Security Affairs

JUNE 6, 2024

Law enforcement also had access to data stolen from the victims of the ransomware operation, a circumstance that highlights the fact that even when a ransom is paid, the ransomware gang often fails to delete the stolen information. In 2022, LockBit was one of the most active ransomware groups, and its prevalence continued into 2023.

Energy and Utilities 342

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Agriculture Encryption 342

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Law enforcement also had access to data stolen from the victims of the ransomware operation, a circumstance that highlights the fact that even when a ransom is paid, the ransomware gang often fails to delete the stolen information. In 2022, LockBit was one of the most active ransomware groups, and its prevalence continued into 2023.

Energy and Utilities 332

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Agriculture Manufacturing 332

Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2023

If malicious actors accessed the exposed data, the company could have faced devastating consequences and put their clients at risk, as financial services are the main target for cybercriminals. Cybernews researchers assert that access to the Digital Ocean bucket belonging to ICICI Bank was fully restricted on March 30.

Personal data 246

Personal data Phishing Risk Communications 246

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Law enforcement also had access to data stolen from the victims of the ransomware operation, a circumstance that highlights the fact that even when a ransom is paid, the ransomware gang often fails to delete the stolen information. In 2022, LockBit was one of the most active ransomware groups, and its prevalence continued into 2023.

Energy and Utilities 332

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Manufacturing Agriculture 332

The Last Watchdog

JULY 11, 2023

Having access to a partner focused in cybersecurity brings fresh perspectives and allows for an unbiased evaluation of the systems in use. It’s important to implement robust monitoring systems that analyze activities and network traffic, which identify unauthorized access or suspicious behavior. Foster collaborative partnerships.

Encryption 189

Encryption IT Risk Financial Services 189

IBM Big Data Hub

APRIL 4, 2024

IBM has created the solution for this problem with its Financial Services Cloud offering, and its ISV Financial Services validation program, which is designed to de-risk the partner ecosystem for clients. IBM Cloud Framework for Financial services is uniquely positioned for that, meeting all these requirements.

Financial Services 55

Financial Services Cloud Compliance Digital transformation 55

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Individuals risk identity theft, financial loss, and privacy violations. Businesses, particularly those in financial services, healthcare, and retail sectors, suffer from operational disruptions and financial penalties. The answer is three-fold: data encryption, strong access controls, and application security.

Security 62

Security Encryption Data breaches Cybersecurity 62

Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 20, 2023

As financial services authorities move to regulate digital assets in jurisdictions worldwide, the paper highlights the need to bring privacy regulators into the discussion so that data privacy issues affecting blockchain are addressed in tandem. Confidentiality and government access. Individual rights.

Paper 134

Paper Blockchain Privacy Financial Services 134

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2021

Cloudflare last month fought off a massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack by a botnet that was bombarding 17.2 million requests per second (rps) at one of the internet infrastructure company’s customers in the financial services space. There was a 53% increase in first-quarter attacks among healthcare organizations.

Financial Services 142

Financial Services IoT Education Passwords 142

The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Healthcare and public health, financial services, and IT organizations are frequent targets, although businesses of all sizes can fall victim to these schemes. In fact, ransomware-as-a-service is alive and well, educating would-be offenders on how to undertake an attack and even offering customer support.

Ransomware 124

Ransomware Education Phishing Financial Services 124

The Last Watchdog

MAY 1, 2019

In 2015, penetration tester Oliver Münchow was asked by a Swiss bank to come up with a better way to test and educate bank employees so that passwords never left the network perimeter. Customers in financial services, energy, government, healthcare and manufacturing sectors are using its testing and training modules.

Phishing 166

Phishing Financial Services Manufacturing Education 166

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

This includes administrative, physical, and technical safeguards like encryption and access controls. Computer Fraud & Abuse Act (CFAA) The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) addresses unauthorized access to computer systems and data, criminalizing hacking, identity theft, and fraud.

Cybersecurity 121

Cybersecurity Computer and Electronics Compliance Privacy 121

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 11, 2023

If you have already watched them, repetition is the mother of all education. Businesses across the globe are accelerating the shift to the cloud in a modern digital world where hybrid workforces are accessing data from anywhere. Security & Compliance for SAP Data in Financial Services. A new approach is required.

Compliance 83

Compliance Cloud Security Financial Services 83

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 9, 2022

Other industry standards too can have the force of “pseudo-law” – notably, the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, which federal regulators often apply to financial-services firms and government contractors. Thus, it can be difficult for even small enterprises to keep up with information security and data privacy compliance.

Data Privacy 145

Data Privacy Compliance Privacy Security 145

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Underground services are cropping up that are designed to enable bad actors to intercept one-time passwords (OTPs), which are widely used in two-factor authentication programs whose purpose is to better protect customers’ online accounts. By using the services, cybercriminals can gain access to victims’ accounts to steal money.

Authentication 115

Authentication Phishing Financial Services Passwords 115

IT Governance

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Researchers from the German cyber security company Aplite discovered 3,806 servers from 111 countries accessible on the Internet. Less than 1% of the DICOM servers on the Internet use effective authorisation. Data breached: more than 59 million data records. Akumin Inc. has suffered a second attack, this time by the BianLian ransomware group.

Data Privacy 97

Data Privacy Energy and Utilities Privacy Manufacturing 97

Data Protector

DECEMBER 31, 2016

An increasing number of organisations will realise that, unless they start soon, they won’t have the time (or access to much external professional support) to fully prepare for the coming into force of the GDPR in May 2018. Who knows whom I’ll be advising! There are, after all, only 513 days to go.

GDPR 120

GDPR Communications Financial Services Education 120

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Some organizations such as financial services firms and healthcare organizations, have regulatory concerns in addition to business concerns that need to be addressed in a cybersecurity risk management system. The only way to make a system 100 percent secure is to make sure it isn’t accessible by anyone, which is impractical at best.

Risk 145

Risk Cybersecurity Encryption Access 145

Krebs on Security

JULY 21, 2022

” West said pig butchering victims are often quite sophisticated and educated people. “There are just horrifying stories that run the gamut in terms of victims, from young women early in their careers, to senior citizens and even to people working in the financial services industry.”

Marketing 332

Marketing Communications Mining Financial Services 332

IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 12, 2024

The advantages of AI are numerous and impactful, from predictive analytics that refine strategies, to natural language processing that fuels customer interactions and assists users in their daily tasks, to assistive tools that enhance accessibility, communication and independence for people with disabilities.

Cloud 94

Cloud Data Privacy Encryption Privacy 94

eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Bad actors are increasingly using a technique called HTML smuggling to deliver ransomware and other malicious code in email campaigns aimed at financial services firms and other organizations, according to Microsoft researchers. They also often sell unauthorized access to the said operators.

Ransomware 124

Ransomware Education Phishing Passwords 124

IT Governance

JULY 31, 2019

Hackers publish list of Discord credentials they accessed in phishing scam (2,500). Hackers breach SyTech, a contractor for Russia’s national intelligence service (unknown). Maryland Department of Education left students’ and teachers’ personal details on unencrypted database (1.6 Henry Co., In other news….

Data breaches 111

Data breaches Ransomware Personal data Government 111

eSecurity Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

On the other hand, spyware malware can breach a device and access specific functions like webcams, website history, cookies, or even record conversations on a phone. Rootkit malware is used by attackers to gain administrator-level access to a system or a network. The techniques used in digital financial crimes are varied.

Ransomware 145

Ransomware Cybersecurity Phishing Encryption 145

Data Matters

MARCH 28, 2022

OCR’s reminders and recommendations for regulated entities include to: assess and reduce risks and vulnerabilities to the availability of ePHI, which is defined as “the property that data or information is accessible and useable upon demand by an authorized person” pursuant to the HIPAA Security Rule. 45 CFR 164.308(a)(5)(i).

Cybersecurity 88

Cybersecurity Privacy Insurance Risk 88

IT Governance

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Organisations across many industries face the risk of data theft, but those in the financial services sector are particularly vulnerable to the loss of “propriety algorithms”, and recruitment agencies and estate agents risk losing highly valuable client databases. Staff education.

Education 63

Education Information Security Financial Services Risk 63

Data Protection Report

JANUARY 30, 2023

The Colorado revised draft regulations also would require disclosures in the privacy policy if a Controller Processes Personal Information for Profiling that results in the provision or denial of all of these EXCEPT: a. access to essential goods or services; b. credit; c. criminal justice; d. educational enrollment or (..)

Privacy 115

Privacy Cybersecurity Personal data Insurance 115

eSecurity Planet

JULY 11, 2023

As credential attacks become more sophisticated, identity and access management solutions need to become more innovative. We’ll look at Kolide — this article’s sponsor and a provider of device trust solutions — as one way to increase trust in users accessing applications and IT systems.

Access 75

Access Compliance Authentication Security 75

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 27, 2022

DXC’s more than 3,000 security professionals support a portfolio of integrated solutions that includes advisory services, security risk management , intelligent security operations infrastructure, endpoint security , identity and access management , threat and vulnerability management, incident response, data protection, and cloud security.

Security 110

Security Cloud Compliance Analytics 110

ForAllSecure

JANUARY 31, 2023

The resource guide is a valuable tool for financial institutions of all sizes as it provides best practices, recommendations, and resources to help organizations protect their networks and data from cyber threats. The guide also serves as an educational resource on the latest security technologies.

Cybersecurity 52

Cybersecurity IT Financial Services Risk 52

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

In addition to data subjects’ rights to be informed, of access, to rectification, to erasure, to restrict processing, to data portability and to object, the EU’s GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) sets out requirements relating to automated individual decision-making, including profiling. Such decision-making is now restricted.

GDPR 82

GDPR Personal data Compliance Financial Services 82

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

For example, if a threat actor writes a malicious script on a financial services company’s web server on a page where users input their financial data, the threat actor can steal that data every time someone uses the page. Reflected XSS can be severe if an attacker uses it to steal session cookies or user credentials.

Risk 105

Risk Financial Services Security Libraries 105

IBM Big Data Hub

MARCH 2, 2022

Alabama Appleseed is a public policy and direct service organization based in Montgomery and Birmingham that uses policy analysis, original research, public education, and community organizing to build a more just and equitable Alabama. ” Ready, set, build. Read more on AI for social good: [link].

Data science 68

Data science Analytics Education Financial Services 68

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Web-accessible dashboard No Yes Yes. Multi-user access No Yes Yes. Financial Services: ING. Education: Oakland University. Netsparker does not publish tiered pricing on their site, meaning you can only get a cost estimate by contacting the sales team. Dedicated support No No Yes. Built-in issue tracking No Yes Yes.

Financial Services 58

Financial Services Compliance Education Sales 58

Preservica

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

I recently spoke with the IG director for a global financial services firm about progress in addressing long-term digital information. Leadership is aware that secure, authenticated access to digital information is vital for decision making, meeting compliance and legal requirements, and sustaining client relationships.

Digital preservation 56

Digital preservation Information governance Government Archiving 56

Collibra

MAY 15, 2019

Speakers will hail from a variety of sectors, including financial services, utilities, telco, technology, retail, healthcare, and universities, providing deeper insights and perspectives on common data challenges shared across industries. DNB, Norway’s largest financial services group , will outline their data journey.

Financial Services 53

Financial Services Data Privacy Privacy Retail 53

Hunton Privacy

JUNE 12, 2017

The report concludes by providing a list of key resources and best practices for addressing cybersecurity threats that were gleaned from studying the financial services and energy sectors. improving information sharing of industry threats, risks and mitigations.

Cybersecurity 45

Cybersecurity Computer and Electronics Education Financial Services 45

IBM Big Data Hub

JUNE 26, 2023

Possibilities are growing that include assisting in writing articles, essays or emails; accessing summarized research; generating and brainstorming ideas; dynamic search with personalized recommendations for retail and travel; and explaining complicated topics for education and training.

Retail 63

Retail Compliance Risk Education 63