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NEW TECH: This free tool can help gauge, manage third-party cyber risk; it’s called ‘VRMMM’

The Last Watchdog

Turn the corner into 2019 and we find Citigroup, CapitalOne, Wells Fargo and HSBC Life Insurance among a host of firms hitting the crisis button after their customers’ records turned up on a database of some 24 million financial and banking documents found parked on an Internet-accessible server — without so much as password protection.

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Q&A: Why SOAR startup Syncurity is bringing a ‘case-management’ approach to threat detection

The Last Watchdog

SOAR, if you haven’t heard, is a hot new technology stack that takes well-understood data mining and business intelligence analytics methodologies — techniques that are deeply utilized in financial services, retailing and other business verticals – and applies them to cybersecurity. Demisto launched in May 2016.

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50 Ways to Avoid Getting Scammed on Black Friday

Adam Levin

It’s worth noting that there’s no reason a legitimate retailer would need that last one — the skeleton key to your identity — to process a purchase.). Shop at reputable and recognizable retailers. If you’re shopping at a retailer that is new to you, research the company’s standing on the Better Business Bureau website.

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A consumer perspective on FinTech disruption (part 1)

CGI

Thu, 12/22/2016 - 02:16. Today’s banks are facing a number of unprecedented challenges, including the rise in financial technology (FinTech) firms. These innovative startups are focused on taking a share of bank customers, products and revenues through new digital services, and staying ahead of them is high on banks’ agendas.

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Now is the time for your organisation to pilot Robotic Process Automation

CGI

Wed, 06/15/2016 - 06:57. For Example: Insurance. Financial Services. Now is the time for your organisation to pilot Robotic Process Automation. p.butler@cgi.com. Zuboff’s Laws…. Everything that can be automated will be automated”. Everything that can be informated will be informated". Local Government. Central Government.

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The blockchain bowling alley: How distributed ledger technology goes mainstream

CGI

As someone engaged with blockchain projects since 2016 in CGI’s Trade Innovation Lab (and countless emerging technology projects before that), my experience is that blockchain is making the leap from experimental to production-ready solutions. What’s more, it’s poised to spill over from financial services into a wide range of industries.

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The blockchain bowling alley: How distributed ledger technology goes mainstream

CGI

As someone engaged with blockchain projects since 2016 in CGI’s Trade Innovation Lab (and countless emerging technology projects before that), my experience is that blockchain is making the leap from experimental to production-ready solutions. What’s more, it’s poised to spill over from financial services into a wide range of industries.