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It's always sad to see bad news on jobs and HSBC's announcement last week was no exception. The BBC report is that while the bank says that 1,200 jobs are at risk, the unions are talking about up to ...
Working in the heart of the City I have had to adjust to a new form of culture. There is no dawdling and a blessed reprieve from tourists taking pictures of every passing red bus. I have in effect, le...
So, everyone's a'flutter over Twitter? I wouldn't count on it. Here at Finextra we set up our own Twitter feed last year, just as an experiment. To set the ball rolling, we identified all Community m...
Occasionally we witness the underground coming above ground to face the music. Here what could be considered a brilliant hacker who even owned and operated a security company, is enemy number one. At ...
There is no question that mistakes have been made in the financial crisis and people rightly or wrongly are suffering the consequences of such actions. Investment firms are attempting to alter practic...
Security professionals’ globally are gearing up to be fooled or fool criminal hackers on April 1st. So far this year it is estimated that somewhere between 3 and 12 million computers have been comprom...
With so much bad news it is worth noting a small piece of news that emerged yesterday, which has significant future value to financial services companies and also wider consumer interests, as the indu...
Noting the news last night it's not a great time to be associated with banking and as such the professional community will seek solace amongst its members. So, during this period of kinship and suppor...
Public anger at banking excess seems to be boiling over into direct action and mob rule. Following the public hanging of a banking effigy at a rally in Marble Arch and the bus tours of AIG executive...
In a week filled with data breach news, it's refreshing to see Visa's chief risk officer call for collaboration to stop fraud, and I applaud, however, there's something very important missing. Collabo...
If one could have a favorite scam, for me it would be “scareware.” My reasoning for this is thats it’s one of the few scams that actually gets through to me. My defenses are pretty good, but I still
Even the most optimistic of pundits aren’t really seeing the light at the end of the tunnel for the credit crunch yet. Organisations around the world have been forced to cut staff, share prices have f...