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Industry News: ESG5

    Apple Warns of Cybercrime Risks if EU Forces It to Allow Others' Software

    2021-10-13

    O' Canada: Apple Inc ramped up its criticism of EU draft rules that would force it to allow users to install software from outside its App Store, saying that would boost the risk of cybercriminals and malware.

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    Russia Excluded from 30-country Meeting to Fight Ransomware and Cyber Crime

    2021-10-13

    CTV News: Russia was not invited to attend a 30-country virtual meeting led by the United States that is aimed at combating the growing threat of ransomware and other cyber crime, a senior administration official said.

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    Gov’t Moves to Fortify ‘Ring of Steel’ Against Cyber Attacks

    2021-10-12

    Cayman Compass: With Cayman’s economic stability now heavily vested in financial services, as tourism remains closed, keeping assets ‘cyber secure’ within that industry and within government is not just a reputational concern, but crucial to the country’s very survival.

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    European Investment Advisory Hub and European Cyber Security Organisation Announce First Step Towards A New Pan-European Cybersecurity Investment Instrument

    2021-10-07

    EIB: The European Cyber Security Organisation (ECSO) and the European Investment Advisory Hub, a joint advisory initiative of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group and the European Commission, announced their participation in a feasibility study on the design and set-up of a European Cybersecurity Investment Platform (ECIP).

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    Cybersecurity Best Practices Lagging, Despite People Being Aware of the Risks

    2021-10-07

    Help Net Security: The National Cybersecurity Alliance and CybSafe announced the release of a report which polled 2,000 individuals across the U.S. and UK. The report examined key cybersecurity trends, attitudes, and behaviors ahead of Cybersecurity Awareness Month this month.

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    Financial Firms Urged to Take Cyber Security More Seriously

    2021-10-05

    Money Marketing: Financial firms must start taking cyber security more seriously, as it is something the UK regulator is likely to get tough on, Financial Technology Research Centre founder and director Ian McKenna has warned.

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    Bank of England-backed Cyber Security War Game Opens to More Companies

    2021-10-04

    California News Times: A Bank-backed initiative to test cyber defenses in the UK financial sector is open to financial services companies of all types and sizes on Monday with the most extensive exercises of its type.

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    Russia Arrests Leading Cybersecurity Exec On Treason Charges

    2021-09-29

    ABC News: Russian authorities have arrested an executive of a top cybersecurity company on the charges of high treason, a move that has sent shock waves through Russia's business community.

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    Europol Links Italian Mafia to Million-dollar Phishing Scheme

    2021-09-20

    Bleeping Computer: In collaboration with Europol and Eurojust, European law enforcement dismantled an extensive network of cybercriminals linked to the Italian Mafia that was able to defraud their victims of roughly €10 million ($11.7 million) last year alone.

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    US Financial Regulator ‘Carrying Out Massive SolarWinds Probe’

    2021-09-13

    Silicon: The US financial regulator is reportedly engaging in a lage-scale probe into the effects of the SolarWinds hack that affected companies around the world.

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