Cyber Threat news and trends

NSA Issues Warning About BlueKeep
Security & Fraud // June 06, 2019

The National Security Agency (NSA) has released an advisory, urging Microsoft Windows administrators and users to make sure they are using a patched and updated system to stay protected against cyber threats. Specifically, the warning pointed to BlueKeep, a vulnerability in the Remote Desktop Protocol...

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...

Insurers Take The Guesswork Out Of Small Business Cyber Insurance
B2B Payments // April 03, 2019

The threat of a small business cyberattack has introduced a conundrum for the rising InsurTech market. The demand for cyber insurance is on the rise, with the sector expected to reach a $7.5 billion valuation by the end of the decade, with small businesses a...

Harry Potter And The Credit Card Scam?
B2B Payments // December 07, 2018

Expense card scams can impact even beloved authors if a recent court case is any indication -- and in this case, JK Rowling seems to have been an unwitting victim. Elsewhere, a hacker group is hard at work targeting thousands of CFOs worldwide to transfer...

Quick Reads
NSA Issues Warning About BlueKeep

June 06, 2019
The National Security Agency (NSA) has released an advisory, urging Microsoft Windows administrators and users to make sure they are using a patched and updated system to stay protected against cyber threats. Specifically, the warning pointed to BlueKeep, a vulnerability in the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) that is present in Windows 7, Windows XP, Server […]

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...

China-US OPM Hack Blame Game, VTech’s Hacking Investigation

December 03, 2015
Could a recent investigation prove the OPM data breach was not state-sponsored after all, or is it just a move by the Chinese government to proclaim their innocence? In other...

Financial Risk Managers Fear ‘High-Impact Event’ Likely

December 02, 2015
The impending threat of cyberattacks has cast a shadow of concern over the financial services industry. According to a recent study from The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), nearly...