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Accelerate hybrid cloud transformation through IBM Cloud for Financial Service Validation Program

IBM Big Data Hub

IBM has created the solution for this problem with its Financial Services Cloud offering, and its ISV Financial Services validation program, which is designed to de-risk the partner ecosystem for clients. IBM Cloud Framework for Financial services is uniquely positioned for that, meeting all these requirements.

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GUEST ESSAY: Why internal IT teams are ill-equipped to adequately address cyber risks

The Last Watchdog

Related: The case for augmented reality training Because of this, cybersecurity investments and regulatory oversight are increasing at an astounding rate , especially for those in the financial services industry, bringing an overwhelming feeling to chief compliance officers without dedicated security teams.

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New York Department of Financial Services Issues First Guidance by a U.S. Regulator Concerning Cyber Insurance

Data Matters

On February 4, 2021, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) issued Circular Letter No. Educate Insureds and Insurance Producers. The post New York Department of Financial Services Issues First Guidance by a U.S. Regulator Concerning Cyber Insurance appeared first on Data Matters Privacy Blog.

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Remcos RAT campaign targets US accounting and tax return preparation firms

Security Affairs

The recent campaign exclusively aims at organizations that deal with tax preparation, financial services, CPA and accounting firms, and professional service firms dealing in bookkeeping and tax. Crooks use lures masquerading as tax documentation sent by a client. LNK) files.

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Catches of the Month: Phishing Scams for October 2023

IT Governance

So, as ever, this blog series examines recent phishing campaigns and the tactics criminals use to trick people into compromising their data. These phishing emails have reached the inboxes of users in multiple industries, including finance, manufacturing, financial services, energy, construction and healthcare.

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GUEST ESSAY: The drivers behind persistent ransomware — and defense tactics to deploy

The Last Watchdog

Healthcare and public health, financial services, and IT organizations are frequent targets, although businesses of all sizes can fall victim to these schemes. In fact, ransomware-as-a-service is alive and well, educating would-be offenders on how to undertake an attack and even offering customer support.

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Cloudflare: Mirai Botnet Launched Record-Breaking DDoS Attack

eSecurity Planet

Cloudflare last month fought off a massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack by a botnet that was bombarding 17.2 million requests per second (rps) at one of the internet infrastructure company’s customers in the financial services space. There was a 53% increase in first-quarter attacks among healthcare organizations.