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Fraudsters are Turning to Third Party Vendors as New Means of Attack as Firms Improve Cybersecurity

The Fintech Times

Using the world’s largest proprietary risk and threat intelligence dataset, SecurityScorecard , the cybersecurity analyser, studied cybersecurity breaches across the UK’s 100 largest companies by market capitalisation, releasing a comprehensive analysis of the landscape of the FTSE 100 in the UK.

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Cybersecurity Trends For 2024 With Alteryx, Valimail, Resilience, Zally, IronVest, iProov

The Fintech Times

Today, we bring you insights from industry leaders regarding the changing dynamics of cybersecurity threats and trends in 2024, including AI’s impact, behavioural biometrics, fraud prevention, masking and enhanced security for financial services. In fact, our claims data has shown a significant increase in this activity.

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NY Cybersecurity Standards Loom, With Enterprises At The (Un)Ready?

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Among the new rules: Firms must employ and deploy a senior chief information security officer, or the corporate board, to approve written policies for cybersecurity. At a minimum, you need [cyber]insurance,” along with monitoring of third party vendors. Certification must be made annually about compliance.

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The Cybersecurity Juggling Act Of Buyer-Supplier Connectivity

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Maersk Chief Technology and Information Officer Adam Banks spoke earlier this month at a cybersecurity conference, reflecting on that 2017 attack and noting that the company was “not unusually weak,” and adding that this is a fact for many organizations that can, unfortunately, lead to a false sense of security.

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SenseOn: Confronting Modern Cyber Risks in Financial Services

The Fintech Times

David Atkinson , CEO of SenseOn , the cybersecurity firm, explains why financial organisations should understand vulnerabilities, defend against evolving cyber threats and how leveraging technology that can actively flag and isolate serious threats will decrease the damage. So what can firms do to better mitigate this risk?

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When Vendors Open Doors To Cyberattackers

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Organizations are ramping up cybersecurity investments in response to the ever-climbing threat of data breaches and cyberattacks. A recent research report released by eSentire found that indeed, vendors present a significant cyber risk to organizations. million business email compromise scam.

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The Uncharted Territory Of M&A Cyber Risks

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According to experts, cybersecurity is becoming an increasingly difficult hurdle to clear during a merger. One of the largest security challenges of an acquisition stems from the risk exposure an acquiring company faces if it has not fully assessed the cybersecurity strength of its acquisition target. ” Business Partners At Risk.

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