Security News

Bankshot Trojan Targets Turkish Financial Sector
2018-03-09 19:03

Attack Campaign Exploits Flash Flaw, Likely Extends to Other Countries, McAfee WarnsA zero-day flaw in Adobe Flash, recently patched, has been targeted by a group of attackers that may have ties...

New North Korea-linked Cyberattacks Target Financial Institutions
2018-03-09 17:22

New North Korean Hidden Cobra / Lazarus Campaign Targets Financial Institutions in Turkey Hidden Cobra, also known as the Lazarus Group from North Korea, is now targeting the Turkish financial...

Financial Regulator's Algorithm Compliance Concerns Are Relevant to All Businesses
2018-02-15 16:36

The UK's financial regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), issued a report Monday warning financial companies that it would be looking closely at so-called 'algo trading': "Algorithmic...

Financial services firms most adept at making balanced security investments
2018-02-14 13:15

Cyber attacks cost financial services firms more to address and contain than in any other industry, and the rate of breaches in the industry has tripled over the past five years, according to a...

EU GDPR: The Why and How for Financial Services
2017-11-21 15:18

The implementation deadline of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) loomsLess than a year to go before full compliance will be required in May 2018.

Financial Services Has Most Code Vulnerabilities of All Industries: Analysis
2017-11-13 18:45

Last week, the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) ran Quantum Dawn IV to test the resiliency and response of the financial services industry to a major cyber incident. read more

Financial Sector Under Increasing Cybercrime Threat
2017-11-09 14:48

Europol Chief Sounds Warnings Over Ransomware, Russian-Speaking ConglomeratesThe financial sector is under increasing threat from cybercrime syndicates, and the distributed nature of today's...