10/07/2020
Managing Vendor Cybersecurity Risk in IoT Contracting
The expansion of connectivity presents growing security risks and challenges for companies across a wide range of business sectors.
Cyber Security
10/07/2020
BMA publishes cyber code of conduct for insurance
The Bermuda Monetary Authority has published the Insurance Sector Operational Cyber Risk Management Code of Conduct to establish duties, requirements, standards, procedures, and principles for insurers and intermediaries operating in the cyber market.
10/07/2020
Capitec warns against new fraudsters scamming clients
In June the South African Banking Risk Information Centre (Sabric), on behalf of the banking industry, released its annual crime statistics for 2019, which showed that credit and debit card fraud had increased by 20.5 percent due to online transactions be
10/06/2020
How to Make Cybersecurity Awareness Month Work for Your Organization
Too often, NCSAM is wrought with mandatory awareness training that employees ignore, or tweeting tips to customers.
10/06/2020
Fidelity National Information Services : Banking's digital footprint expansion creates new opportunities for fraudulent attacks
Banking's digital footprint expansion creates new opportunities for fraudster attacks
10/06/2020
HMRC bombarded by 5,000 malicious email attacks every day
Security specialist Andy Heather, VP, Centrify comments: “Hackers see HMRC as a goldmine of personal and company data, so it’s no surprise that they are bombarding the organisation with an array of phishing, malware and spam attacks on a daily
10/06/2020
To protect African minigrids, Schneider will invest in cybersecurity
Increased investment in cyber-security is key to Schneider’s strategy of targeting minigrid operators in Africa, Amel Chadli, vice-president of development and strategy for the Middle East and Africa, tells The Africa Report.
10/04/2020
Cybercriminals are targeting Asia-Pacific banks and businesses as coronavirus disrupts daily life
More than half of businesses surveyed in Asia said they experienced at least one major security scare since shifting to work from home this year, according to a September 22 report by Barracuda.
10/01/2020
FCA calls for tougher measures to tackle online scam ads
It is clear there is now mounting pressure on the government to take steps to tackle the promotion of scams through search engines and social media platforms.
10/01/2020
Mauritius chosen as ITU Centre of Excellence in Cybersecurity
The launching was followed by the first online training on Cybersecurity Risk Management, free of charge, for some 128 participants from 59 countries, including Mauritius.
09/29/2020
China Cybersecurity and Data Protection: Monthly Update – Sep 2020 Issue
Two draft standards were released in August on protection of critical information infrastructure (CII).
09/23/2020
Growing digitalization makes the oil and gas industry more vulnerable to cyberattacks
Loss or theft of such data can prove financially and operationally detrimental for an oil and gas company.
09/21/2020
Mitigo joins as latest PIMFA Plus partner to help members combat alarming new trend in ransomware attacks
Ransomware is a type of malicious software which encrypts a firm’s data so it is impossible for them to access any information.
09/21/2020
Cyber Security; pension schemes in 2020
On a personal level, there are sophisticated ‘phishing’ emails in circulation, which purport to come from HMRC, DVLA and TV Licensing among others.
09/17/2020
Cyber threat to disrupt start of university term
The cyber-security body, part of the GCHQ intelligence agency, says such attacks can have a "devastating impact" and take weeks or months to put right.
09/17/2020
Hackers target business owners with Covid-19 VAT deferral scam
In fact, we recently observed a 667% spike in coronavirus-related spear-phishing attacks from February compared to March, during the start of the UK’s lockdown.
09/16/2020
Combating Fraud in Banking Industry
In recent times, the activities of fraudsters have increased and the banking sector is grappling with efforts to tackle this menace headlong.
09/15/2020
Concerns and anxieties over financial scams increase due to impact of pandemic
The data reveals the situation is getting worse as the pandemic continues
09/08/2020
Banks and fintech firms using tech firms to fight deepfake fraud
Mitek and iProov technology is being used by a number of banking firms as concern grows over online fraud
09/08/2020
Working-from-home lessons: employees 'confidently' make 90% of all security awareness mistakes
However, even when learners were wrong, they mostly remained confident in their competences