Cyber Crime news and trends

Ex-FBI On The Onion Approach To Battling Cyber Criminals
Security & Fraud // April 05, 2019

When it comes to combating payments fraud, it helps to have insight from one who’s been in the trenches. Stacy Arruda, a former special agent with the FBI and now executive director of the state of Florida ISAO on cybersecurity, said that part of the...

FBI Cyber Head Reinforces Need For Action On Corporate Security
B2B Payments // February 01, 2018

Small and medium-sized business (SMB) cybersecurity must be paramount for both the small businesses themselves and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the latter’s Deputy Assistant Director at its Cyber Division, Howard S. Marshall, said in a speech in front of the U.S. House of Representatives...

Cyber Fraud Hits All-Time High
Security & Fraud // January 22, 2018

World-wide, corporate fraud has hit an all-time high and pushed fraud numbers up with it.  For the first time on record, data theft has now surpassed the stealing of physical assets. A little under 30 percent of businesses reported they had suffered information theft, loss...

Financial Firms Turn To Insurance For Operational Risks
Security & Fraud // August 31, 2017

Cyber crime, cyber attacks and rogue traders have cost banks around the globe a lot of money, and they are increasingly turning to insurance firms to counter those so-called operational risks. According to a report in Reuters, insurers have said they can protect lenders by giving them...

Interviews & Exclusives
Third-Party Vendors Emerge as Data Security Threat

April 15, 2024
In today’s digitized operating environment, a business is only as good as its cyber defenses. And with Change Healthcare reportedly facing a new ransomware attack following an earlier massive breach in February, while Roku disclosed to its customers Friday (April 12) that 591,000 accounts were impacted by two separate cyberattacks, securing their cyber perimeters and locking down […]

For Cybersecurity, Independent Contractors Should Think Like Big Businesses

August 25, 2017
The cyber insurance market is expected to grow, by a lot. Researchers at PricewaterhouseCoopers predicted in 2015 that the market would hit $7.5 billion in annual premiums by the end...

Quick Reads
Ex-FBI On The Onion Approach To Battling Cyber Criminals

April 05, 2019
When it comes to combating payments fraud, it helps to have insight from one who’s been in the trenches. Stacy Arruda, a former special agent with the FBI and now executive director of the state of Florida ISAO on cybersecurity, said that part of the problem is that when it comes to protecting credit unions — […]

Cyber Fraud Hits All-Time High

January 22, 2018
World-wide, corporate fraud has hit an all-time high and pushed fraud numbers up with it.  For the first time on record, data theft has now surpassed the stealing of physical...

Financial Firms Turn To Insurance For Operational Risks

August 31, 2017
Cyber crime, cyber attacks and rogue traders have cost banks around the globe a lot of money, and they are increasingly turning to insurance firms to counter those so-called operational risks. According...

New Law Will Force UK Clearing Houses To Complete Regular Cybersecurity Reports

August 25, 2017
Legislation expected to be introduced in May 2018 will require U.K. clearing houses to complete regular cybersecurity reports, moving regulation closer to current EU directives around critical financial market infrastructure,...