The Last Watchdog

MARCH 10, 2025

While any business is a potential target for hackers, critical infrastructure organizations including defense, healthcare, energy, utilities, and financial services companies are perhaps most at risk due to their financial resources. According to the U.S.

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Responsible Cyber

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

This escalation highlights the urgent need for organizations to prioritize the security of their vendor networks and assess their associated risks meticulously. Financial services have also faced significant incidents, with many institutions relying heavily on third-party technology partners to deliver essential services.

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Cisco Security

JULY 3, 2025

Skip to content Cisco Blogs / Security / Secure Your Business With Cisco Hybrid Mesh Firewall Solutions July 3, 2025 Leave a Comment Security Secure Your Business With Cisco Hybrid Mesh Firewall Solutions 3 min read Renato Morais Technology is advancing faster than ever, and with it comes new challenges for businesses trying to stay secure.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 28, 2024

The Relevance of Privacy-Preserving Techniques and Generative AI to DORA Legislation madhav Tue, 10/29/2024 - 04:55 The increasing reliance on digital technologies has created a complex landscape of risks, especially in critical sectors like finance.

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Centraleyes

MARCH 13, 2025

If you’re part of the financial services ecosystem hereor interact with businesses regulated by the New York State Department of Financial Servicesyouve likely come across the NYDFS Cybersecurity Regulation. The program should be tailored to your specific business risks. What Is the NYDFS Cybersecurity Regulation?

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 16, 2025

However, as important as PCI may be, United States financial services organizations operate in one of the worlds most stringent and complex compliance landscapes. Understanding the US FinServ Compliance Landscape The US financial services industry is subject to a vast number of laws and regulations.

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NetSpi Executives

JUNE 25, 2025

This extensive hands-on experience, spanning financial services, healthcare, government, and other sectors, provides us with unique insight into the current cybersecurity landscape facing enterprise mainframe environments.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 14, 2025

Non-compliance poses significant risks to sensitive cardholder information, making compliance essential. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) SP 800-53 Rev. ISO/IEC 27001 & ISO/IEC 27017: These ISO standards offer vital guidance for securing cloud services, particularly the APIs that support them.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 24, 2025

The latest guidance for adopting AI securely comes from the World Economic Forum, whose new Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity: Balancing Risks and Rewards report seeks to explain how organizations can benefit from AI while reducing their cybersecurity risks. Do we weigh risks against rewards when considering new AI projects?

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SecureList

MAY 28, 2025

This targeting strategy reflected a focused campaign aimed at compromising users of financial services through credential theft. This update added 14 new targeted applications, increasing the scope of its attacks and broadening the range of financial services it can exploit.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 11, 2025

11, 2025 360 Privacy , a leading digital executive protection platform, today announced that it has secured a $36 million growth equity investment from FTV Capital , a sector-focused growth equity firm with a successful track record of investing across the enterprise technology landscape. Nashville, TN Mar.

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BH Consulting

JANUARY 17, 2025

With the increasing reliance on digital systems and the growing sophistication of cyberattacks, DORA harmonises requirements across member states, reduces fragmentation and ensures a consistent approach to ICT risk management. DORA mainly covers organisations in the financial services sector. What organisations are in scope?

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Centraleyes

MARCH 3, 2025

New York’s Privacy Laws: A Legacy and a Challenge New York is a leader in finance, culture, and technology. The New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) Cybersecurity Regulation, introduced in 2017, was groundbreaking, setting a high bar for financial institutions.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 15, 2025

ADAMnetworks is excited to announce Wyo Support to the family of Licensed Technology Partners. After working with the various systems and technologies, there are few that compare with the protection that ADAMnetworks provides. No other technology provides the simple end user interface for such a powerful connection management tool.

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Centraleyes

DECEMBER 1, 2024

The Shift Toward Revenue-Positive Compliance A 2023 study by Todd Haugh and Suneal Bedi from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business offers groundbreaking insights into how compliance can create positive value beyond traditional risk management. Ensure Multi-Industry Compliance Compliance isn’t a one-size-fits-all situation.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 30, 2024

30, 2024, CyberNewswire — The American Transaction Processors Coalition (ATPC) Cyber Council will convene “The Tie that Binds: A 21st Century Cybersecurity Dialogue,” on October 31, 2024, at the Bank of America Financial Center Tower’s Convention Hall in Atlanta. Atlanta, GA, Oct.

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Centraleyes

JULY 13, 2025

The Cyber Risk Institute (CRI) Profile is a cybersecurity and risk management framework designed specifically for the financial services sector. Compliance begins with an Impact Tiering Questionnaire, which helps the institution determine its level of cyber risk exposure and regulatory relevance using a four-tier model.

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NetSpi Executives

MARCH 25, 2025

In a world that pushes the limits with technology comes an increase in the relentless persistence of cyberattacks and we need to be prepared. His background is around building and improving effective software security initiatives, with deep expertise in the financial services sector.

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NetSpi Executives

MARCH 11, 2025

Meet the Contributors This roundup includes insights from these NetSPI Partners: Thomas Cumberland, Tier 3 Senior Analyst at Cyber Sainik Michael Yates, CISO at All Lines Tech Sean Mahoney, Vice President at Netswitch Technology Management Kendra Vicars, Risk and Compliance Manager at Legato Security 1.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Fraud Awareness Week: How to Effectively Protect Your Data and Combat Fraudsters madhav Tue, 11/19/2024 - 05:28 International Fraud Awareness Week (November 17-23) is a critical time to consider the significant risks that fraud poses to individuals and organizations. million in FY23. The same can become a reality for private businesses.

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Financial Services Digital transformation Encryption Risk 71

Centraleyes

JULY 3, 2025

The standard introduces structured governance, risk assessments, and oversight. As global regulatory pressure increases, ISO/IEC 42001 positions organizations to meet stakeholder trust demands, reduce operational risk, and demonstrate readiness for compliance. It applies to any organization using AI—not just those building models.

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Zero Day

JULY 13, 2025

The big difference now is that AI technology can boost these efficiencies in new and exponentially profitable ways. "Overcoming these challenges requires not just technology upgrades, but also cultural and operational shifts to allow for cross-functional alignment and scalable integration," Priest explains.

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Artificial Intelligence Digital transformation Government Technology 139

Joseph Steinberg

JULY 8, 2021

Ironically, while many larger enterprises purchase insurance to protect themselves against catastrophic levels of hacker-inflicted damages, smaller businesses – whose cyber-risks are far greater than those of their larger counterparts – rarely have adequate (or even any) coverage.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 5, 2018

One of the top findings from the 2018 Thales Data Threat Report, Financial Services Edition was that data breaches in U.S. financial services organizations are increasing at an alarming rate. The post Financial Services Data – More at risk than you’d believe appeared first on Data Security Blog | Thales eSecurity.

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Financial Services Risk Digital transformation Data breaches 75

SecureWorld News

JUNE 9, 2021

Director, Infrastructure Security at FINRA on the SecureWorld broadcast Mitigate Insider Risk in Financial Firms. 4 key findings of insider threats in the financial services sector. That was interesting that all the technology that we have didn't catch the majority of these insider threats.". And much more.

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Financial Services Risk CISO Threat Detection 72

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Risk management is a concept that has been around as long as companies have had assets to protect. Risk management also extends to physical devices, such as doors and locks to protect homes and vehicles, vaults to protect money and precious jewels, and police, fire, and CCTV to protect against other physical risks.

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 31, 2024

The rules would ensure people can obtain their own financial data at no cost, control who it’s shared with and choose who they do business with in the financial industry. The best way for financial services firms to meet the CFPB’s rules would be to apply the decoupling principle broadly.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 30, 2019

Turn the corner into 2019 and we find Citigroup, CapitalOne, Wells Fargo and HSBC Life Insurance among a host of firms hitting the crisis button after their customers’ records turned up on a database of some 24 million financial and banking documents found parked on an Internet-accessible server — without so much as password protection.

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Cyber Risk Risk Financial Services Banking 147

Joseph Steinberg

AUGUST 5, 2021

One of the important concepts about which people must be aware when evaluating their cybersecurity postures and related liabilities, but which, for some reason, many folks seem to be unaware, is the difference between first-party risks and third-party risks. First-Party Risks And Coverage. Third-Party Risks And Coverage.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 28, 2024

Department of Treasury on March 27th released a report titled "Managing Artificial Intelligence-Specific Cybersecurity Risks in the Financial Services Sector." The report highlights the growing concern around artificial intelligence (AI) and its potential to introduce new cybersecurity threats to the financial industry.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 16, 2024

Key recommendations for Financial Services to improve cybersecurity and resilience in multi-clouds madhav Wed, 01/17/2024 - 05:46 The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) will apply to the EU financial sector from 17 January 2025. As set out in its Article 2, DORA applies to the entire financial services sector.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 31, 2021

This week, the SEC sanctioned eight firms, including Cetera Financial Group, Cambridge Investment Research and KMS Financial Services, for deficient cybersecurity policies and procedures, which resulted in the exposure of their clients’ personal information. Want to learn more?

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Risk Data breaches Healthcare Financial Services 113

CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 4, 2023

The future of finance is being reshaped by blockchain technology. This revolutionary technology has the potential to revolutionize how people and businesses interact with money, from offering greater transparency and better security to faster speeds and lower costs.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 9, 2021

Director of Infrastructure Security at FINRA, on the SecureWorld webcast Mitigate Insider Risk in Financial Firms. 4 key findings of insider threats in the financial services sector. That was interesting that all the technology that we have didn't catch the majority of these insider threats.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 28, 2022

IoT and Machine Identity Management in Financial Services. How is IoT changing the financial sector? IoT has already positively impacted the financial sector and will only continue to in the future. IoT has also transformed the financial services sector in a variety of ways: Real-time data. brooke.crothers.

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Financial Services IoT Banking Retail 63

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Financial Services Organizations Need to Adapt their Security Practices to the Shifting Environment. businesses are taking advantage of digital technologies like cloud, mobile, and IoT to digitally transform their operations. At the same time, financial services organizations need to adapt to a shifting global environment.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 31, 2022

Financial services continue to lead in cybersecurity preparedness, but chinks appear in the armor. It highlights the leadership of financial services in cybersecurity relative to other industries, but it also uncovers some surprising chinks in their cybersecurity armor. Thu, 09/01/2022 - 05:15.

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