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How Spread Betting Platforms Safeguard Traders Against Cyber Risks

IT Security Guru

If these cyber attacks are successful, even just a little, they could lead to billions of pounds in damages and losses to the companies that own the platforms and the traders. So, lets explore how spread betting platforms are rising to this challenge and ensuring that their platforms are cyber risk-free.

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GUEST ESSAY: The three horsemen of cyber risks: misinformation, disinformation and fake news

The Last Watchdog

Such a transformation however, comes with its own set of risks. Misleading information has emerged as one of the leading cyber risks in our society, affecting political leaders, nations, and people’s lives, with the COVID-19 pandemic having only made it worse.

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GUEST ESSAY: New SEC rules aim to help C-levels, board members quantify cyber risks

The Last Watchdog

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is taking steps to crack down on insufficient cyber risk reporting. Related : Making third-party risk audits actionable. The SEC, in essence, is compelling businesses, public companies and large investment firms to better prepare for inevitable cyber attacks.

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GUEST ESSAY: Rising cyber risks make business intelligence gathering more vital than ever

The Last Watchdog

The top reason, chosen from a proved list of ten, was ‘increased cyber security risks’, followed by the related concern, ‘new and/or increased data privacy regulations’. Cyber security keeps the C-suite up at night and perhaps that’s no surprise. Cyber in a silo? Risk, including cyber risk, cannot be viewed in isolation.

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Growing Nation-State Alliances Increase U.S. Cyber Risks

Lohrman on Security

NATO countries are facing a growing breadth and depth of nation-state cyber attacks as Russia, China, Iran and other countries increase military cyber cooperation.

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CFOs ignoring billions of dollars loss incurred through Cyber Risks

CyberSecurity Insiders

Chief Financial Officers aka CFOs are ignoring billions of dollars loss incurred through cyber risks and threats, says a survey. So, experts want the CFOs to stay in a loop with the board to understand the risks and severity involved in cyber attacks.

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Cyber Attack on New York Transport Authority

CyberSecurity Insiders

New York Metropolitan Transport Authority, well known shortly as MTA was reportedly hit by a cyber attack in April this year and sources report that the incident was limited only to some systems and no employee or customer info was compromised. .