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HSBC To Staff: Stay Off Bank’s Social Media Accounts

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21) to stay off the bank’s social media sites after a report was leaked to BuzzFeed News and the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ). . HSBC is a much safer institution than it was in 2012.”. The 233,000 worldwide employees of HSBC Holdings Plc were ordered on Monday (Sept.

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Facebook Played Favorites With Data

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Reuters , citing documents released by British lawmakers, reported that between 2012 and 2015 executives at the social media network operator — including chief executive Mark Zuckerberg — tracked how competitors were growing and then denied some access to user data that was available to other companies.

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 Ransomware Gains Traction, UK BEC Fraud Spikes

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In comments reported earlier this week, cyber insurance security responder Tom Bennett of CFC Underwriting told The Financial Times that that claims surged in June and July. These criminals are exploiting new technologies to commit fraud, posting adverts on social media to try and recruit money mules,” he said.

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Getting The SME Crowdfunding Model Off The Ground

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Years in the making, the regulation was born from the JOBS Act, which was signed into law in 2012, with Title IV of the act — also known as Regulation A+ — enabling average joes to invest in companies seeking capital. It’s complex to set up a portal and get it certified and create a seamless operating model.”.

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Deep Dive: GDRP And The EU’s New Rules Of Data Handling

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The social media platform has admitted the incident may have impacted as many as 87 million users. The guidelines were equally prompted by rapid social media growth, globalization and technology penetration, all of which have made it easier for personal information to be accessed or exchanged.

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Fastacash Secures $15 Million in Series B Investment

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Fastacash is a global social platform that enables users to transfer value – such as cell phone airtime or money – as well as content like video – from one person to another securely using social media and messaging platforms. Fastacash made its Finovate debut in London at FinovateEurope 2014.

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Actiance Brings on Naresh Bansal as New CFO

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Bansal most recently served as VP of Finance for Zscaler, a cloud-based security company. His experience as an operational CFO for highly successful companies will be invaluable to us. More importantly, he knows software-as-a-service (SaaS) inside and out, and has successfully scaled operations at companies in our exact growth stage.”