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62% of Financial Services Firms in the UK have Suffered a Cyber-attack in the Last 12 Months

Fri, 11/06/2020
Financial Services (FS) is a sector facing unprecedented cybersecurity challenges. 62% of FS firms in the UK have suffered a cyber security attack in the last 12 months, while 40% have noticed more cybersecurity incidents since the increase in home working. Our recent survey of 250 FS CISOs and CIOs reveals a difficult situation for FS firms. They need to keep the business...
Data Security
Financial Services Cybersecurity
Video

Shaping Cybersecurity Resilience in Financial Services

Thu, 11/05/2020
In this webinar we reveal the results of this survey, discuss the strategic implications the finance sector faces now and in the future, and consider how stronger cybersecurity resilience can be achieved.
Data Security
Information Security
Secure File Transfers
Video

Manage, Sanitize and Secure Your File Transfers

Thu, 10/08/2020
Join our cybersecurity experts to learn how Fortra can help you mount a triple-defense of managing, sanitizing, and securing your file transfers.
Advanced Threat Protection
Managed File Transfer
Email Security
File transfer solutions

File Transfer Solutions Emerge as a Key Technology for the Age of Collaboration

Thu, 06/18/2020
We live and work in an era with more collaboration than ever before. Organizational structures are flatter, the world is smaller, and it is commonplace to work together with colleagues, partners, customers, suppliers, and many other stakeholders on a wide variety of projects. Furthermore, technology has emerged that makes such collaboration easy. It is as straightforward to...
Managed File Transfer
Guide
Guide

The Unknown Threat Report

We surveyed 1,000 UK public sector employees to discover the current cybersecurity state-of-play, specifically within local and central government.
Advanced Threat Protection
Data Security
Information Security
Blog

Lightning Can Strike Twice: Marriott International Suffers Second Data Breach

Mon, 04/06/2020
It feels like only 18 months ago that international hotel group Marriott was subject to a data breach in which hackers stole the records of 339 million guests. That’s because it *was* only 18 months ago, and yet despite Marriott being fined almost £100m by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), it has fallen victim to another significant data breach.
Data Security
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The Unthought About Risks of Encryption

Mon, 08/05/2019
We hear a lot about encryption in this day in age, particularly around it being the panacea for compliance with data protection regulations. It’s true it can be a component of an information security and compliance strategy, but there are a variety of different encryption options available on the market today, so care needs to be taken with selecting the right solution to ensure it doesn’t turn into a nightmare resulting in non-compliance.
Managed File Transfer
Email Security
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The Top 5 Cyber Threats that Brexit Brings

Tue, 05/14/2019
Our data shows that 53% of firms are increasing their cybersecurity budgets in preparation for a rise in threats once we leave the EU. Businesses anticipate that Cybercriminals will seek to use confusion to their advantage, whether that is through malware attacks or targeted phishing campaigns to coerce critical data or financial gain from organizations.
Advanced Threat Protection
Data Loss Prevention
Email Security
Endpoint Protection
Web Security
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GDPR - It’s Not Just for Europe: Protection of Data at the World Cup in Russia, Tokyo Olympics, and Beyond

Mon, 04/30/2018
With the World Cup in Russia this summer and the Olympics in Tokyo in 2020 further down the line; organizations conducting business around the event will face unprecedented challenges with cybersecurity and data protection. With the rise in data breaches in recent times, it might not be too strong to say that the success of these major international events relies upon the whole country being data security conscious. Everything from local hotels to travel agents and tour operators will process increasingly large quantities of customer data, including credit card details, making them ripe targets for cybercriminals. This personally identifiable data (PII) will include EU citizen data and so will need to be protected as per the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Compliance
Data Loss Prevention
Data Security
Cybersecurity
Blog

Preparing for the Inevitable: A Guide to Handling a Data Breach

Thu, 12/21/2017
Cyber-attacks and data breaches are now so widespread that it isn’t a matter of ‘if’ but ‘when’ your organization gets hit. According to the UK Government’s latest Cyber Security Breaches Survey, nearly seven in ten large businesses identified a breach or attack in the past year. When taking into consideration all sizes of businesses in the UK, nearly half had suffered a breach...
Advanced Threat Protection
Data Security
Cybersecurity
Blog

Tips to Protect the Potential Next Target of the Financial Sector – Trading Apps

Thu, 10/12/2017
The media landscape today continues to share stories of the increased cyber vulnerabilities in mobile applications. While banks have had many years to develop and tailor their apps to respond to various security issues, with increased security around detecting fraudulent use, trading apps from smaller businesses have flown under the radar and missed out on improved security. ...
Data Loss Prevention
Data Security
Computer
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What Can Businesses do to Keep Secure in the Mobile Working Revolution?

Thu, 07/27/2017
The age of mobile working continues to gather pace.  More people than ever before are working from home or on the move, rather than in the traditional office environment. This isn’t surprising. Businesses are becoming increasingly digital and as such, can provide staff with increased opportunities to work outside the office. It isn’t just businesses that are leading the mobile...
Data Loss Prevention
Data Security