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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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Today’s Cyber Risk Management

Cisco

While operational risk is not a contributing factor in a pandemic, the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on financial services’ digitization does correlate with a material rise in cyber risk. It also put an even greater emphasis on cyber risk management within institutions and financial regulatory agencies. Regulatory Agencies Step Up.

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Indian Gov’t Drafts Plan For National Blockchain Applications

PYMNTS

India’s Minister of state for electronics and IT (MeitY) has announced that the government is drafting a national framework to expand the deployment of blockchain use cases. Dhotre added that the government is drafting an approach paper on the National Level Blockchain Framework. India has been embracing blockchain technology.

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Payments sector warns of continued cyber threats

Bobsguide

The payments industry must be wary of vulnerable tech builds as cyber threats are predicted increase, according to a director of incident management at the UK National Cyber Security Centre. “From our experience seeing some less mature organisations possibly, one of the things that.

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Four Steps for Managing Third-Party Cyber Security Risk

FICO

As TPRM or third-party risk management grows in importance, so does cybersecurity risk assessment as part of it. The latest Assessment of Business Cyber Risk (ABC) report from the US Chamber of Commerce and FICO discusses four steps for improving third-party cybersecurity risk management. Let’s take a look at these four steps.

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4 considerations for banking leaders concerned about cyber security

NCR

Last month was National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, an initiative to provide consumers with the information they need to stay safe online, so in the wake of this, it is a good time for banks to consider whether all possible steps are being taken to protect their customers in our digitally connected world. Evaluation of Risk.

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Louisiana School Cyberattacks Trigger State Of Emergency

PYMNTS

The emergency declaration allows the state to access resources from the state’s national guard, technology office, state police and other organizations, according to a statement from the governor’s office. Numerous cities and states have been hit with cyberattacks.

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