Tag: finance
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Why API Security is Essential for the Hospitality Sector: Safeguarding Your Guests and Your Rewards
Trust is the cornerstone of the hospitality industry. Guests rely on you to safeguard their personal data, payment information, and loyalty rewards. However, in today’s digital landscape, this trust faces constant risks. APIs, which serve as the unseen connections among various systems and applications, are particularly vulnerable to cyber threats. A single flaw can compromise…
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New phishing campaign targets users in Poland and Germany
An ongoing phishing campaign, presumably by an advanced persistent threat (APT) actor, is seen dropping a new backdoor on victim systems enabling stealthy C2 operations.The backdoor, which Cisco’s Talos Intelligence Unit is tracking as TorNet, was found connecting victim machines to the decentralized and anonymizing TOR network for C2 communications.”Cisco Talos discovered an ongoing malicious…
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Using AI To Help Keep Your Financial Data Safe
AI poses great opportunities for people and companies to implement robust systems to minimize the success and long-term effects of attacks. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/01/using-ai-to-help-keep-your-financial-data-safe/
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Want to be an effective cybersecurity leader? Learn to excel at change management
Tags: authentication, awareness, business, cio, ciso, cloud, compliance, corporate, cybersecurity, finance, fraud, group, guide, Hardware, identity, jobs, password, privacy, risk, risk-management, service, skills, software, strategy, technology, threat, vulnerability, zero-trustIf there’s one thing that’s inevitable in cybersecurity, it’s change. Ever-evolving technology requires new protections, threats seem to multiply and morph on a daily basis, and even the humblest pieces of software and hardware demand constant updating to stay secure.That work has been increasing as the importance, visibility, and impact of security initiatives have ramped…
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Preparing financial institutions for the next generation of cyber threats
In this Help Net Security interview, James Mirfin, SVP and Head of Risk and Identity Solutions at Visa, discusses key priorities for leaders combating fraud, the … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/01/29/james-mirfin-visa-financial-institutions-threats/
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DeepSeek: The Silent AI Takeover That Could Cripple Markets and Fuel China’s Cyberwarfare
David Jemmett, CEO & Founder of CISO Global Unlike Western AI systems governed by privacy laws and ethical considerations, DeepSeek operates under a regime notorious for state-sponsored hacking, surveillance, and cyber espionage. With AI-driven automation at its disposal, China can rapidly scale its cyberattacks, embedding malware, manipulating financial markets, and eroding trust in global AI……
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5 ways boards can improve their cybersecurity governance
Tags: attack, breach, business, ciso, cloud, cyber, cybersecurity, data, election, endpoint, finance, gartner, governance, government, group, identity, incident, india, infrastructure, jobs, middle-east, network, ransomware, regulation, risk, skills, technology, threat, trainingAs chairman of the board for Cinturion Group, Richard Marshall is intimately involved in ensuring the security of the fiber optic network his company is constructing from India through the Middle East and on to Europe.The monumental Trans Europe Asia System (TEAS) will be difficult enough to build given it will be buried beneath thousands…
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Ransomware attack kept major energy industry contractor out of some systems for 6 weeks
Oklahoma-based ENGlobal Corporation said in an updated 8-K filing with the SEC that company officials were locked out of financial systems for six weeks because of a November ransomware attack. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/englobal-ransomware-attack-six-weeks-disruption
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TorNet Backdoor Exploits Windows Scheduled Tasks to Deploy Malware
Cisco Talos researchers have identified an ongoing cyber campaign, active since mid-2024, deploying a previously undocumented backdoor known as >>TorNet.
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Survey Surfaces Extent of Financial Damage Caused by Ransomware Scourge
A global survey of 2,547 IT and cybersecurity practitioners finds 88% work for organizations that experienced one or more ransomware attacks in the past three months to more than 12 months, with well over half (58%) needing to, as a result, shut down operations and 40% reporting a significant loss of revenues. Conducted by the..…
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DeepSeek hit by cyberattack and outage amid breakthrough success
Tags: access, ai, apple, attack, ceo, china, compliance, control, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, detection, encryption, finance, GDPR, google, group, HIPAA, infrastructure, malicious, nvidia, open-source, risk, saas, service, startup, technology, threat, tool, training, vulnerabilityChinese AI startup DeepSeek said it was hit by a cyberattack, prompting the company to restrict user registrations and manage website outages as demand for its AI assistant soared.According to the company’s status page, DeepSeek has been investigating the issue since late evening Beijing time on Monday.”Due to large-scale malicious attacks on DeepSeek’s services, registration…
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US takes aim at healthcare cybersecurity with proposed HIPAA changes
Tags: access, authentication, best-practice, breach, compliance, control, csf, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, dora, encryption, finance, framework, government, group, healthcare, HIPAA, incident response, infrastructure, insurance, intelligence, jobs, law, malware, mfa, network, nist, penetration-testing, phishing, privacy, ransom, ransomware, regulation, resilience, risk, security-incident, service, skills, technology, threat, tool, update, usa, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementThe US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has launched a consultation on stricter rules for the safeguarding of electronic health records.The proposed revamp of security rules covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is designed to address the increased risk from cyberattacks such as ransomware against healthcare environments.The revamped rules…
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What Makes This “Data Privacy Day” Different?
Tags: access, ai, attack, breach, business, cloud, data, data-breach, finance, identity, infrastructure, malware, monitoring, phishing, privacy, ransomware, risk, scam, threat, tool, training, vulnerabilityAs we celebrate Data Privacy Day, Bernard Montel, Tenable’s EMEA Technical Director and Security Strategist, wants to remind us that we live in a digital world and that we need to protect it. With data breaches a daily occurrence, and AI changing the playing field, he urges everyone to “do better.” Launched in April 2006…
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DOJ indicts 5 individuals in North Korea IT worker scam
An unsealed indictment revealed threat actors working for North Korea tricked at least 64 U.S. businesses into hiring fake IT workers for financial and propriety data gains. First seen on techtarget.com Jump to article: www.techtarget.com/searchsecurity/news/366618500/DOJ-indicts-5-individuals-in-North-Korea-IT-worker-scam
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SOC vs MSSP: Which is Right for Your Business?
One of the most pivotal decisions an organization faces is whether to build an in-house Security Operations Center (SOC) or outsource security operations to a Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP). While the choice may seem straightforward at first glance, the long-term implications”, on finances, operations, and risk management”, are anything but simple. Like all things…
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Mastercard: Tippfehler in DNS-Eintrag bleibt jahrelang unentdeckt
Bis vor kurzem hatte Mastercard einen Tippfehler in einem DNS-Eintrag. Ein Angreifer hätte die falsche Domain registrieren und Traffic abfangen können. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/mastercard-tippfehler-in-dns-eintrag-bleibt-jahrelang-unentdeckt-2501-192683.html
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10 top XDR tools and how to evaluate them
Tags: ai, attack, automation, business, cloud, computing, container, corporate, credentials, data, defense, detection, edr, email, encryption, endpoint, finance, firewall, google, guide, Hardware, iam, ibm, identity, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, malicious, malware, marketplace, microsoft, mitigation, network, office, okta, open-source, organized, risk, security-incident, service, siem, skills, soar, software, spam, technology, threat, tool, training, vulnerability, zero-dayLittle in the modern IT world lends itself to manual or siloed management, and this is doubly true in the security realm. The scale of modern enterprise computing and modern application stack architecture requires security tools that can bring visibility into the security posture of modern IT components and integrate tightly to bring real-time threat…
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Mastercard’s multi-year DNS cut-and-paste nightmare
Due to a Domain Name System (DNS) setting error, which the security researcher who discovered it said was almost certainly a cut-and-paste problem, Mastercard had a DNS record with a missing character for almost five years. That error would have allowed attackers to potentially take over the subdomain, create a bogus site that mimics the…
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Oracle schützt Anwendungen mit 318 Sicherheitsupdates vor möglichen Attacken
Angreifer können an vielen Schwachstellen in unter anderem Oracle Financial Services, MySQL und WebLogic Server ansetzen. First seen on heise.de Jump to article: www.heise.de/news/Oracle-schuetzt-Anwendungen-mit-318-Sicherheitsupdates-vor-moeglichen-Attacken-10251458.html
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Security chiefs whose companies operate in the EU should be exploring DORA now
Tags: attack, business, ciso, compliance, conference, corporate, cyber, cybersecurity, data, detection, dora, finance, framework, GDPR, incident, network, regulation, resilience, risk, service, technology, threat, vulnerabilityIf your enterprise operates in Europe, you should care about the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), which took effect on January 17. DORA, also known as Directive (EU) 2022/2555 of the European Parliament, aims to enhance and build the EU’s cybersecurity capabilities and it has been hanging like the Sword of Damocles over the heads…
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Banks must keep ahead of risks and reap AI rewards
AI has transformed banking across APAC. But is this transformation secure? First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/01/21/banks_must_keep_ahead_of/
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Mitiga Banks $30M Series B to Expand Cloud and SaaS Security Platform
New York/Israel startup selling threat detection, investigation, and response tools raised $30 million in a Series B led by SYN Ventures. The post Mitiga Banks $30M Series B to Expand Cloud and SaaS Security Platform appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/mitiga-banks30m-series-b-to-expand-cloud-and-saas-security-platform/
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Mitiga Banks$30M Series B to Expand Cloud and SaaS Security Platform
New York/Israel startup selling threat detection, investigation, and response tools banks $30 million in a Series B led by SYN Ventures. The post Mitiga Banks$30M Series B to Expand Cloud and SaaS Security Platform appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/mitiga-banks30m-series-b-to-expand-cloud-and-saas-security-platform/
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PARSIQ’s Reactive Network Provides Solution for DeFi Exchange Vulnerabilities
Over the past few years, decentralised finance (DeFi) has revolutionised the financial sector. DeFi introduced transparent, permissionless and… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/parsiq-reactive-network-defi-exchange-vulnerabilities/
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2025 Prediction 4: Cyber Attacks Targeting HighWorth Individuals Will Increase, Targeting Not Only Their Financial Lives but also Their Brands And Reputations
On January 7, we published a press release to share our five predictions for cybersecurity in 2025. Over the next few weeks, we’ll publish a blog series that provides additional commentary on each prediction. This is the second blog in the series. Check out the first, second, and third blogs here. Prediction Key Takeaways:……
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Beware! Fake SBI Reward APK Attacking Users to Deliver Android Malware
A recent phishing campaign has targeted customers of SBI Bank through a deceptive message circulating in WhatsApp groups. The message falsely claims that the recipient’s SBI reward points, amounting to Rs 9,980, will expire unless they download a purported >>SBI BANK REWARD App.