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.

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IBM Big Data Hub

OCTOBER 10, 2023

These attacks are even more detrimental in critical systems, which include IT infrastructure and financial services organizations. IBM Cloud for Financial Services This is where IBM Cloud for Financial Services shines—it helps clients to fill that gap by supporting innovation while guaranteeing security and compliance.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 28, 2024

That could be about to change. I had the chance to visit with , senior scientist at NTT Research’s Cryptography & Information Security (CIS) Lab , to learn more about the progress being made on a promising concept called “privacy preserving aggregate statistics.”

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IBM Big Data Hub

AUGUST 10, 2023

By prioritizing resiliency, performance, security and compliance, fintechs are helping to revolutionize the way financial services are delivered. Learn more about IBM Cloud The post Fintechs turn to AI and cloud as steadfast forces for innovation appeared first on IBM Blog.

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The Security Ledger

MARCH 26, 2021

In this week’s Security Ledger Podcast, sponsored by Trusted Computing Group, we’re talking about securing the hardware supply chain. When we think about cyber threats to the hardware supply chain, we. In this week’s Security Ledger Podcast, sponsored by Trusted Computing Group, we’re talking about securing the hardware supply chain.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 21, 2021

Data privacy regulations like the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) can be hard to navigate for businesses of any size, but GRC tools can simplify and streamline compliance with all of the requirements. Contents: Top GRC tools comparison. Top GRC tools comparison.

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Rippleshot

JANUARY 22, 2018

When discussions about fraud, payments and security arise, you won't get long into a converstion before machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) come into the mix. This has created a new reality for issuers looking to enhance their fraud detection tools beyond basic what's readily available in the marketplace today.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 13, 2021

Dubbed “ Antinalysis,” the service purports to offer a glimpse into how one’s payment activity might be flagged by law enforcement agencies and private companies that try to link suspicious cryptocurrency transactions to real people. “Worried about dirty funds in your BTC address? Sample provided by Antinalysis.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

This explains the rise and popularity of Zero Trust as a framework for securing networks in these new realities as an effective tool to drive cybersecurity initiatives within the entire enterprise. Now is an ideal time to explore enterprise perceptions about the future. based supplier of security, cloud and application services.

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Rocket Software

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

By leveraging intuitive automation tools, business users can build robotic workflows with just a few clicks. A deep technical understanding isn’t required with the right solution, meaning business users can benefit from these tools without extensive training or continuous support from IT teams.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Cloud hosted email services have come into wide use as the go-to communication and collaboration work tools for businesses far and wide. What’s more, many of the organizations migrating to cloud IT infrastructure services are patching together hybrid email systems, part on-premises and part cloud-hosted. Best practices a must.

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IBM Big Data Hub

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Payment rails are the most critical element when thinking about payments No matter their size, scope or sector, all businesses that handle transactions and transfers deal with payments—and this means dealing with payment rails. IBM offers a cyber-resilient SWIFT environment independent from SWIFT users’ nominal environments.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

In February, KrebsOnSecurity wrote about a novel cybercrime service that helped attackers intercept the one-time passwords (OTPs) that many websites require as a second authentication factor in addition to passwords. The OTP interception service featured earlier this year — Otp[.]agency

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The IBM 2023 Cost of a Data Breach Report , for example, highlights the continuous financial burden on retailers, which, coupled with potential reputational damage, emphasizes the dire need for retailers to prioritize and bolster their cybersecurity measures. For retailers, this poses a two-pronged challenge.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Keeping informed about current attacks is one of the best ways of reducing the risk of falling victim. You can find everything you might want to know about phishing on our website. So, as ever, this blog series examines recent phishing campaigns and the tactics criminals use to trick people into compromising their data.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Resecurity researchers dumped Gigabytes of data from Agent Tesla C2Cs, one of the most well-known cyberespionage tools suffers a data leakage. The collected information allowed for the recovery of knowledge about the victims and the timeline of the campaigns conducted by actors leveraging Agent Tesla.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 11, 2023

Tune into this webinar to hear from experts from Thales and IDC on how to approach data protection in a cloud computing ecosystem, and the challenges around orchestrating effective security controls in a hybrid cloud environment that depend on proprietary tools and APIs. Security & Compliance for SAP Data in Financial Services.

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IBM Big Data Hub

DECEMBER 18, 2023

For organizations of all types—and especially those in highly regulated industries such as financial services, government, healthcare and telco—considerations including the rise of generative AI, evolving regulations and data sovereignty laws and ongoing security challenges must be top of mind.

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IBM Big Data Hub

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Mainframes sported green-screen terminals (or terminal emulators), mainframe-specific tools and programming languages, and entirely different ways of organizing and accessing data, managing security, and leveraging any operating system-level functionality. GitOps gets its name from Git, the hugely popular, open-source code-management tool.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

For example, if a threat actor writes a malicious script on a financial services company’s web server on a page where users input their financial data, the threat actor can steal that data every time someone uses the page. This is a good example of how long it can take to detect an XSS attack.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2023

A digital identification tool provided by OCR Labs to major banks and government agencies leaked sensitive credentials, putting clients at severe risk. London-based OCR Labs is a major provider of digital ID verification tools. Data leak affected QBANK, Defence Bank, Bloom Money, Admiral Money, MA Money, and Reed.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 26, 2022

“The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution ( BfV ) has information about an ongoing cyber espionage campaign by the cyber attack group APT27 using the malware variant HYPERBRO against German commercial companies.” defense contractors , financial services firms, and a national data center in Central Asia.

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IBM Big Data Hub

MAY 9, 2023

Success in delivering scalable enterprise AI necessitates the use of tools and processes that are specifically made for building, deploying, monitoring and retraining AI models. Responsible AI use is critical, especially as more and more organizations share concerns about potential damage to their brand when implementing AI.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 15, 2023

According to a joint advisory published by cybersecurity agencies, the LockBit ransomware group has successfully extorted roughly $91 million in about 1,700 attacks against U.S. The LockBit ransomware group successfully extorted roughly $91 million from approximately 1,700 U.S. organizations since 2020. organizations since 2020.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 19, 2021

New research shows how fraudsters can abuse wireless provider websites to identify available, recycled mobile numbers that allow password resets at a range of email providers and financial services online. “However, the number pool is shared between postpaid and prepaid, rendering all subscribers vulnerable to attacks.”

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IBM Big Data Hub

DECEMBER 8, 2023

As generative AI creates new opportunities and transforms cloud operations, it is crucial to learn how to maximize the value of these tools. Replay this recent webinar conversation with Thomas Macaulay, Curriculum Manager, about the new IBM Cloud Professional Architect V6 certification.

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IBM Big Data Hub

APRIL 20, 2023

At a multinational financial services company In another engagement, an American multinational financial services company leveraged IBM’s process excellence capabilities to investigate the internal journal transfer process that uncovered the potential for up to 50% reduction in rework rate and a 40% reduction in rejection rate.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) published a joint advisory that provides technical details about the gang’s operations, including tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) and indicators of compromise (IOCs) associated with Cuba ransomware. ” reads the report.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 27, 2019

-based Synoptek is a managed service provider that maintains a variety of cloud-based services for more than 1,100 customers across a broad spectrum of industries , including state and local governments, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, media, retail and software.

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IBM Big Data Hub

DECEMBER 14, 2023

A cybersecurity strategy is not solely about managing risk across a business’ IT infrastructure. Collaborating with the right partners to support security goals Fortris , based in Spain, provides companies the tools to hold digital assets and utilize them in business operations such as cross-border payments and payroll.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

However, basic cybersecurity tools and practices, like patching , strong passwords , and multi-factor authentication (MFA), “can prevent 80 to 90% of cyberattacks,” said Anne Neuberger, deputy national security advisor for cyber and emerging technologies, during a White House press conference in Sept. Mobile attacks. Other methods.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 27, 2023

” Key Steps to Take The report offers four key recommendations to enhance SIEM detection coverage and quality — starting with reviewing current SIEM processes.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Related: It’s all about ‘ attack surface management ‘ However, today’s perpetrator isn’t standing in front of you brandishing a weapon. The technology industry has met the dramatic rise in ransomware and other cyber attacks with an impressive set of tools to help companies mitigate the risks.

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IBM Big Data Hub

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Furthermore, 59% of executives claim AI can improve the use of big data in their organizations, facts about artificial intelligence show. ( Multiple unsupported tools for building and deploying models. Well-planned and executed AI requires reliable data backed by transparent, automated tools and explainable processes.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

million patient visits stolen in ransomware attack Date of breach: 23 October 2023 Breached organisation: Bluewater Health and Chatham-Kent Health Alliance Incident details: A database containing information about 5.6 Records breached: 79,582 Ontario hospitals update: information relating to 5.6 Approximately 1.3

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

In addition, 95 percent of survey respondents confirmed that they are extremely to moderately concerned about public cloud security. Enterprises that are considering a particular cloud vendor should review its policies about shared security responsibilities and understand who is handling the various aspects of cloud security.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 11, 2021

Cookies are a precious source of intelligence about victims’ habits and could be abused to access the person’s online accounts of the victims. . NordLocker experts speculate the malware campaign leveraged tainted Adobe Photoshop versions, pirated games, and Windows cracking tools. The database includes 6.6 million computers.

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