Unpacking the challenges of anti-money laundering obligations
When managing anti-money laundering (AML) obligations, many challenger banks turn to basic or unproven in-house risk management solutions. Although these solutions can, in …
Despite cutbacks, IT salaries expected to rise
Despite rising labor costs, economic inflation, and companies making an effort to cut back, the salary outlook for IT professionals is positive, according to InformationWeek. …
Fighting ransomware: Perspectives from cybersecurity professionals
Ransomware has become an ever-present threat to individuals, businesses, and even entire nations. In this Help Net Security round-up, we present parts of previously recorded …
How to best allocate IT and cybersecurity budgets in 2023
Despite the economic uncertainty, 57% of organizations plan to increase their cybersecurity budgets in 2023, according to a survey from Arctic Wolf. This highlights a powerful …
As the anti-money laundering perimeter expands, who needs to be compliant, and how?
Anti-money laundering (AML) policies are getting stronger as countries crack down on any opportunity criminals might have to take advantage of services and resources to …
The best ways to safeguard crypto assets
The mainstream emergence of cryptocurrency, coupled with its popularity among cybercriminals, has created a potentially dangerous environment for those with significant crypto …
80% of organizations plan to increase spending on cybersecurity posture management
80% of IT and security professionals plan to increase spending on their cybersecurity posture management over the next 12-18 months, according to a Balbix survey. …
ATM makers fix flaws allowing illegal cash withdrawals
ATM manufacturers Diebold Nixdorf and NCR have fixed a number of software vulnerabilities that allowed attackers to execute arbitrary code with or without SYSTEM privileges, …
Industry reactions to Google’s €50 million GDPR violation fine
On 21 January 2019, the French National Data Protection Commission (CNIL) imposed a financial penalty of €50 million against Google, in accordance with the GDPR. This is the …
Battling attacks from global criminal networks in the financial sector
Every now and then, banks and financial institutions (and their customers) are targeted by opportunistic hackers, but they are much more worried about those that are smarter, …
The holiday season and cybercrime: 8 ways to protect yourself
The holiday season has become an unbridled online spending extravaganza, and threat actors have taken notice. For shoppers, what starts out as an attempt to fulfill their …
In a post-EMV world, fraud is shifting from in-person to ecommerce channels
Three years after the switch to new chip-based credit and debit cards, a study by the National Retail Federation and Forrester says payment card fraud is still a top concern …