As digital shopping surges, researchers predict 8 million daily attacks

Arkose Labs released new data on the latest fraud trends, revealing increased threats during the holidays, rising bot attacks, and a resurgence in attacks on travel companies. As shoppers fill their online carts, account takeover (ATO) attacks and gift… Continue reading As digital shopping surges, researchers predict 8 million daily attacks

Self-Assessment: How Can You Improve Financial Services Cybersecurity?

It’s common knowledge that threat actors target banks. Not only might these attackers want to directly steal money, by doing this they’re also hitting the customers and the trust in the bank. If a financial institution suffers a loss, even insurance can only go so far to minimize the actual cost to the organization. The cost […]

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Threat Actors’ Most Targeted Industries in 2020: Finance, Manufacturing and Energy

IBM Security’s annual X-Force Threat Intelligence Index uses data derived from across our teams and managed customers to gather insights about the topmost targeted industries every year, helping organizations manage risk and resource investment in their security programs. When it comes to managing digital risk and facing potential cyberattacks, each industry faces its own unique […]

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Companies that facilitate ransomware payments risk violating US sanctions

Companies that ransomware-hit US organizations hire to facilitate the paying of the ransom are at risk of breaking US sanctions, falling afoul of the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) regulations and may end up pay… Continue reading Companies that facilitate ransomware payments risk violating US sanctions

Risk Management: How Security Can Learn to Do the Math

Risk management is an important element in using data to get ahead of cybersecurity risks before they happen. The costs of protecting an enterprise of any size against cyber attacks continue to rise. Once a business truly understands the consequences of an incident, its leaders must decide how to manage the risk. They can choose to […]

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Database monitoring improves DevOps success for financial services orgs

The financial services sector is outperforming other industries, both in its adoption of database DevOps, and its use of monitoring to track database performance and deployments, a newly released edition of Redgate’s 2020 State of Database Monitoring R… Continue reading Database monitoring improves DevOps success for financial services orgs

Data crisis: Companies pivot from disruption to transformation

Only 10% of organizations are using data effectively for transformational purposes, according to NTT DATA Services. While 79% of organizations recognize the strategic value of data, the study concludes their efforts to use it are hindered by significan… Continue reading Data crisis: Companies pivot from disruption to transformation

Financial services leading the way in adopting DevOps, still hurdles remain

Businesses in financial services are ahead of the government sector in adopting DevOps to increase their speed of development and free up developer time, but hurdles still remain, according to Redgate. Adopting DevOps and overcoming hurdles “At the hea… Continue reading Financial services leading the way in adopting DevOps, still hurdles remain

Phishers target investment brokers, aim for Office, SharePoint login credentials

Phishers are trying to trick investment brokers into sharing their Microsoft Office or SharePoint login credentials by impersonating FINRA, a non-governmental organization that regulates member brokerage firms and exchange markets. Phishers target inve… Continue reading Phishers target investment brokers, aim for Office, SharePoint login credentials

Financial tech firms disagree on ban of customer data screen-scraping

They use it to offer things like budgeting apps. It puts passwords and privacy at risk, but some say they can’t afford to build APIs instead. Continue reading Financial tech firms disagree on ban of customer data screen-scraping