The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 30, 2019

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.

Risk 147

Risk Financial Services Insurance Cybersecurity 147

KnowBe4

MAY 31, 2023

That's right – the financial services industry, at least according to cybersecurity vendor Armorblox's 2023 Email Security Threat Report. According to the report, the financial services industry as a target has increased by 72% over 2022 and was the single largest target of financial fraud attacks, representing 49% of all such attacks.

Phishing 83

Phishing File names Security awareness Risk 83

IGI

MAY 1, 2018

The experience of Ameritas Life Insurance Corp., headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska, clearly makes such a case. The insurance company was already reviewing its information governance processes before New York Department of Financial Services introduced new regulatory standards in March 2017.

Information governance 20

Information governance Government Records Management Insurance 20