CaixaBank to Participate in Personal Data Protection Research Consortium
- 18.12.2020 02:44 pm
- Data Protection
Together with another 11 international companies and organisations, CaixaBank has initiated a new benchmark project focusing on the protection of privacy and personal data as outlined within the framework of the Horizon 2020 programme, funded by the European Union.
FreedomPay Announces Kount as Strategic Partner for Fraud Prevention and Data Protection Globally
- 17.12.2020 01:26 pm
- Security, Data Protection, Fraud Detection
FreedomPay, a global leader in Next Level Commerce™ today announced a new strategic partnership with Kount, the leader in fraud prevention and identity trust, to offer a fully integrated Identity Trust solution built into FreedomPay’s data-driven commerce platform. Together, the two companies offer businesses of varying sizes, geographies, and verticals a purpose-built fraud prevention solution that adapts to the constantly evolving digital... more
Featurespace Named Overall Winner of Global Fast Track Programme at Hong Kong FinTech Week
- 04.11.2020 08:55 am
- Cybersecurity, Data Protection, Fraud Detection, Compliance, Security, Risk Management
Featurespace™, the leading provider of Enterprise Financial Crime prevention software, has been named the overall winner of the inaugural Global Fast Track Programme, a contest created to help local and global enterprises grow and accelerate innovation through Hong Kong's diverse fintech ecosystem.
Kompli-Global helps companies expose bad actors within their customer base
- 05.08.2020 10:34 am
- RegTech, Security and Compliance, Data Protection, Fraud Detection, AML and KYC
Every major organisation in the United Kingdom has customers that are up to no good, potentially with criminal intentions. Fraudsters and money launderers are clever and, once through the onboarding process and into a company, are able to work and manipulate the system.
Almost half of organisations have been reported to the ICO for a potential data breach
- 14.05.2020 01:52 pm
- Data Protection
Apricorn, the leading manufacturer of software-free, 256-bit AES XTS hardware-encrypted USB drives today announced findings of its annual survey into the attitudes towards data breaches and the implementation of encryption technology within organisations. Almost half (43 per cent) of surveyed IT decision makers said that their organisation has been reported to the ICO since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect.
NICE Actimize and Infosys announce strategic partnership to offer end-to-end financial crime solutions
- 13.05.2020 03:26 pm
- Cloud, Security, Data Protection, Fraud Detection
NICE Actimize, a NICE (Nasdaq: NICE) business and a leader in Autonomous Financial Crime Management and Infosys (NYSE: INFY), a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, together today announced the expansion in their strategic collaboration. This global partnership will allow Infosys to offer its best-in-class delivery capabilities and resell NICE Actimize’s end-to-end financial crime software solutions through either a... more
Survey reveals consumers risk online security amid pandemic
- 06.05.2020 05:47 pm
- Data Protection, Fraud Detection
There is no question that the pandemic has created large-scale social and behavioural shifts among consumers. Not only has it fundamentally changed attitudes toward risk, but it is challenging expectations around online security, convenience and access, or lack thereof, to key staples, e.g. toilet paper purchased online, and other digital services.
Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud: a “Vaccine” Option for Cyber Threats
- 05.05.2020 08:57 am
- Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Data Protection
Acronis, announced today the global launch of Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud, the first and unique cyber protection solution that integrates backup, disaster recovery, next-generation anti-malware, anti-virus, cybersecurity and management tools all in one single console.
Semafone bolsters security with new PCI DSS certification for Cardprotect Relay+
- 20.03.2020 06:56 am
- Security, Data Protection
Semafone®, the leading provider of data security and compliance solutions for call and contact centres, has achieved global certification under the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) for its omnichannel digital payments solution, Cardprotect Relay+.
Integris Software Releases Data Privacy Dictionary to Improve Global Data Privacy and Compliance
- 30.01.2020 09:22 am
- Security, Data Protection
Today, on National Data Privacy Day, Integris Software introduces its Data Privacy Dictionary, a new tool to help data privacy, data governance and data protection professionals have a common lexicon to improve their communication and privacy management programs.
Druva Unveils Powerful Protection Capabilities for Key Amazon Web Services Workloads
- 04.12.2019 03:51 am
- Cloud, Data Protection
Druva, Inc., the leader in Cloud Data Protection and Management, today announced extended data protection capabilities for Amazon Web Services (AWS) enterprise workloads, including innovative backup and data management for Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), long-term archiving for Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) snapshots and new global policies for AWS accounts.
Protecting Users Against ‘leakage’ of Private Information from Websites They Are Browsing is at the Heart of New South Australian Research, Which Aims to Reduce the Risk of Cyber Attack.
- 26.11.2019 03:33 am
- Cybersecurity, Data Protection
The research will focus on microarchitectural threats where attackers can read or ‘sample’ data to potentially steal information. University of Adelaide cyber security expert Dr Yuval Yarom is leading the research, which aims to identify weak points in web-browsers that can leak private or sensitive information. “Whenever you visit a website, that website runs a programme on your computer,” Dr Yarom said. “If you visit multiple websites,... more
FICO and Visma Connect Launch Partnership to Offer SaaS Anti Financial Crime Solutions in Western-Europe
- 24.09.2019 10:57 pm
- Data Protection, Fraud Detection, Compliance, AML and KYC
Visma Connect, the leading Dutch critical payments services provider and FICO have launched a partnership to jointly deliver FICO’s best-in-class Anti-Financial Crime solutions for Know Your Customer (KYC), anti-money laundering (AML) and real-time sanctions screening to banks, FinTechs, payment institutions, PSD2 third-party providers and corporations.
UK Banks Lead in Race to Merge Fraud, Financial Crime Operations
- 11.09.2019 09:23 am
- Data Protection, Fraud Detection, Compliance
A new independent survey by research firm Ovum on behalf of global analytic software firm FICO has found that most banks plan to integrate their fraud and financial crime compliance systems and activities, in response to new criminal threats and punishing fines. Responses show that UK banks are more advanced in their progress and ambitions than most countries surveyed. More information: https://www.fico.com/en/latest-thinking/ebook/united-... more
F-Secure’s Cyber Threat Landscape for the Finance Sector highlights the broad range of threats facing the global finance industry
- 31.07.2019 09:18 am
- Security and Compliance, Security, Data Protection, Security
Thieves have been stealing money from banks since the 18th century. And while today’s thieves use cyber attacks to steal money from financial institutions, a new report from cyber security provider F-Secure shows that the range of threats facing organizations working directly and indirectly with the global finance sector go far beyond traditional theft.