COMPLIANCE ETC: THINGS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED – MARCH 6

Well, nearly a million schoolchildren went back to classes today. The 2023 school calendar for public and private schools runs from today until 22 December – with then the break for our dry season or “Summer”. I do not know how I, or schoolchildren in Britain now, could or woulc cope with school that starts before 7 am…

After the fire that destroyed many homes in an indigenous area of the Dariéen Province, we here to day that security forces are there, distributing food and other essentials. It is reported that, initially, the helicopters of the National Aeronaval Service (Senan) and the team of the National Border Service (Senafront), began the transfer of water and food, and that 300 vehicles frhad been mobilised to support the delivery of aid to those affected.

6 MARCH 2023

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THREAT FOCUS: RANSOMWARE

On 6 March, the Office of Cyber-Security and Information Assurance in the Isle of Man published this document which is intended to provide an overview of current ransomware threats and threat actors, but as with any threat in cybersecurity, the space is constantly evolving, and it is best to continue to stay up to date by periodically reviewing a variety of sources.

https://www.ocsia.im/news-advisories/threat-focus-ransomware/

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GENERAL COURT OF THE EU SUSPENDS THE EFFECT OF EU TARGETED SANCTIONS ON RACING DRIVER NIKITA MAZEPIN PENDING THE MAIN HEARING

On 6 March, the EU Sanctions blog reported that the court for the first time suspended the effect of EU targeted sanctions on an individual pending the main hearing of the case in which he challenges his inclusion on the EU sanctions list.  The man was designated in September 2022 on the grounds that the company of which his father was chairman is the main sponsor of his Formula 1 team.  The court also allowed him to enter the EU to take steps strictly necessary to negotiate his recruitment as a Formula 1 driver provided that he undertook to race under a neutral flag.

https://www.europeansanctions.com/2023/03/eu-court-suspends-parts-of-eu-sanctions-on-nikita-mazepin-until-full-hearing/

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