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Three of four financial institutions suffered external breach in past year

Three of four financial institutions suffered external breach in past year

More than three out of every four of the world’s largest financial institutions experienced an external security breach in the past year, a dramatic increase over 2005, a new survey has revealed.
Dan Kaplan Jun 14 2006 9:41PM Security
Best Security Solution for Financial Services

Best Security Solution for Financial Services

Winner: Skybox View IT Risk Management Suite from Skybox Security, Inc.
Staff Writers Mar 13 2006 6:47PM Security
IT security 'top priority' for European financial institutions

IT security 'top priority' for European financial institutions

The growing threat from hackers, new regulations, reputation issues and the growing importance of direct channel self-service banking are pushing IT security to the very top of the corporate agenda for Western European financial institutions, new research has revealed.
William Eazel Jan 25 2006 10:37AM Security
Tata buys Sydney's FNS for $35m

Tata buys Sydney's FNS for $35m

Indian software and service provider Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has bought Sydney banking and financial software vendor Financial Network Services (FNS) for $35 million.
Fleur Doidge Oct 21 2005 4:04PM Strategy
Volante reports $14.1m profit after restructure

Volante reports $14.1m profit after restructure

IT services and solution provider Volante has reported a profit after tax, before amortisation, of $14.1 million on $443 million in revenue for the year to 30 June 2005.
Fleur Doidge Sep 12 2005 11:03AM Hardware
WebCentral records strong growth

WebCentral records strong growth

WebCentral Group has announced 16 percent revenue growth on the back of its managed hosting business in the full year to 30 June 2005.
Fleur Doidge Sep 7 2005 10:00AM Networking
Data#3 reports 16 percent earnings jump

Data#3 reports 16 percent earnings jump

Australian integrator Data#3 announced a net profit of $1.8 million for its first half ending December 2004, a 16 percent increase on the same period last year.
Staff Writers , Staff Writers Feb 24 2005 1:30PM Financial Services
The financial risks of uncontrolled user access

The financial risks of uncontrolled user access

Dangers are posed by ineffective provisioning of user access rights. A secure enterprise provisioning system can address specific risk areas highlighted by the FSA’s Financial Crime Sector Report.
Michael Burling Dec 8 2004 1:13PM Security
Organized crime targets UK financial institutions

Organized crime targets UK financial institutions

Organized crime gangs are planting staff in financial institutions, a new report shows. The report, conducted by the Financial Services Authority (FSA), details how groups deliberately target banks, investment firms and insurance companies in order to commit identity theft.
David Quainton Nov 12 2004 11:28AM Security
Financial services group launches phishing counteroffensive

Financial services group launches phishing counteroffensive

The Financial Services Technology Consortium (FSTC) has launched an initiative to counter the problem of phishing in the financial industry.
Marcia Savage Sep 21 2004 5:12PM Security
Dozens of financial websites remove loan calculator

Dozens of financial websites remove loan calculator

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has acted to have loan calculators removed from more than 100 financial organisations' websites.
Ty Pendlebury Sep 17 2004 12:00AM Financial Services
Ocwen Financial taps Vormetric to secure data

Ocwen Financial taps Vormetric to secure data

Ocwen Financial Corporation, a provider of mortgage services and real estate management, is deploying Vormetric's CoreGuard Data Security System to protect and encrypt non-public, personally identifiable financial data.
Marcia Savage Aug 30 2004 11:27PM Security
Eaton Vance deploys Enterasys to protect financial data

Eaton Vance deploys Enterasys to protect financial data

Eaton Vance, a Boston-based financial-services firm, has deployed Enterasys' Secure Networks infrastructure to ensure data protection, network access control, and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.
Marcia Savage Aug 18 2004 8:09PM Security
Financial gain motivates spam: MessageLabs

Financial gain motivates spam: MessageLabs

Script kiddies are teaming up with spammers, creating more sophisticated email threats, according to a report.
Staff Writers Aug 18 2004 12:00AM Security
Sensis exceeds financial targets

Sensis exceeds financial targets
Staff Writers Jul 14 2004 12:00AM Telco/ISP
Financial firm uses digital certicates for customers

Financial firm uses digital certicates for customers

Financial services firm Wachovia Corporation has implemented RSA Keonâ digital certificate management software to secure access to its customers’ financial information.
Dan Ilett May 18 2004 5:13PM Security
Email Encryption in the Financial Sector

Email Encryption in the Financial Sector

Historically, encryption technology has been seen as too cumbersome, complicated and expensive for organisation to invest in, with too little return.
Staff Writers Jan 9 2004 1:06PM Security
Giving a "worm" welcome: the financial sector's move to open source security products

Giving a "worm" welcome: the financial sector's move to open source security products

In January 2003, "Bank of America" was the most prominent victim of the aggressive "Slammer" computer virus that Richard Clarke, the former top adviser to President George W. Bush on cybersecurity, simply called "a dumb worm".
Jan Hichert Jan 9 2004 12:49PM Security
Financial scams to increase in 2004

Financial scams to increase in 2004

Panda predicts more financial scams for 2004.
Ron Condon Jan 9 2004 12:38PM Security

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