Tag: Cybersecurity

Over 10,000 customers were potentially affected by serious data incidents overseen by Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (HMRC) over the past year, according to their Annual Report & Accounts 2021-22.

A bill introduced into the US Senate will seek to strengthen security against threats of quantum-computing.

Data security platform Sotero has raised $8m in a seed extension round, which brings the round’s total to $13m.

It is no secret that regulators around the world are becoming increasingly tougher on financial services companies. There is an unrelenting level of regulation being drafted and fines are hitting eyewatering sums. A report from Finbold pegged fines for non-compliance with AML, KYC and data privacy regulations at a total of €12bn in 2020.

Google and the European Union have both issued separate warnings over potential cyberattacks and misinformation campaigns from Russia.

Halborn, a cybersecurity platform for traditional finance and blockchain-based companies, has completed a $90m funding round.

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has revealed it is set to open an office in the UK to ‘boost international cooperation and collaboration’. 

AI-powered cybersecurity platform Darktrace has launched its PREVENT product, which is an interconnected set of AI products that deliver proactive cybersecurity capability to help organisations preempt future cyberattacks.

Zero trust cybersecurity company Xage has raised additional funding from Chevron Technology Ventures.

Cyber risk management technology developer KYND has launched its services into the investment management sector, as cyber risks continue to surge.