Big Data

Maintaining an ‘always on’ and ever-prepared financial institution

27 Jul 2023

Managing enterprise-wide operational resiliency has historically been a complex problem for Financial Service Institutions (FSIs). One year ago, the European Commission announced plans to establish a Joint Cyber Unit to tackle serious cyber incidents impacting national infrastructure and businesses across the EU. There are many kinds of cyber inc...

Strategies for CISOs Working in Financial Services to Safeguard Precious Data

05 Jul 2023

As our reliance on interconnected systems grows, so does the vulnerability of Britain’s financial sector to cyber attacks. Malicious actors exploit weaknesses in the networks, software, and hardware of financial services organisations, targeting sensitive data, critical infrastructure, and personal privacy. In this ever-evolving digital era, it be...

Banking Regulations

UK regulators take aim at archaic data management practices

24 May 2023

The increasing availability of data in the finance industry provides firms with the opportunity to gain deeper insights into market trends, customer behaviour, and exposure to risk. With the help of advanced analytics and machine learning, finance firms can use this data to improve their decision-making processes, increase efficiency, and ultimate...

Data Management and Governance

Dark data and basic cloud security make financial organisations a sitting duck for ransomware

20 Feb 2023

After years of sustained, sophisticated attacks by a range of threat actors, financial services leaders are under no illusions that they need robust cyber defences. At the same time, they are also seeking to capitalise on the latest cloud technologies to ensure competitive advantage, with personalised banking apps, algorithmic underwriting, and qu...