Security News

SQL Injection Vulnerability Exposed Starbucks Financial Records
2019-08-07 12:33

A critical SQL injection vulnerability exposed nearly one million financial records stored in a Starbucks enterprise database, a researcher revealed this week. read more

94% of attacks hitting financial services use one of four methods
2019-08-01 12:32

Newly released data from Akamai’s 2019 State of the Internet / Security Financial Services Attack Economy Report has found that 50% of all unique organizations impacted by observed phishing...

ThetaRay’s updated platform helps global banks detect and prevent financial cybercrime
2019-07-25 02:30

ThetaRay, a leading provider of AI-based Big Data analytics, announced Version 4.0 of the company’s namesake advanced analytics platform. The update includes major capability upgrades to help...

How businesses can reduce the financial impact of data breaches
2019-07-23 12:36

The cost of a data breach has grown 12% over the past 5 years, hitting $3.92 million on average. Organizations can take steps to mitigate the financial damage, according to a new report.

How organizations and employees can protect themselves against financial email scams
2019-07-23 11:00

Fraudulent emails that try to trick their victims into conducting financial transactions amounted to losses of more than $1.2 billion in 2018, according to a new study from Symantec.

Certificate-related outages impact the reputation of financial services organizations
2019-07-18 04:45

Financial services organizations are more likely to have digital certificate-related outages than other industries, a Venafi study reveals. Over 100 CIOs in the financial services industry from...

LenovoEMC Storage Gear Leaks Sensitive Financial Data
2019-07-16 19:59

Lenovo patches enterprise and SMB network attached storage devices for a vulnerability that leaked data to the public internet.

How mobile use cases in financial services are affecting security
2019-07-11 04:45

Financial services organizations are increasingly exposed to cyber threats, according to Wandera. The report “​Mobile Security in the Financial Services​,” includes analysis of six months of...

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...