The Security Holes Investment Firms Are IgnoringMay 09, 2013Hackers are becoming smarter, more resourceful and more brazen. Is your investment firm fortified against someone who has the power to bring your operations down?
Wealth Managers' Mobile DisadvantageFebruary 26, 2013Sluggish adoption of the technology keeps financial advisers a step behind mobile-savvy customers.
The Near Impossible Battle Against HackersFebruary 25, 2013Dire warnings from Washington about a "cyber Pearl Harbor" envision a single surprise strike from a formidable enemy that could disable the financial system or cripple the government.
Mobility's Undeniable BenefitsFebruary 25, 2013Mobile is becoming so pervasive that only after the mobile functionality is developed are firms thinking about how to apply that same functionality to desktop browsers.
Best Reactions To Obama's Cybersecurity Executive OrderFebruary 15, 2013Is President Obama's executive order on cybersecurity causing hackers to shudder and financial institutions to breathe a sigh of relief? Here are some of the top reactions on the web to this controversial bill.
Wall Street & Technology’s Top 5 Galleries of 2012December 28, 2012It’s been quite a year for the financial services industry, which was hit by multi-million dollar hack attacks as well as spectacularly disastrous technology failures. We took a look at the most costly industry mishaps in our top galleries of 2012, w
A Look Ahead to the Capital Markets in 2013December 21, 2012The Eurozone crisis is far from over, the fiscal cliff is top of the headlines and industry revenues continue to decline. Adding to their collective headache, IT organizations are dealing with flat budgets while striving to innovate in today’s ultra-
NYSE Hires Ex-Homeland Security Chief after SEC Security LapseNovember 19, 2012NYSE Euronext hired former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff to make sure sensitive exchange data was not breached after the SEC left its computers unencrypted.
DDoS Attacks on Financial Industry: Ignoring Them Won’t Make Them Go AwayNovember 09, 2012After more than a decade of DDoS attack evolution, the information security profession employed by banks, is still is not equipped to deal with the problem, argues Jeffrey Lyon, president of Black Lotus.
Capital Markets Outlook 2013: On Guard Against HacktivistsNovember 06, 2012Banks must keep hacktivists from penetrating their systems, potentially gaining access to highly confidential data, disrupting service and causing thousands of dollars in lost business, as well as huge damage to a firm's reputation.
