July 9, 2014 - Increasing regulatory pressure requires banks to improve risk aggregation and reporting. Yet a majority struggle with data inconsistencies, says a recent Lepus Research and SAS survey. This technical hurdle was pinpointed by 81 percent of banks surveyed. More than half also face difficulties from separate risk systems and inflexible sources.
July 9, 2014 - Bit9® + Carbon Black, the leader in endpoint threat prevention, detection and response, today announced the results of a cyber security study which showed that nearly two-thirds (64%) of UK IT decision-makers said they expect their organisation to be the target of a cyber attack within the next 12 months. And nearly one in three (32%) of those surveyed confirm their business was hit by a cyber attack during the past year.
July 9, 2014 - Bit9® + Carbon Black, the leader in endpoint threat prevention, detection and response, today announced the results of a cyber security study which show that only 12% of IT organisations in the UK are completely confident that their endpoints are compliant with PCI DSS V.3.0. This points to poor cyber-security safeguards for those systems that process credit card payments and handle customers’ personally identifiable information (PII).
July 9, 2014 - An ISACA global study released today shows that one in 5 organizations (21 percent) have experienced an advanced persistent threat (APT) attack, and 66 percent believe it's only a matter of time before their enterprise is hit by an APT. Yet only 15 percent of enterprises believe they are very prepared for an APT attack. And among the companies that have been attacked, only one in three could determine the source.
July 8, 2014 - Wall Street's biggest trade group has proposed a government-industry cyber war council to stave off terrorist attacks that could trigger financial panic by temporarily wiping out account balances, according to an internal document.
July 8, 2014 - kSmith announced today that Chi-X Canada ATS Limited has selected its Big Data Platform to manage and distribute Chi-X Canada and CX2 historical market data through its web portal.
July 7, 2014 - Brady plc (BRY.L), the leading supplier of trading and risk management solutions for commodities, recycling and energy, announced today that Energiameklarit Oy, a Finnish-based company owned by 24 Finnish electricity companies, has selected Brady ETRM and the EMIR reporting tool to enable it to provide portfolio management services to its customer base consisting of numerous energy utility companies in Finland.
July 7, 2014 - CGI (NYSE: GIB) (TSX: GIB.A) has signed an agreement with Volvo for the delivery of authentication certificate services, that will provide each car with individual and securely accessed online services from Volvo Cars. The contract also includes related operation and support services.
