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Paul Irvine

Director, Major Accounts UK&I

Fortinet

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Insane in the Mainframe: Securing against modern threats

Mainframes and their use at modern enterprises are seen by many as outdated legacy IT systems that are becoming more and more obsolete as businesses are becoming increasingly reliant on the cloud. However, these notions are not entirely accurate. In reality, mainframe computing remains alive and well within many infrastructure-critical industrie...

06 November 2017 /security Information Security

Why should Financial Services organisations automate their threat intelligence

It can often feel like cybercriminals are two steps ahead. The result is that security professionals are constantly creating and updating their security protocols to match the volume of equally sophisticated malware attack vectors being directed at them. This is especially true for cybersecurity in financial institutions, this is in part due to th...

18 October 2017 /ai /security Information Security

The 3 questions the financial services industry needs to ask itself regarding GDPR

Businesses around the globe are becoming increasingly data-driven. This is largely due to the expectation of customisation of the user experience. Financial institutions, in particular have been able to use customer data and customisation in order to offer tailored services to their customers, such as loans or insurance, based on recent purchases ...

29 September 2017 /security /regulation Information Security

Financial services: Reduce the cyber risk from within

Financial services organisations are at an inherently greater risk of cyber attacks due to the sensitive nature of the data they store, and the monetary motivations of cybercriminals, they are keenly aware of the damage that can result from being a victim of a data breach. In 2016, the financial services sector was the most frequently targeted ind...

17 August 2017 /security Information Security

The evolution of network security strategies being adopted by the financial services sector.

The rise in popularity of the Internet of Things (IoT) and a consumer desire to access valuable data on various devices has led to network security becoming increasingly complicated for financial services providers. As financial institutions transition their network security strategies to meet these consumer demands and grant greater individual acc...

15 August 2017 /security Information Security

Why remote working presents an increased threat to financial services

Security teams and IT departments at large enterprises across all industries are faced with securing against an ever expanding attack surface daily. Previously, vulnerable points of entry used to live within the organisation’s walls, where firewalls and inline security tools could protect them. But as networks have evolved to accommodate the const...

16 June 2017 /security Information Security

4 Cybersecurity Crunch Points Facing the Financial Services Sector

It’s well known that the main trends currently driving change within the technology sector are the cloud, internet of things, mobility and big data analytics. While advances in digital business are simplifying and enhancing life for the consumers of financial services, organisations are faced with the challenge of these trends’ impact on the makeu...

28 April 2017 /security Information Security

Consolidation and integration of security solutions in Financial Services

The single biggest issue we keep hearing about from financial institutions is the need to simplify and consolidate their security infrastructure. As Financial Services has evolved from person-to-person transactions to the fully digital business model it is today, network infrastructure has had to evolve as well – which has led to it becoming incre...

29 March 2017 /security Information Security