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Jack Henry Annual Conference 2017 – Fintech, AI and Cyber Security

William Mills

The 2017 Jack Henry Annual Conference (JAC) took place October 15-19 in Nashville, Tenn. Another crowd favorite was the cyber-attack drill where attendees acted as part of an incidence response team navigating a data breach and managing the aftermath. with nearly 2,000 financial industry professionals in attendance.

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Louisiana School Cyberattacks Trigger State Of Emergency

PYMNTS

“This is exactly why we established the Cyber Security Commission, focused on preparing for, responding to and preventing cybersecurity attacks, and we are well-positioned to assist local governments as they battle this current threat.”. Numerous cities and states have been hit with cyberattacks.

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New Survey By Kaspersky Lab Shows Cyber Attacks Are Alive And Kicking

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Preparedness among all departments in the organization — such as executive leaders, engineers, IT security teams and more — is key to protecting against cyberattacks. Kaspersky Lab and Business Advantage conducted a security survey of 359 industrial cyber security practitioners from 21 countries from February to April 2017.

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5 Cyber Predictions for 2017: Will Your Fingerprints Get Hacked?

FICO

The good news is that businesses and consumers are also much more aware of cyber threats than they were 12 months ago, and that’s the jumping off point of my cybersecurity predictions for 2017. Consumers will care a lot more about the security of the companies they do business with. Say hello to 2017.

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Hackers Employed By China Infiltrate Norwegian Software Company Visma

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Governments in the West and cybersecurity firms have been warning about Cloudhopper since 2017 but have not until now disclosed the names of the companies that were impacted by it. Espen Johansen, Visma’s operations and security manager, said he is confident that none of its customers’ networks were accessed.

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4 Analytic Predictions for 2017 – From Killer Devices to AI Hype

FICO

Suffice it to say that in 2017, I believe that analytics, and the many domains it influences, will be a non-stop hit machine in terms of generating news headlines and ideas that fascinate us. Security/IoT: Is your video cam no longer your friend? . Enterprises: Lax cyber security? Have a poor security posture?

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BEC Run Out Of Detention Center Nets Millions

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In terms of data illuminating larger trends, the National Cyber Security Alliance found that roughly 50 percent of smaller firms have been victim of a cyberattack. The real estate sector is especially at risk, the FBI noted — from 2015 to 2017, the number of real estate transaction incidents increased by more than 1,110 percent.

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