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Cybersecurity is now the law, and standards are the map

The EU’s Cyber Resilience Act is reshaping what it means to sell connected products in Europe. Technical standards are the practical key to compliance.

The data quality dilemma in financial crime risk

This is the data quality dilemma: even the most carefully designed methodology falls apart when the inputs feeding it cannot be trusted.

Five Banks, Singapore Anti-Scam Centre Avert S$38 Million in Scam Losses

The two-month operation used automation to flag at-risk customers and send alerts before funds could be transferred to scammers.

The bank account scam that could land victims in jail in South Africa

Makhetloane shared an example in which a malicious actor reaches out to someone on social media.

Visa Targets Early-Stage Fraud Risks With Threat Intelligence Platform

The new tool links cyber and payments data to help financial institutions respond before compromised credentials lead to losses.

MSDI advances digital identity plans and reports surplus in 2025

At the same time, the Cyber Security Office handled more than 1,400 security events across government systems.

Mastercard launches Africa Cybersecurity Centre of Excellence

The Africa Cybersecurity Centre of Excellence is a multi-year initiative led by Mastercard that will begin a phased rollout in 2026, starting with South Africa and Nigeria.

Data Protection Authority reports faster investigations and stronger enforcement

The framework was used in investigations involving Jacksons and Medical Service Group, which resulted in sanctions.

Cybersecurity to Overtake Natural Disasters as Top Business Insurance Risk

The cybersecurity talent shortage exacerbates the expanding threat landscape.

A new era of cyber security for Jersey

Jersey has a distinct cyber risk profile.

Top Spanish banks go live with collaborative cyber defence joint venture

The three banks says millions of euros in fraud were prevented during the pilot, demonstrating the value of sector-wide collaboration and shared intelligence as key levers in addressing new fraud typologies.

Google files lawsuit to take down Chinese cybercrime network

The lawsuit targets an organized cybercrime operation known as the 'Outsider Enterprise'.

Cyber resilience and female leadership: The new pillars of Middle East banking security

They must secure an expanding ecosystem of partners, suppliers, fintech players and digital channels while responding to increasingly sophisticated cyber threats.

“A cyber security attack is becoming an increasing reality”

Three-quarters of respondents had taken steps to strengthen their defences in the past two years.

New cyber security centre to defend the Bailiwick of Guernsey to launch

Matt Palmer, Director of the Jersey & Guernsey Cyber Security Centres, said: “GCSC is being established at the request of the States with the remit of preparing, protecting and defending the Bailiwick of Guernsey from cyber threats.

GCC insurers are betting big on cyber and risk cover amid geopolitical pressures

In addition to presenting the growth outlook, the report provides a comprehensive overview of the GCC insurance sector, outlining recent trends, growth drivers and challenges.

Big banks use OpenAI’s Daybreak for cybersecurity defence

Commonwealth Bank and Westpac have turned to the OpenAI model – known as GPT-5.5-Cyber – after Anthropic restricted access to Mythos to a group of US technology companies.

Mugen expands into cybersecurity for decentralised organisations

The first attack dealt a US$292 million blow to Kelp DAO, followed by a breach at Vercel, traced back to a third-party vendor.

Hybrid Threats in Africa: Cyber, Disinformation & Operational Resilience in Pan-African Banking

These events can move faster than traditional escalation and overwhelm organizations that rely on siloed response approaches.

UK regulators warn of new threats from frontier AI models

The UK banking industry is already grappling with the threats posed by Anthropic's Mythos model, which has uncovered thousands of zero-day exposures in Web browsers and operational systems.