11/13/2018
FSB publishes Cyber Lexicon
The lexicon will be delivered to the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Buenos Aires later this month.
Cyber Security
11/12/2018
Why Family Offices Need To Prioritize Cyber-Security
Considering that almost 50% of Ultra High Net Worth family wealth is being managed through Family Offices, it is critical that adequate measures are put in place to defend these firms from the growing threat of increasingly sophisticated cyber-attacks.
11/01/2018
GUERNSEY: Cyber and Information Security
The Commission has also decided to undertake a thematic review of cyber security across supervised firms.
10/29/2018
Newsflash: Canadian Bitcoin Exchange ‘Hacked,’ Says All Funds are Gone
They went so far as to near-nakedly manipulate the Bitcoin price in an attempt to recoup lost customer funds before anyone found out.
10/26/2018
CySEC Warning List Helps to Put Fraudsters Out of Action
75 percent of the sites on the regulator's non-approved domain list have shut down
10/25/2018
9.4 million clients affected in massive Cathy Pacific hack
The Hong Kong-based carrier discovered suspicious activity on its network in March and confirmed the unauthorised access to some personal data in May, it said late on Wednesday.
10/23/2018
Africa losses $3.5b to cyber attacks – World Bank
These risks had always been present and cyber security experts have warned about these risks for several years
10/10/2018
Generali launches cyber security subsidiary
Generali, as a global insurer, intends to be at the forefront of identifying and mitigating this type of emerging risk, offering innovative and relevant solutions for our customers.
10/09/2018
Common Reporting Standard and Internet of things may Increase Cyber risk to Family Offices
This information is sent by family offices and stored at financial firms and also communicated and shared with tax authorities—thereby creating additional points for unauthorised access.
10/04/2018
Spam Crusader Or Vigilante Victim - What Happens If You Are Blacklisted Unfairly?
We all know and appreciate that these organisations are helping to reduce spam, but what recourse does a legitimate online organisation have when these companies declare you guilty even though no crime has been committed?
10/03/2018
Cyber-security overtakes AI as top investment priority for law firms
The frequency and sophistication of attacks is continuing to rise and recent high-profile incidents have only served to underline this, demonstrating the potentially catastrophic impact that a breach can have on a law firm.
10/02/2018
MAS’ Cyber Security Advisory Panel Proposes Ways to Enhance Financial Sector Cyber Resilience
CSAP members shared their views on the growing adoption of new technologies, emerging user authentication methods for online financial services
10/01/2018
Tesco Bank fined £16.4m over cyber attack
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Tesco Personal Finance plc (Tesco Bank) £16,400,000 for failing to exercise due skill, care and diligence in protecting its personal current account holders against a cyber attack. The cyber attack too
09/21/2018
Hackers steal $60 million from Japanese Crypto exchange
Japanese digital currency exchange has been hacked for two hours
09/19/2018
China Cybersecurity and Data Protection: What you need to know about China's own GDPR
The Standards are the first set of national standards on personal information protection and are a key step to implementing the personal information protection provisions in the Cyber Security Law.
09/19/2018
Nucleus boss blasts adviser attitudes to cyber security
The adviser was taking instructions from clients via email, and I don’t think advisers should ever accept instructions via email.
09/14/2018
Seven Tips to Protect Wealthy Families from Cybersecurity Threats
The more money a client has, the bigger the target on their back.
09/13/2018
Fredericton’s Beauceron Joins Leading U.K. Cybersecurity Accelerator
Born at the University of New Brunswick, Beauceron offers a cloud-based risk management platform for organizations to measure and monitor human-centric cyber risk.
09/12/2018
German central bank warns of cyber risks to financial institutes
All banks need to work towards adapting their business models to new digital realities
09/12/2018
UK and Israel forge closer links to foster fintech and cyber security innovation
The partnership will strengthen support for innovation and encourage new global business opportunities by streamlining the exchange of technology and expertise between both markets.