Search Results for: cybersecurity
Lawyers report lower satisfaction rates than Accountants with their IT systems
December 14th, 2015
Accounting, Legal and Marketing Firms Elevate their Reliance on Technology, New CompTIA Research Reveals Information-intense professional services firms in accounting, law and marketing are increasing their reliance on technology solutions to meet their business objectives, new research from CompTIA, ...
ISIS parks its cash in Bitcoin, experts say
November 26th, 2015
Just days after the hacker group Anonymous pledged to hunt down Islamic State members and launch cyberattacks against their accounts, a separate group of techies claims it has identified a key funding avenue for the terror network – bitcoin accounts. Ghost ...
FBI has lead in probe of 1.2 billion stolen Web credentials: documents
November 25th, 2015
A hacker who once advertised having access to user account information for websites like Facebook (FB.O) and Twitter (TWTR.N) has been linked through a Russian email address to the theft of a record 1.2 billion Internet credentials, the FBI ...
Hedge funds confront impact of financial market regulations and challenges of evolving prime broker relationships
November 10th, 2015
29% of funds surveyed have experienced prime broker price increases in past year, while 22% anticipate future increases Hedge fund managers seek new asset growth strategies Investments in technology imperative as managers seek transformational change Hedge fund managers are ...
China’s stock market is on fire. That’s not a typo
October 20th, 2015
China’s stock market is in the midst of a reverse Isaac Newton moment. What goes down, must come back up. Way up actually. The Shanghai Composite has soared 11% so far in October after its dramatic 34% plunge between June and ...
Key areas of risk in the 2015 audit cycle
October 13th, 2015
Professional skepticism and internal control over financial reporting are two key areas for auditors that have attracted the focus of regulators in recent years. These areas are among those addressed in one of two risk alerts published Monday by ...
Samsung Electronics says mobile payments data safe after LoopPay hack
October 8th, 2015
Tech giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said its Samsung Pay user data is safe after a hacking attack against a U.S.-based subsidiary that developed a key technology for its newly-launched mobile payments system. Disclosure of the attack, first reported ...
Hackers targeted retail brokerage Scottrade customers
October 5th, 2015
Scottrade has issued an announcement to inform investors in relation to cybersecurity crimes investigations involving the theft of information from the company. Scottrade says that: “Federal law enforcement officials recently informed us that they’ve been investigating cybersecurity crimes involving ...
EY recruits over 4500 people and breaks £2b milestone in the UK
October 2nd, 2015
8% growth takes revenue over £2b Record 95 equity Partners join the UK Partnership – over a third are women New office opens in Canary Wharf Growth reported across all service lines and regions Distributable profits up 6% from ...
EY named a leader in IDC MarketScape report
September 17th, 2015
EY named a leader in IDC MarketScape report for Worldwide Risk Advisory Consulting Services 2015 EY has been recognized as a Leader in IDC MarketScape’s recently published Worldwide Risk Advisory Consulting Services 2015 Vendor Assessment. According to IDC MarketScape ...
