As one of the UK’s leading wealth managers, Brewin Dolphin recognises the importance of operating with robust technical and physical solutions in place to provide data security for its customers. Simon Mair, Head of Information Security and Data Privacy at Brewin Dolphin, discusses the importance of investing in the protection of client data and tells […]

Kaspersky researchers have discovered a new banking malware from Brazil, named Bizarro, targeting 70 banks from different European and South American countries. Last year, Kaspersky researchers saw several banking trojans from South America (Guildma, Javali, Melcoz and Grandoreiro), expanding their operations all over the globe. Collectively recognised as ‘the Tétrade’, these families employed a variety […]

To be able to succeed in the post COVID-19 era, CISOs will need to reallocate their budgets and begin planning for strategies and offerings to safeguard their organisation. Adam Gordon, Country Manager ANZ at Varonis, discusses some of the budget priorities for CISOs in 2021, from ransomware detection technology to remote data security. 2020 was […]

XDR can be an effective tool for financial services organisations to reverse the attacker advantage and thus avoid any serious damage. Yossi Naar, Co-founder and Chief Visionary Officer, Cybereason, discusses how leading XDR solutions provide an operation-centric approach to detecting and remediating attacks by automatically hunting for specific and anomalous behaviours that other solutions miss. […]

Financial services are big targets for cybercrime and with the average cost of a US data breach at US$8.64 million, it’s a detrimental price to pay for not taking security seriously. As the world shifts from physical to online, credit unions are doubling down on web applications to improve access and ensure vital financial services […]

Consumer and business credit reporting and credit risk management solutions agency, Buró de Crédito, needed its network security to scale to meet the business challenges brought about by growing demands for Digital Transformation. Rene Salinas, CIO and CSO, tells us how the company has implemented Forcepoint NGFW to meet the requirements. Buró de Crédito is […]

It has been reported that the European Banking Authority’s email servers have been compromised in a global Microsoft Exchange cyberattack. The EU body said personal data may have been accessed from its servers. And it had pulled its entire email system offline while it assessed the damage. In a statement it said: “The EBA is […]

It has been reported that the European Banking Authority’s email servers have been compromised in a global Microsoft Exchange cyber-attack. The EU body said personal data may have been accessed from its servers. And it had pulled its entire email system offline while it assessed the damage. An EBA statement said: “At this stage, the […]

TM ONE’s digital solutions and services will realise Bank Islam’s transformational strategy. Bank Islam has appointed TM ONE to lead its Digital Transformation strategy. The collaboration is aimed at exploring TM ONE’s role in becoming the primary digital solutions provider to Bank Islam for digital infrastructures such as data centre and Cloud α (Alpha) services, […]

In a first-of-its-kind exercise in the UAE, the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE), and UAE Banks Federation (UBF), in collaboration with KPMG Lower Gulf conducted a cyberwar gaming exercise, a simulation drill designed to test the UAE banking sector’s cyber resilience, as well as strengthen its capability to deal with increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks. CBUAE, […]