All GLOBAL articles – Page 9
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NewsHackers behind Accellion breach linked to FIN11 group
Hackers behind Accellion breach linked to FIN11 group
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NewsFormer Europol director to kick off two days of debate at FinCrime World Forum
Sir Rob Wainwright will kick off two days of debate, insight and virtual networking at the FinCrime World Forum next month.
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NewsFour-fifths of companies polled are ‘more concerned about nation-state cyber-attacks than five years ago’
Companies are growing increasingly concerned about the threats posed by nation-state cyber-attacks, with nearly 80% more concerned about becoming a victim than they were five years ago, according to research.
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NewsBig names lined up for next PrivSec Global event in March
Alistair Campbell, former New Labour government spin doctor and Anthony Scaramucci, former White House director of communications, are among the big names speaking at the PrivSec Global live stream experience next month.
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NewsFines for AML non-compliance only work in 'limited circumstances', say half of specialists polled
Monetary penalties for anti-money laundering (AML) compliance failures are only effective as a deterrent in “limited circumstances”, more than half of specialists polled in a survey have said.
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AnalysisPrivSec fundraising deals in January and February 2021
A round-up of some of the latest fundraising and business deals in the cyber security , data protection and privacy sectors
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BlogDon’t be a passenger – why we must all look after our own security to help our organisation’s
In today’s world, there is little distinction between your real life and your cyber life. Tor-Ståle Hansen explains how attending to your personal digital ‘twin’ also helps strengthen your organisation’s privacy and security.
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ebookMake or break time for consumer trust and data privacy
In the digital era, personal data has become a lifeblood of business growth and the company customer exchange.
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BlogBridging the gap between business goals and security requirements
Involving as many people as possible in the security process strengthens practices, thereby closing the gap between business users and security teams, argues Alex Armson
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News270 service deposit addresses ‘account for 55% of all cryptocurrency money laundering globally’
Law enforcement could signficantly hamper cybercriminals’ ability to convert cryptocurrency into cash by identifying and prosecuting the owners of the “surprisingly small” number of deposit address service providers responsible, according to a report.
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NewsGovernments’ data demands from Amazon soar
Online shopping giant Amazon says information requests from governments worldwide increased more than eight times in the second half of last year compared with the first.
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ArticleOne Year on from the Cambridge Analytica Scandal
Just one year after news broke of the shocking relationship between Facebook and Cambridge Analytica, the scandal has lost none of its relevance in terms of how organisations worldwide handle data on consumers and employees.
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ReportNot enough needles and too much hay: the problem with Suspicious Activity Reports
The FinCEN Files shed a light on a creaking system under which millions of reports of suspicious activity are filed to over-stretched authorities every year. FinCrime Report examines how to make it easier for government agencies to find the useful “needles” in the “haystack” of SAR reports.
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NewsFacebook to give academics access to political advertising data
Social network provider Facebook will open up targeting information for more than 1.3m social issue, electoral and political ads to researchers from 1 February. Privacy will be protected, says product manager Sarah Clark Schiff.
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NewsCryptocurrency crime drops overall but ‘DeFi’ thefts rise, report reveals
Decentralised finance (DeFi) is the “next major threat vector for fraud and money laundering”, accounting for half of crypto thefts in 2020, according to a new report.
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NewsLandmark privacy employee research project unveiled on Data Privacy Day
A unique global research project to track privacy employee culture, attitudes and behaviour has been unveiled today to mark Data Privacy Day.
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NewsThree in 10 financial services employees ‘unaware slavery exists in the UK’, report finds
Three in 10 employees in the financial services sector are unaware that modern slavery exists in the UK, a report has found.
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NewsTik Tok changes privacy settings for teenage users
Video-sharing platform Tik Tok has announced changes aimed at improving privacy and safety for teens.
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ReportNine cybersecurity trends to watch out for in 2021
PrivSec Report identifies nine major themes we expect to be talking points in the new year in the world of cybersecurity
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SponsoredData locality is a compliance control, not a security control
Data locality is increasingly seen as important, but is there confusion as to why it matters? Microsoft’s Mark Anderson explains what he believes to be the real reason for its importance