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Strong compliance management is crucial for fintech-bank partnerships
72% of banks and credit unions are prioritizing compliance when evaluating fintechs, citing it as their top criteria in the due diligence process, according to Ncontracts. As …

Balancing budget and system security: Approaches to risk tolerance
Data breaches are a dime a dozen. Although it’s easy to look at that statement negatively, the positive viewpoint is that, as a result, cybersecurity professionals have plenty …

Avoiding domain security risks when taking your business online
Unfortunately, as available domain extensions increase in variety (and uniqueness), so do security risks. In this Help Net Security video, Prudence Malinki, Head of Industry …

Companies still don’t know how to handle generative AI risks
Energized by the hype around generative AI, enterprises are aggressively pursuing practical applications of this new technology while remaining cautious about the risks, …

Organizations are racing against time to meet the PCI DSS 4.0 deadline
Payment data security concerns remain widespread as organizations undertake significant lift to meet the PCI DSS 4.0 deadline, according to Bluefin. 94% of survey respondents …

The hidden dangers of low-value data
In this Help Net Security video, Terry Ray, SVP Data Security and Field CTO at Imperva, warns organizations to stop ignoring low-value data – as criminals use it as a place to …

Regulatory activity forces compliance leaders to spend more on GRC tools
Legal and compliance department investment in GRC (governance, risk, and compliance) tools will increase 50% by 2026, according to Gartner. Assurance leaders are seeking out …

Critical business app outages cost $500,000 per hour of downtime
Observability’s adoption is on the rise and full-stack observability leads to better service-level metrics, such as fewer, shorter outages and lower outage costs, according to …

When data falls into the wrong hands
A data breach involves unauthorized access to sensitive, protected, or confidential information, often resulting in data theft, exposure, or alteration. The methods employed …

PostgreSQL 16: Where enhanced security meets high performance
PostgreSQL is an open-source object-relational database platform with a track record of over 25 years of ongoing development. Its reputation is solid for its reliability, …

Week in review: 17 free AWS cybersecurity courses, exploited Chrome zero-day
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: The blueprint for a highly effective EASM solution In this Help Net Security …

Modernizing fraud prevention with machine learning
The number of digital transactions has skyrocketed. As consumers continue to spend and interact online, they have growing expectations for security and identity verification. …
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