The next blogs will analyse the anti-money laundering controls, their effectiveness and their shortcomings. To start, a brief introduction.

https://www.opencrimelab.uk/financial-crime/2026/introduction-to-the-anti-money-laundering-controls/

This time the blog focuses on cybersecurity and how a self-hosted server environment can counteract the risk of surveillance capitalism.

https://www.opencrimelab.uk/cybercrime/2025/self-hosting-as-response-to-surveillance-capitalism-a-guide-to-operate-a-home-server-and-regain-your-privacy/

The second work focuses on environmental crime, specifically in the illegal trade of wildlife (IWT) online. When people talk of IWT, they immediately think of animals, and little is known of the wide illegal trade of plants. This post focuses on framing the problem related to IWT of plants online, identifying impact and facilitators, and creating a poster for quick and easy understanding.

https://www.opencrimelab.uk/environmental-crime/2025/the-illegal-wildlife-trading-of-plants-online-the-problem/