The resurgence of cybercrime during health crises: COVID-19’s other war

As well as disrupting the world’s healthcare, economic, political and social systems, the Covid-19 health crisis has also led to increased use of digital tools. The cybercrime ecosystem continues to develop and diversify, increasing the threat of cyberattacks on businesses and institutions.   What is a cyber attack? A cyber attack is any malicious attack …

The impact of the health crisis on companies in difficulty: warning about the risks of money laundering and tax fraud

In recent months, the world has been facing an unprecedented health crisis. Everyone is affected by this crisis: individuals, businesses, national and international entities. The tightening of health regulations announced by Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday, October 14, 2020 confirms that we now have to deal with a second wave of contamination, and that the new …

Venezuela and international sanctions: a crisis within a crisis?

Like a volcano that rumbles but doesn’t explode, that’s how the current situation in Venezuela can be summed up. On March 5, 2013, Hugo Chavez, charismatic leader and proponent of “Patria, socialismo o muerte “, died in circumstances that are still rather murky , marking the decline of an era of prosperity for Venezuela, a …

Personal freedom and cybercrime

“Cybercrime is the new threat of the 21st century”1)S. Rolland, La cybercriminalité est la nouvelle menace du XXIe siècle, La Tribune, July 26, 2015 : www.latribune.fr/technos-medias/internet/la-cybercriminalite-est-la-nouvelle-menace-du-xxie-siecle-485152.html . The alert is not in vain, and can be explained by the rapid expansion of crime in the digital environment. Worldwide, 42.8 million cyberattacks were recorded in 20142)C. …

When Data doesn’t rhyme with cata: the benefits of data analysis for financial institutions

The professional world’s relationship with “Data” is generally based on a love-hate dynamic, and incomprehension in the majority of cases. We’re in the midst of a professional era where technology and Data reign supreme. No one doubts that the optimal structuring, harmonization and analysis of data are key factors in the success and survival of …

Internal audit vs. forensic investigation: two visions of an internal investigation

Forensic? This is an Anglo-Saxon term that comes directly from police jargon. First used in forensic medicine, the word was then used in the computer field with the advent of the computer for FBI purposes. More generally, it could be used to describe a method, a collection of data and its analysis, which could be …

Preventing and detecting private corruption in companies not subject to the Sapin II mechanism

Total, Crédit Agricole, Société Générale. For some of us, these big names represent France’s economic power, for others the excesses of a system that’s running out of steam. In addition to their common nationality, these companies all hold a prominent place in the table of the largest penalty amounts resulting from a breach of the …

Coronavirus: Iran and US sanctions

Heavily weakened and crippled by the US withdrawal from the nuclear deal in 2018, Iran has been in the news for its difficulties in containing the health crisis affecting the whole world. These obstacles are illustrated by the shortage of medicines in this Middle Eastern state. Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif called on the international …

Facial recognition: a flawless, risk-free tool in the fight against terrorism and its financing?

Do you remember that day on November 13, 2015? Everybody remembers it, nobody has forgotten it. France suffered one of the most appalling attacks in its history, with 130 dead on stage at the Bataclan and in the streets of our beautiful capital. On March 22, 2016, in Brussels, the sound of explosive charges echoed …

Artificial intelligence & corruption

Artificial Intelligence, a weapon against corruption? The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI)1)Composite index that measures perceptions of public sector corruption perceived in public administrations and the political class in 180 countries and territories around the world. 2019 by Transparency International ranks France 23rd out of 180 countries. With a score of 69 in the IPC2)https://www.transparency.org/cpi2019, on …

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