Cyber Risk news and trends

Crypto Firms Grapple With Bank-Like Risks, Without the Regulation
Cryptocurrency // May 19, 2025

Crypto exchanges are rapidly evolving into digital-age banks, amassing vast troves of customer data and assets — but without the regulatory muscle or hardened security infrastructure of traditional finance. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Aligning Payments and Data Operations With Compliance and Cyber Risks
Cybersecurity // September 12, 2024

As businesses move online and data becomes a critical asset, organizations must navigate a minefield of potential threats. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to...

Fed Governor Lisa Cook Highlights Private Credit as Emerging Issue
Banking // May 08, 2024

Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook highlighted commercial real estate, private credit and cyber risks as potential issues. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By...

Resilience Secures $100 Million to Expand Cyber-Risk Platform
Cybersecurity // August 07, 2023

Resilience has completed a $100 million Series D equity financing round to expand its enterprise-level cyber-risk platform. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our...

Interviews & Exclusives
What Iran Can – And Won’t – Do In A Cyberwar

January 07, 2020
A crippling cyberwar with Iran looms, but maybe not. In an interview with Karen Webster, Samuel S. Visner, director of the National Cybersecurity Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC), separates fact from fiction as to what Iran can — and won’t — do when it comes to a tech-based response to the killing of a top general. Planes won’t fall out of the sky, and the lights won’t go dark.  However, one thing’s crystal clear: It’s time for U.S. firms to examine where they’re most likely to get hit.

Offloading Cyber Defense Amid Tech’s Great Unknowns

May 14, 2019
Cyber insurance firm Coalition just raised $40 million in funding to boost staff, and a data platform that analyzes and underwrites cyber risk. CEO Joshua Motta tells Karen Webster that...

On The Hill, Banking’s Biggest Get Grilled

April 11, 2019
The biggest names in banking came to the Hill, repping seven of the largest financial firms in the United States. Ten years after the financial crisis, the rebound has been palpable,...

Quick Reads
Fed Governor Lisa Cook Highlights Private Credit as Emerging Issue

May 08, 2024
Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook highlighted commercial real estate, private credit and cyber risks as potential issues. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree to receive marketing communications from […]

Resilience Secures $100 Million to Expand Cyber-Risk Platform

August 07, 2023
Resilience has completed a $100 million Series D equity financing round to expand its enterprise-level cyber-risk platform. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Software Co RiskLens Raises $20M To Mitigate Cyber Risk For Businesses

April 08, 2019
RiskLens, a cyber risk management software company, has raised $20.55 million in a series B funding round, according to reports.   Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Third-Party Data Breaches Rise To 61 Pct In US

November 15, 2018
Opus, the provider of global compliance and risk management solutions, announced Thursday (Nov. 15) the results of the third annual Ponemon Institute’s “Data Risk in the Third-Party Ecosystem” study, which...