How UK finance companies invest their cyber security budget
Language EnglishTags: Findings from a recent survey of 100 senior business decision makers within enterprise financial organizations in the UK, revealed that 70% of financial institutions have experienced a cyber security incident in the last 12 months. This statistic suggests that organizations should put cyber security higher up on the ... Read More
Cyber security and the finance sector: the need for stronger data protection capabilities
Language EnglishTags: After the fallout of the recent Capital One and Equifax data breaches, Clearswift commissioned a survey into the financial services sector to find out the extent of financial companies’ data protection capabilities. Worryingly, the results highlighted that 70% of financial enterprise organizations have experienced a cyber security incident ... Read More
Five reasons to visit the Clearswift booth at Billington Cybersecurity Summit
Language EnglishTags: Now in its 10th year, the Billington Cybersecurity Summit brings together federal industry thought leaders to examine the state of the current cybersecurity market, highlighting ways to enhance best practices and strengthen cyber defences. Billington Cybersecurity Summit is being held at the Washington Convention Center from September 4-5, ... Read More
Text Redaction Tools: 3 Solutions Compared
Language UndefinedTags: You may have read that LibreOffice (or NeoOffice, ApacheOffice, OpenOffice or even the original StarOffice) has recently released its latest version 6.3 to the public. The free Office alternative offers a suite of office application components that deliver full file compatibility with Microsoft Office. This latest version release ... Read More
Capital One Data Breach: A reminder to lock your back door
Language UndefinedTags: On July 17th, leading financial organization Capital One received an anonymous e-mail revealing some bad news: “There appears to be some leaked data of yours in someone’s Github.” This leaked data was revealed to be the personal details of about 106 million individuals across the US and Canada, ... Read More
Why the financial services sector must mitigate the threat of cyber attacks
Language UndefinedTags: Why the financial services sector must mitigate the threat of cyber attacks In an article published by FinTech magazine, Clearswift CTO, Dr Guy Bunker, discusses his views on the threats posed by cyber-criminals and looks at ways organizations in the financial sector can mitigate risk. Read the full ... Read More
The Unthought About Risks of Encryption
Language UndefinedTags: The Unthought About Risks of Encryption 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 ... Read More
The Johannesburg Ransomware Attack: crippling a city to darkness
Language UndefinedTags: Last week, we read in the news that Johannesburg's City Power, the public organization delivering power to South Africa’s financial hub, was hit with a ransomware attack that essentially left its residents in the dark. The outage was initially thought to be a consequence of cold weather, however ... Read More

