Bank IT spending to hit $100bn in 2018
March 19, 2014 - A new study conducted by Ovum has revealed that IT spending within the financial services sector is set to increase in the coming years, hitting the $100 billion mark in 2018.
US charges three in multi-million dollar cybercrime case
March 18, 2014 - US authorities have charged three men accused of using information hacked from more than a dozen financial service firms in a bid to steal at least $15 million.
Unified Threat Management was Main Driver of the EMEA Security Appliance Market in 2013
March 18, 2014 - According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Europe, Middle East and Africa Quarterly Security Appliance Tracker, 4Q14 vendor revenue for the EMEA security appliance market reached $688.5 million, a 0.4% decrease over the same quarter a year ago. Shipments declined by 8.7% year on year with 185,019 units shipped. For 2013, the security appliance market vendor revenue totalled about $2.5 billion, representing a 2.4% increase over 2012.
Russian central bank site hit by hackers
March 14, 2014 - The Bank of Russia's Web site was taken down by hackers on Friday ahead of a meeting on interest rates.
Promontory releases Web tool to aid compliance with Nist cybersecurity guidelines
March 11, 2014 - Promontory Financial Group today announced it has launched a new Web-based tool to assist companies in using a new cybersecurity framework released by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Financial Services firms hardest hit by Cybercrime - PwC
March 5, 2014 - Financial services firms are far more likely to fall victim to cybercrime than their counterparts in other industries, according to a survey from PwC.
Thales announces support for F5 Synthesis Architecture
February 24, 2014 - Thales, leader in information systems and communications security announces F5's support for Thales nShield hardware security modules (HSMs) through F5 Synthesis' High Performance Services Fabric.
New US Cybersecurity Framework Developed by NIST Features COBIT 5 in the Core
February 17, 2014 - ISACA's COBIT 5 is included as an informative reference in the core of the US Cybersecurity Framework, which launched this week and is aimed at helping improve cybersecurity at critical infrastructure operators and other businesses.
