Security News

How financial services companies can protect against mobile threats
2019-07-09 13:00

Financial services organizations face a variety of cyber threats. But mobile risks represent a major Achilles' heel for the industry, says a new report from Wandera.

What can financial institutions do to improve email security?
2019-07-09 05:15

Financial institutions are in a fully-fledged war against data breaches. And rightly so – the finance sector is a frequent target of ransomware, phishing, and other malicious attacks. Sensitive...

Facebook's Currency Libra Faces Financial, Privacy Pushback
2019-06-19 12:40

Facebook is getting a taste of the regulatory pushback it will face as it creates a new digital currency with corporate partners. read more

Arachnys and BAE Systems to improve the security and risk management of financial institutions
2019-06-13 00:00

Arachnys, the leader in Customer Risk Intelligence solutions for Client Onboarding, Know Your Customer (KYC), Customer Due Diligence & Enhanced Due Diligence (CDD/EDD) and Anti Money Laundering...

The Shifting Sands of Financial Fraud
2019-06-11 19:18

Trace Fooshee of Aite Group on the Top Emerging TrendsWhat are the top trends shaping the rising tide of financial fraud in 2019, and what can security professionals expect in the months and years...

First American Financial Corp. Data Records Leak
2019-05-28 14:59

Krebs on Security is reporting a massive data leak by the real estate title insurance company First American Financial Corp. "The title insurance agency collects all kinds of documents from both...

First American Financial Exposed Millions of Sensitive Documents
2019-05-27 05:30

The website of financial services company First American Financial until recently exposed hundreds of millions of documents containing sensitive information, security blogger Brian Krebs reported...

First American Financial Corp. Leaked Hundreds of Millions of Title Insurance Records
2019-05-24 20:47

The Web site for Fortune 500 real estate title insurance giant First American Financial Corp. [NYSE:FAF] leaked hundreds of millions of documents related to mortgage deals going back to 2003,...

New York Department of Financial Services Launches Cybersecurity Unit
2019-05-24 14:03

The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) this week announced that it has launched a new cybersecurity division whose role is to protect consumers and financial services...