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Spotting how offenders conceal information and other tell-tale signs Beware of accepting everything at face value. And don’t be afraid to look under the rug for something that’s been hidden! In this...
The deliberate – and fraudulent – influencing of market information Don’t take everything on trust. If something doesn’t look right, challenge it In this three-part blog series, we look at how marke...
Part 1: Definition of market abuse and the techniques used for gaining market information A solid reputation for market surveillance may not be the most compelling argument for winning over customers...
With government figures showing that 9 out of 10 organisations suffered some form of a data breach last year, it's a near certainty that it will happen, no matter what the size of the organisation. Th...
The Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) recently finalized a set of cyber security rules, designed to help safeguard its systems from breaches; but worries about hacking and possible terrori...
Cybercrime is having a good year. It's been steadily rising up through the ranks, and according to PwC is one of the most commonly reported crimes in the financial services sector. It comes in many fo...
Can blockchain or distributed ledger technologies help prevent attacks on the world’s critical financial systems? Banks use standardised electronic messages, made up of codes and identifiers, a sort o...
The recent Brexit vote in the UK changes nothing from a GDPR perspective for those who wish to do business with EU entities. In today’s always-connected world, where almost all information is store
We’re constantly on the move, looking to stretch our time as much as we can so we can get more things done quicker. Undoubtedly, smartphones and tablets have turned into our best allies and enabled us...
When performing their daily banking routines, customers don’t want to be bothered by complex security features and authentication procedures. Today, they expect simple and fast user interfaces and oft...
The number of high profile data breaches that have hit the media headlines in recent years is certainly a wake-up call to organisations to be more prepared if it happens to them. But it's not just the...
It is very clear from the figures released by the various fraud prevention agencies that there is a dramatic increase in cybercrime and real-time fraud. Should the losses continue to persist at the cu...