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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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Indian Gov’t Drafts Plan For National Blockchain Applications

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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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Experts: US House Examines Legislative Actions To Combat Cybercriminals

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But Kellerman and other security experts advocated at the hearing for legislative measures, such as modernizing anti-money laundering (AML) and forfeiture rules and moving the Secret Service to the Treasury Department, to help combat the threat.

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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. Cyber Incident Response Plan.

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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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Finance Ministry: India Retailers With $7M+ Sales Must Accept Debit Cards

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RuPay is a payment network offered by National Payments Corp. In November , India’s Minister of state for electronics and IT (MeitY) announced that the government is drafting a national framework to expand the deployment of blockchain use cases. The new regulation went into effect on Jan. The fine for non-compliance is going to be ?5,000

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Central Bank Of Sri Lanka Looks To Build KYC System On Blockchain Tech

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“The increasing demand for digitalized financial services has created an opportunity for Sri Lanka to evaluate the possibility of adopting Blockchain Technology to further advance Sri Lanka’s financial sector,” the bank’s invitation to apply read.