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NEW TECH: Baffin Bay Networks takes a ‘cloud-first’ approach to securing web applications

The Last Watchdog

Here are my key takeaways: Formula for poor practices Launched in 2017, Baffin Bay has attracted VC funding of $6.4 million and grown to 42 employees, winning customers in leading media firms, financial services companies and government agencies in the Nordics. That’s improved as MSSPs incorporate advanced services.

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In Case You Missed It: Money 20/20 Conference Highlights

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

The conference features a variety of topics and sessions regarding all aspects of financial services, from cryptocurrency to banking. Three topics that piqued my interest at the 2017 show included authentication, blockchain and digital payments. Authentication. Payments Race.

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A consumer perspective on FinTech disruption (part 3)

CGI

Fri, 01/13/2017 - 01:45. This is the final blog in my three-part series on the disruptive impact of financial technology (FinTech) firms on today’s banks. The blog series is based on the findings of CGI’s 2016 survey of 1,670 consumers across 8 countries, which assessed consumer perspectives on 12 leading digital FinTech services.*

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A consumer perspective on FinTech disruption (part 2)

CGI

Fri, 01/13/2017 - 00:36. As first mentioned in part 1 of this three-part blog series, the rise in financial technology (FinTech) firms is having a disruptive impact on today’s banks, threatening their customer base and revenue through the launch of new digital services. IoT-based auto insurance pricing. Mobile payments.

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Best Practices for Building a Data-Driven Business Model

Information Matters

Many of the devices which make up the Internet of Things (IoT) and the apps we use on our phones are throwing off data at increasing speed and volume. Goji in the United States is using machine learning techniques and proprietary analytics to better target customers but also to offer more efficient sales and service processes.

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Federal Agency Data is Under Siege

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Of those organizations, 57 percent have been breached in the last year – a number that is three times the rate of just two years ago (in our 2016 report, 18 percent reported a breach within the last year, and in our 2017 report, 34 percent reported a breach within the last year).

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Ransomware Protection in 2021

eSecurity Planet

Healthcare and financial services are the most attacked industries. Through the years, we’ve seen several strains of ransomware make headlines: CryptoLocker in 2013, Locky in 2016, WannaCry and Hermes in 2017, GandCrab in 2018, and now, Ryuk joins the pack of notable names in criminal malware. Ransomware facts.