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Olivia Munro, Eze Castle Integration

12 steps to prepare for an upcoming tech and cyber audit

By Olivia Munro, Eze Castle Integration – All too often we hear from firms before a IT and cybersecurity audit asking what they can do to make the audit process go as smoothly as possible. Fortunately, there are steps you can take to ensure a stress-free audit. In this two-part blog

Mary Beth Hamilton, Eze Castle Integration

Here’s how to avoid IRS phishing scams during tax season

By Mary Beth Hamilton, Eze Castle Integration – As 17 April (US) and 30 April (Canada) near, cyber scammers are pulling out all their tax scams to trick consumers and capitalise on the flurry of activity. Our friends over at Proofpoint say that this time of year, [they have] tracked

The cyberattacks lurking on private equity’s doorstep

By Ian Kelly (pictured), Augentius – Too many private equity firms are vastly underestimating their vulnerability to cyberattacks. While most managers are still implementing basic cybersecurity measures, criminals are eyeing them up for attacks that showcase a higher level of brazenness and financial intellect. The PE response to cybercrime has

Olivia Munro, Eze Castle Integration

Nine steps to create an information security plan

By Olivia Munro – In today’s changing regulatory and investor landscape, Information Security Plans are critical for hedge funds and investment management firms to comply with SEC regulations, due diligence requests and state laws. In our recent webinar, we had our in-house information security experts weigh in on Information Security Plans:

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Do I really need cyber liability insurance?

By George Ralph, RFA – Whilst popular in the US, here in the UK, cyber liability insurance is slowly gaining traction but hasn’t yet reached a level of widespread adoption.  Possibly because firms in the US have clearer liabilities where customers’ data is concerned, with a mandate to notify all

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Cybersecurity Best Practices: How to avoid becoming the next target

By Amanda Daly – Cyber threats are on the rise and are increasingly becoming more sophisticated. It can be a daunting task to stay on top of new and evolving attacks and breaches, which is why proactively implementing the right technical and administrative safeguards are essential. In a recent webinar, speakers from Eze

George Ralph, RFA

Cyber Essentials Plus – Mitigate risks and meet GDPR requirements

By George Ralph, RFA – Risk is part of everyday life for firms in the private equity sector and goes way beyond volatile markets and unpredictable cash flows. Firms must deal with the risks associated with the use of technology, in both the private equity firm and its portfolio companies. 

Skybox Security raises USD150m led by CVC Capital Partners’ Growth Fund

Skybox Security, a specialist in cybersecurity management, has secured a USD150 million growth equity investment led by CVC Capital Partners’ Growth Fund (CVC Growth) (USD100 million), with participation from Pantheon (USD50 million). Based in Silicon Valley, Skybox has a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 46 per cent and positive

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What makes hybrid clouds appealing?

By Mary Beth Hamilton – There has been discussion for years about whether public or private cloud platforms were more suitable to financial and investment management firms. And that debate continues, but with the addition of a new player – the hybrid cloud. While the public cloud receives praise for

Threat Stack secures USD45m in Series C funding

Threat Stack, provider of an intrusion detection platform for cloud, hybrid-cloud, and on-premise environments, has raised USD45 million in a Series C funding round led by F-Prime Capital Partners, the venture capital group associated with the parent company of Fidelity Investments, and Eight Roads Ventures, with participation from existing investors

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