Cybersecurity
Citi cyber chief says AI providing new weapons in hacking wars
Barron-DiCamillo also urges regulators to work with industry best practice, not against it
S3 Partners sues Ion’s Fidessa for breach of contract
The New York-based market data company has filed a complaint against Fidessa for failing to honor its agreement to invest up to $6.25 million into the business.
Waters Wrap: On cybersecurity, regulators and ‘victim blaming’
In the wake of the Ion hack, regulators are pushing for firms to beef up their cyber defenses. Anthony says that they'll need to mind their words and tread carefully, as cloud, machine learning and open source take off.
Three steps to build resilience to cyber attacks
As cyber criminals grow more sophisticated, and regulators bear down on banks and their third parties, there are three steps firms can take today to boost their resilience to cyber threats, says Jason Harrell of the DTCC
SEC cyber rules risk creating web of confusion and costs
The regulator’s proposals would require breach notifications, public disclosures and annual cyber assessments.
Ion wasn’t deemed a ‘critical’ vendor by most clients
The software firm escaped heavy scrutiny ahead of its cyber attack, says a US Treasury official.
Hacked off: banks demand answers after Ion cyber attack
Clients have been left in the dark about the ransomware attack that disrupted futures trading last month.
One-fifth of CME clearing members hit by Ion hack
Advisory committee heard CFTC believed it could “play a more direct role” in cyber security practices
Ion in the fire: three banks call in lawyers after hack
Banks are examining service-level agreements for possible breaches
Confidential computing won’t save you from data breaches—but it can help
A Google exec and a Stevens Institute director lay out the potential and the pitfalls of this emerging cloud computing technology for data protection.
Ion: after the hack, the clean-up
Some clients are now using Ion systems again, but synchronizing data with CCPs could take days.
Ion cyber outage continues as banks rely on workarounds
ABN Amro, Macquarie, RBC among firms hit; ransom deadline tomorrow, but service may be down for days
Financial firms rethink after cyber insurance premium spike
Brokers say there are signs pressure is easing, but quantum hacking threat could transform market
Cyber incident reporting: convergence is key
FSB working group chair advocates common reporting framework and taxonomy
Waters Wrap: Where have all the (data) cowboys gone?
Industry veterans says there’s a dearth of market data management talent in the lower ranks. Following Max Bowie’s coverage, Anthony explores some other reasons for this brain drain.
EU Regulator: Incoming rules will arm financial institutions to negotiate cloud contracts
While the new rules will eat into financial services resources, regulators say they will also offer safeguards for managing cloud agreements.
Mainframes still mainstream: How financial markets are embracing and evolving 'legacy' IT
Tech giant IBM is targeting security, AI, and portability in the modernization of the mainframe as firms report still retaining “the workhorse of the back office.”
People Moves: EDM Council, Jacobi Asset Management, Versana, SIIA, and more
A look at some of the key "people moves" from this week, including Linda Avery (pictured), who joins the EDM Council's board of directors.
Banks may spend ‘billions’ to stop quantum hacking threat
Quantum-proof algo standards are nearing completion, but enhanced cryptography won’t come cheap.
People Moves: Broadridge, Tradeweb, Ice, FCA, and more
A look at some of the key people moves from this week, including Rana Yared (pictured), who joins the board of Tradeweb as an independent director and a member of the audit committee.
Waters Wrap: After Symphony, David Gurle’s new opus looks to distributed cloud storage, compute
The creator of Perzo/Symphony has started a new company called Hive. Anthony chats with David Gurle to see how the startup will look to disrupt the cloud space.
People Moves: ASX, Northern Trust, MSCI, Asifma, and more
A look at some of the key people moves from this week, including Jonathan Cross (pictured), who joins LiquidityBook as general manager for EMEA.
Waters Wrap: The Big Tech cloud providers are coming for your toys
Anthony thinks that the fintech community should be looking over their shoulders as the major cloud providers are going to disrupt financial markets even more than they do today.
People Moves: Deutsche Börse, Talos, Gresham, Tradefeedr, and more
A look at some of the key people moves from this week, including Shannon Johnston (pictured), who joins Deutsche Börse as chair of the supervisory board's technology committee.