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Industry News: ESG5

    J.P. Morgan Growth Leads $39 Million Investment in Eye Security

    2024-03-12

    SecurityWeek: The new investment round was led by J.P. Morgan Growth Equity Partners, with additional funding from existing investors Bessemer Venture Partners and TIN Capital.

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    Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure in the Financial Sector Market to Reach $17,465.33 Million, by 2032 at 6.9% CAGR

    2024-03-11

    GlobeNewswire: According to a recent report published by Allied Market Research, the global cybersecurity for critical infrastructure in the financial sector industry generated $9,012.96 million in 2022, and is anticipated to generate $17,465.33 million by 2032, witnessing a CAGR of 6.9% from 2023 to 2032.  

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    Ivanti Breach Prompts CISA To Take Systems Offline

    2024-03-11

    Dark Reading: According to officials, threat actors breached the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's (CISA) systems using Ivanti product vulnerabilities back in February.

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    Equilend Warns Employees Their Data Was Stolen By Ransomware Gang

    2024-03-11

    Bleeping Computer: New York-based securities lending platform EquiLend Holdings confirmed in data breach notification letters sent to employees that their data was stolen in a January ransomware attack.

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    Know Your Breach: Houser LLP

    The Target: Houser LLP, a U.S. law firm that specializes in serving high-profile financial institutions.

    The Take: The data included names and one or more of Social Security number, driver’s license number, individual tax identification number, financial account information, and medical information.

    The Vector: The company said certain files were encrypted during the incident and were “copied and taken from the network.”

    This breach highlights the extreme importance of timely software updates for known software vulnerabilities, not only in systems directly under a firm’s control, but in third-party systems the firm relies upon as well. The longer a firm, or its vendors, hold out on deploying the most up-to-date software for their systems, the greater the chance an attacker will exploit the issue.

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    Super Funds Urge Against Escalating Minor Cyber Incidents To APRA

    2024-03-07

    Financial Newswire: While at least one industry superannuation fund continues to deal with APRA over a cyber-security incident a year ago, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has made clear to the Government that its member funds do not want minor security incidents being automatically escalated to APRA.

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    CrowdStrike Stock Jumps As Forecast Signals Strong Cybersecurity Demand

    2024-03-06

    Yahoo Finance: CrowdStrike surged 10% and sparked a rally in cybersecurity stocks after the company's upbeat annual forecasts signaled robust demand for the one-stop platform for a variety of tools amid a rise in artificial intelligence-led sophisticated attacks.

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    KKR Appoints Ruchir Swarup as Chief Information Officer

    2024-03-05

    Business Wire: KKR announced the appointment of Ruchir Swarup as a Partner and Chief Information Officer, effective immediately. In this role, Mr. Swarup will be responsible for driving KKR’s technology strategy and vision. 

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    Fidelity Customers' Financial Info Feared Stolen In Suspected Ransomware Attack

    2023-03-05

    The Register: Criminals have probably stolen nearly 30,000 Fidelity Investments Life Insurance customers' personal and financial information — including bank account and routing numbers, credit card numbers and security or access codes — after breaking into Infosys' IT systems in the fall.

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    Cybersecurity Startup Axonius Raises $200 Million From Returning Investors

    2024-03-05

    US News: Axonius, a startup which help companies manage their cybersecurity infrastructure, said it has raised $200 million at a $2.6 billion valuation, a sizable funding amount in a relatively muted market for growth and late-stage startups.

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