By Amisha Shah, EzeCastle Integration – With ‘Cybersecurity month’ approaching next month, now is the perfect time for firms to reflect on what’s often classed as a key contributing factor to cyber breaches – its employees. We hate to admit it, but human error tends to be the weakest link of
2016 was an interesting year for those interested in the impact of cyber security incidents on asset valuations. USD350 million (7.2 per cent) was wiped off Yahoo’s purchase price after it disclosed several cyber security incidents during its acquisition by Verizon. And Muddy Waters Capital shorted the medical implant manufacturer
Over half of private equity and real estate fund managers are less than satisfied with their firm’s current level of cybersecurity arrangements, according to a new survey carried out by fund administrator Augentius. Some 54 per cent of managers also identified cybersecurity as one of their top two priorities for
By George Ralph, RFA – It feels like the alternative investment sector is experiencing a bit of a hiatus right now; we’ve just dealt with MiFID II and are waiting to see how that beds in and GDPR is just weeks away from taking effect. Most of our clients are still
Every fund manager knows that the risks of cyber attacks impacting the way they do business are exponentially rising. For some managers, knowing the proper approach to cybersecurity, within the limits of available resources and budget, can feel disorientating. To overcome this, firms are best advised to think about taking
By George Ralph, RFA – A global cybersecurity company recently commissioned the Ponemon Institute to conduct a survey to inform a study on cybersecurity global megatrends in 2018. The results, while not surprising, are incredibly interesting and echo the messages that RFA has been giving to my clients for the
Expel, a company that replaces what organisations spend on managed security service providers (MSSPs), announced it has secured USD20 million in Series B funding led by Scale Venture Partners, a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm investing in the future of work. Ariel Tseitlin, a partner at Scale Venture Partners, will
Agio, a provider of managed IT and cybersecurity services, is to launch Agio SkySuite, a fully-hosted public cloud productivity and cybersecurity suite tailored for small and emerging alternative investment firms. SkySuite is the first and only program of its kind, providing emerging funds with a fully-hosted infrastructure in Microsoft Azure’s
Professor André Spicer, Cass Business School, comments on Cambridge Analytica and questions what the costs will be to big tech firms? Recent revelations about Cambridge Analytica will put pressure on not just Facebook, but many large tech companies. They will be forced to expand their compliance, privacy and social responsibility
By Amanda Daly, Eze Castle Integration – Black Hat vs White Hat & every shade in between. The term hacker carries a negative connotation because a majority of the time we only hear about the “bad” hackers. Hackers tend to attack more often than they should. Be sure to be guards
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