Houston, Texas – (June 16, 2014) IQPC and Oil & Gas IQ today announce they will host their second annual cyber security summit for the oil and gas industry, which will be taking place June 16-18 in Houston, TX. Cyber attacks have taken a major spot in the news of late and the repercussions on US businesses, including critical infrastructure are real and getting graver as the cyber criminals become emboldened by the increased attention they receive. The event will host an impressive speaker line up that includes the CISO for the State of Texas and cyber security leaders from major oil and gas operating companies.
April 7, 2014 - Mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) devices can be easily hacked, leaving banks, retailers and customers open to fraud, claims MWR InfoSecurity, which has even managed to play Flappy Bird on one reader.
April 7, 2014 - Many Asia-Pacific institutional investors are unprepared for the introduction of regulatory reforms governing the US$600 trillion global OTC derivatives market, according to a new piece of research by GreySpark Partners - an international capital markets consulting firm.
April 4, 2014 - The complexity of regulatory reforms in both Europe and the US places added pressure on asset management firms, forming part of the recent shift in strategy. This year, the buy side gathered at TSAM Europe 2014 to discuss how asset managers can successfully gain control of the ongoing challenge of regulatory compliance, alongside the management of vast volumes of data and coping with the cost of improving operating models.
April 4, 2014 - US credit card fraud increased last year despite efforts by firms to beef up their security, according to an Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) survey.
April 3, 2014 - US regulators have warned banks to protect their automated teller machines and card authorisation systems from a fresh wave of cyber-attacks that seek to exploit ATM control weaknesses to spew out millions of dollars in fraudulent withdrawals.
April 3, 2014 - More than half a million people may have had their card data stolen after a data breach at Texas wine and liquor store chain Spec's which dates back 18 months.
April 3, 2014 - Europe's financial institutions have been told by regulators that they must protect their IT budgets in order to guard against the growing threat of cyber attacks.
