February 27, 2024

What cybersecurity challenges are specific to the financial services industry?

Financial services cybersecurity is critical in safeguarding financial institutions and sensitive customer data to ensure trust and security in the digital economy.

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Financial services cybersecurity challenges arise in an industry reliant on digital transactions and involving large amounts of sensitive data and sums of money. The implications of a cybersecurity breach are far-reaching and may be damaging for institutions and individuals.

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News roundup Mon, February 26, 2024

Stories, news, politics and events impacting the network industry during the last week.

1. ConnectWise ScreenConnect easily exploited by cybercriminals
2. Russian disinformation group believed to be behind major election influence campaigns
3. Hackers are using Google Cloud Run to spread banking trojans
4. US government offers $15 million reward for LockBit ransomware top brass
5. Hacker breakout time drops to one hour as attackers look to speed up their operations
6. Redis server protection features disabled by Migo cryptojacker
7. More than 28K Microsoft Exchange servers vulnerable to bug under active exploitation
8. LockBit ransomware operation taken down by international authorities via Operation Cronos
9. Hackers are attempting to hijack Israeli aircraft communications
10. ALPHV hacker group takes credit for Prudential Financial and LoanDepot breaches

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