Browsing: cyber

Key insight: U.S. banks face a heightened operational risk from external hacktivist groups seeking retaliation for the Sepah Bank strike.What’s at stake: Banks face a dual…

Key insight: Iranian state-sponsored groups and proxies are highly likely to target U.S. and Israeli-linked financial organizations following the recent military strikes.What’s at stake: Banks face…

Key insight: Unlike the U.S. focus on tabletop exercises, U.K. regulators mandate live-fire attacks on actual bank systems to uncover real-world weaknesses.Expert quote: “This year, our…

What’s at stake: If Congress fails to reauthorize CISA 2015, the legal protections banks use to share information about cyber threats will disappear.Supporting data: While many…

Three U.S. cybersecurity-focused agencies, alongside similar agencies in Australia, Canada and New Zealand, recently issued a warning about fast flux, a type of tactic threat actors…

A coalition of trade associations, including five that represent banks, are calling on Congress to protect companies’ rights to share cyber threat information.The groups recently sent…

The White House announced Wednesday that it was launching a program that will certify and label wireless smart products such as internet-connected home security systems, smart…

Defaults on US credit card loans have hit the highest level since the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, and as payment fraud rises, banks and…

When California lawyer Christopher Pitet became a victim of payment fraud earlier this year, the email, as the classic horror movie trope goes, came from inside…

The Financial Stability Oversight Council on Friday highlighted the mounting distress in the commercial real estate sector as well as risks from stablecoins and third parties…