Christopher Boyd

3 days ago | itbrief.asia | Christopher Boyd

Rapid7's Q1 2025 incident response data highlights several key initial access vector (IAV) trends, shares salient examples of incidents investigated by the Rapid7 Incident Response (IR) team, and digs into threat data by industry as well as some of the more commonly seen pieces of malware appearing in incident logs. Is having no MFA solution in place still one of the most appealing vulnerabilities for threat actors?

2 weeks ago | mondaq.com | Morris Schonberg |Rachel Kane |Christopher Boyd

Date: 24 September 2025Time: 2:00 PM UTCDuration: 60 minLanguage: EnglishFormat: OnlineIn recent years, regulators around the world have put dedicatedonline safety legislation at the top of their agendas. A common feature among online safety regulations is theirextra-territorial scope, namely the requirement to protect usersresiding or accessing the internet from a certain jurisdiction,regardless of the services' location.

Feb 28, 2025 | herbertsmithfreehills.com | Jonathan Cross |Christopher Boyd |Yash Dattani |Nikita Jhunjhunwala

On February 24, 2025, the US Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), and the US Department of State imposed sanctions on dozens of persons and oil tankers across Iran, China, India, the United Arab Emirates, and other jurisdictions pursuant to Executive Orders (“E.O.”) 13902 and 13846. The action stems from the growing interest by the new Trump administration’s maximum pressure campaign to target the export of Iranian oil.

Feb 28, 2025 | herbertsmithfreehills.com | Joseph Falcone |James Robinson |Christopher Boyd |Daniel Knaap

President Trump issued a National Security Presidential Memorandum (the NSPM), titled the “American First Investment Policy,” which aims to “promot[e] foreign investment while protecting America’s national security interests” (as set forth in an accompanying White House Fact Sheet).

Feb 28, 2025 | lexology.com | Jonathan Cross |Christopher Boyd |Yash Dattani |Nikita Jhunjhunwala

On February 24, 2025, the US Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), and the US Department of State imposed sanctions on dozens of persons and oil tankers across Iran, China, India, the United Arab Emirates, and other jurisdictions pursuant to Executive Orders (“E.O.”) 13902 and 13846. The action stems from the growing interest by the new Trump administration’s maximum pressure campaign to target the export of Iranian oil.