Financial institutions are reacting to increasing regulations,
cyber security concerns and an ever evolving market place, and this in turn will impact on jobs across different departments in different ways.
In order to address the most pressing
cyber security concerns of our time — cyber attacks, extreme vulnerabilities in cyber infrastructure, financial and other online crimes, and the lack of effective education and prevention methodologies — the Global Cyber Alliance seeks to foster international, coordinated collaboration to reduce and prevent malicious cyber activity.
A new article spotlights some of the top
cyber security concerns for in - house counsel in the New Year.
Obviously,
cyber security concerns would be central.
Bonnie Gwin, Global CEO and Board of Directors Practice at the executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles, agreed with the advice, adding that at this moment of rising activist pressure, mounting
cyber security concerns, and a more constant media spotlight, being on a board is harder, higher - stakes and more demanding than ever.
Not exact matches
Finally, the SEC's order finds that Yahoo failed to maintain disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that reports from Yahoo's information
security team
concerning cyber breaches, or the risk of such breaches, were properly and timely assessed for potential disclosure.
The bigger
concerns this year: The rapid pace of technological change (73 %, up from 64 % last year) and
cyber security (61 %, up from 59 % last year.)
In an era when
cyber spying — by China or the National
Security Agency — is a real
concern for corporations, it makes sense to have a phone that sacrifices itself to save your secrets.
This seems to mean trusting Beijing's assurances that Ottawa should have no cause for
concern about allegations of pervasive serious human rights abuse in China, or about Chinese
cyber espionage threatening Canadian
security.
The U.K.'s National
Cyber Security Centre, the technology wing of the Government Communications Headquarters, highlighted cryptojacking as a «significant»
concern in its latest «
cyber threat to UK business» report.
Dumping and subsidies are particular areas of
concern, but intellectual property protection,
cyber security, and reciprocity in investment relations are also critical.
But there are new
concerns about the long - term consequences of «sharenting» in terms of
cyber security and identity theft.
According to the generals I've spoken with, we are less than a generation away from losing our technological superiority on the
cyber battlefield, which should
concern a nation depending so heavily on drones for
security and electronic trading as an industry.
Radicalisation is seen as the top online
security concern in schools, overtaking
cyber bullying and child grooming, research shows.
«We expect to see an uptick in 2012 when utilities start to enter the market to cover their phase III obligations,» he said... More broadly, the market has been deflated by
security concerns prompted by
cyber attacks in January, as well as European Commission energy efficiency plans, which mean that companies need fewer credits to achieve their reduction targets.
Interesting to note, that education, health and social care — has the 2nd lowest spend for
cyber security (# 1,810), which is
concerning considering this industry is data heavy and must do more to safeguard personal data.
The findings — based on a research sample of 1,379 global leaders, including 126 UK CEO's — show UK leaders are significantly more
concerned about
cyber threats than many of their global peers (UK 76 %; global 61 %) who do not consider
cyber security breaches to be a heightened threat to business.
Unfortunately, as investment in these technologies increases so does the proliferation of online threats, with the result that risk management around
cyber security in particular has become a major
concern for many.
The
concern FERC identifies is that the current reporting threshold for
cyber security incidents may result in the understating of the true scope of such threats facing the bulk electrical system.
Hill, now a visiting senior fellow at King's College London University, was closely involved in the UK government's
cyber security policy in his previous role, and his comments highlight growing
concerns around the vulnerability of personal and valuable data to
cyber threats such as the recent WannaCry ransomware attack.
With only 15 % of directors / senior management in the hospitality and food sectors classifying
cyber security as a very high priority, it seems they are the least
concerned by prospective threats.
With rising
cyber concerns among businesses worldwide,
security is becoming more and more of a priority, but has...
Information
Security is continuing to be a significant area of
concern in businesses all the way up to the C - Suite with daily campaigns launched by
cyber criminals against organisations across the globe.
Within the media and entertainment industries, Fernando represents television personalities including Emmy Awardwinning talent, performers, and writers on a variety of legal issues, including
cyber security / privacy issues
concerning theirInternet reputations.
Our quarterly eBulletin provides a round - up of best practice, news and legislative developments
concerning cyber security in Europe, Asia, Australia and the USA.
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Earlier this week, reports have stated that Russian
cyber security company Kaspersky will be withdrawing the complaints that it has filed against Microsoft from both Russian and EU probing bodies, saying that all of their
concerns have already been addressed.
The outlook on crypto assets remains generally favorable, but
concerns over regulation,
cyber security and solvency issues at major exchanges are creating volatile swings in the market.
Putting aside
concerns of the cost, the feasibility, or other criticisms, it was just nice to see something positive and optimistic grab the headlines for a change.But that doesn't mean the intergalactic world of
cyber security...
Russian
security firm Kaspersky Labs may have put itself squarely in the crosshairs of the lobby promoting the theory that Russia hacked the Democratic National Committee in 2016, by producing a paper that underscores the difficulty of attribution where
cyber exploits are
concerned.
Data integrity and
cyber security are growing
concerns for clients, candidates, and executive search firms.