and civil welfare in the event of a data breach, compromised network, or system malfunction. Whitepaper August 26, 2020 China's Cybersecurity Law: Cross-Border Data Transfer As part of our series providing insights into the Cybersecurity Law of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), this fifth installment focuses on the cross-border transfer of data — or data localisation — that is outlined in Article 37. Whitepaper August 26, 2020 Interpretations of the Updates to China’s Cybersecurity Law All companies incorporated within Mainland China are required to abide by the Cybersecurity Law of The People's Republic of China (PRC), which went into effect 1 June 2017. Newsletter January 25, 2022 Security & Privacy Insights – January edition 26% Rampant Rise in Ransomware Attacks Leaving APAC Companies Defenseless Three Notorious Ransomware as a Service (RaaS) groups accounted for more than 60% of all ransomware attacks According to Cognyte’s Cyber Threat Intelligence Research Group[1], ransomware attacks nearly doubled in the first half of 2021, with 1,097 organisations experiencing a ransomware event, compared to 1,112 events for… Newsletter April 14, 2021 Hong Kong Top Compliance Risks Over the last 12 months, there has been an unprecedented period of uncertainty and disruption globally. In Hong Kong SAR (HKSAR), the period of uncertainty stretched to 24 months, as the social unrest that began in March 2019 led to heightened geopolitical tensions even before the COVID-19 pandemic hit in early 2020. These two incidents contributed to changes in regulatory priorities and programs… Whitepaper September 20, 2019 Hong Kong Exchange proposes changes to the Environmental, Social and Governance Reporting Guide and Related Listing Rules Background Global and regional regulatory authorities are increasingly requiring their regulated entities to broaden the spectrum of information disclosures. For companies listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (HKEX), environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting is one of the latest additions to these information disclosures. HKEX recently issued a consultation paper, "Review of the… Blogs July 30, 2019 Financial Action Task Force Set to Rate Hong Kong “Compliant” in Anti-Money Laundering Evaluation According to a press release by the Hong Kong government, Hong Kong is set to receive an overall rating of “Compliant” in what will be its Fourth Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Mutual Evaluation. The Mutual Evaluation Report (MER) is scheduled to be released in September 2019. The expected rating represents a significant improvement over the Partially Compliant rating assigned to Hong Kong on… Survey July 24, 2018 FAQ: Understanding the General Data Protection Regulation The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has arrived — and with it, a wealth of questions, concerns and challenges for organisations doing business with the European Union or the European Economic Area (EEA). Without question, the GDPR disrupts security and privacy procedures by mandating that organisations focus on protecting the individual as opposed to controlling organisational… Blogs July 20, 2021 What Do Thriving Organisations Have in Common? Business Agility The Digital Age is forcing businesses to seek new ways to avoid falling behind and better serve their customers. Business agility enables organisations to respond quickly to market changes and employee or customer demands without compromising quality. Traditional hierarchical siloed methods no longer work in this environment. Companies seeking speed, innovation and greater customer focus have… Whitepaper May 17, 2021 ESG - Hong Kong Regulatory Initiatives Service Overview Hong Kong, the last year, has been extremely active on the Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) front with the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), Hong Kong Exchange (HKEX) and the Securities & Futures Commission (SFC) all releasing new ESG related requirements. Load More