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The cyber security threat landscape in financial services

Insights on Business

Gary Meshell, WW Leader Financial Services, IBM Security, opened his IBM Think 2019 talk, How Financial Services Companies Should Respond to Cyber Security Attacks with a bold assertion and truism. IBM and TD Bank jointly developed cyber security incident response solution for the financial services industry.

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Bitcoin Daily: ‘DeFi' Becomes Popular Crypto Rebranding Term; G7 Expresses Concern Over Ransomware

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In other news, the G7 warned of the utilization of nefarious cyber-attacks – and ransomware, in particular — according to a Tuesday (Oct. The group said that ransomware incidents against banks, medical centers, educational institutions and other “critical infrastructure” in G7 nations has been increasing in scope, complexity and commonness.

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Today’s Cyber Risk Management

Cisco

This dubious distinction and related implications of a breach have ensured financial services’ high level of cyber security proficiency, protection, and alignment with standards such as the International Standards Organization (ISO) 27k series on IT risk and the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cyber Security Framework.

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Four Steps for Managing Third-Party Cyber Security Risk

FICO

On the basis of the categorization, tools like the FICO® Cyber Risk Score can be used to group organizations into portfolios where cyber risk and vendor impact/criticality can be considered together. To learn more about your organization’s specific security performance, register for a free subscription at [link].

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Leader Of Russian Cybercrime Ring Pleads Guilty

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Using the slogan, “In Fraud We Trust,” the group directed traffic and potential purchasers to sites of its members, which served as online conduits to traffic in stolen identification, financial and banking information, malware and other illicit goods, according to the complaint. In April, a joint study by the U.S. and the United Kingdom.

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UK Banks Halt Foreign Currency Service Due To Travelex Attack

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Travelex, owned by the Abu Dhabi-based financial services group Finablr , serves over 70 markets. The National Cyber Security Centre said it was providing technical support. Some criminal groups have links to Syria and Iran, according to research by McAfee.

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Global Cyber Attack Hits 100k Institutions In 150 Countries

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As has been widely reported, a massive attack hit everything from the United Kingdom’s National Health Service, European automakers and Chinese firms and any number of companies across other verticals, winnowing its way through disparate countries into Saturday. Similarly FedEx Corp., Hospitals in the U.K. Action Fraud, the U.K.’s