IT spending by banking and securities firms in the mature Asia/Pacific region will reach $22 billion dollars in 2016, a 0.47 percent increase from 2015, according to Gartner.

Against the backdrop of a rising number of sophisticated cyber-attacks on the financial services sector, new guidance on how financial market infrastructures (FMIs) should protect themselves has been put out by a couple of global bodies.

The records of 2.2 million individuals and organisations suspected of being involved in terrorist activity or financial crime have been leaked on the public Internet.

In an era of major regulatory reform, reduced budgets and greater scrutiny, care providers should turn to integrated technology to not only protect themselves but grow and flourish in the face of such demands. This is the finding of a new white paper from Advanced, exploring how growing pressures in the sector can be relieved.

Interbank messaging network Swift has engaged cyber-security specialists BAE Systems and Fox-IT and created a dedicated 'Forensics and Customer Security. Intelligence Team' to help shore up its defences in the wake of a string of high-profile attacks at multiple bank sites.

March 24, 2016 - The US Justice Department has indicted seven Iranians connected to the country's government with cyber-attacks on a host of major banks.

March 24, 2016 - Tripwire, Inc., a leading global provider of endpoint protection and response, security and compliance solutions, today announced the results of a survey of 200 security professionals attending the RSA Conference 2016between February 29-March 4, 2016.