China Delays Tough Bank Tech Rules

Banking Suppliers Would Have to Share Source CodeChinese officials have reportedly agreed to delay some banking-sector requirements aimed at foreign technology vendors, who were instructed to submit to rigorous audits and to... Read more »

A Fresh Look at Application Security

Expert Says Standard Coding Process Is EssentialApplication security is not keeping pace with evolving attacks, says Prasenjit Saha, a CEO at the consultancy Happiest Minds Technologies. One problem: lack of a standard,... Read more »

FFIEC Issues Malware, Attack Alerts

Regulators Detail Destructive Malware, Cyber-Attack ThreatsThe FFIEC warns U.S. financial institutions that they're at increased risk from attacks that are designed to harvest large amounts of credentials, as well as from destructive... Read more »

SEBI: Firms Must Disclose Fraud

Listed Companies Urged to Report Incidents Within 24 HoursSEBI directs listed companies to disclose to stock exchanges all events/information related to any fraud as it occurs. CISOs welcome the move and seek... Read more »

blur Group announces internal appointments

blur Group, the world's leading online marketplace for business services, announces today a number of key internal appointments. With immediate effect, Gerry Gross and Helen Blackmore become Co-Chief Operating Officer's. Gerry, based... Read more »

Inoapps Makes Senior Appointments To Drive EPM and Business Intelligence Expansion

Leading Oracle Platinum Partner and Applications specialist Inoapps (www.inoapps.com) has announced the appointment of Ed Jeavons as VP of EPM (Enterprise Performance Management) & BI (Business Intelligence) and Jordan Wilson as Head... Read more »

1st Touch Supports Halton Housing’s Digital First Strategy With Mobile Software And A New Customer Self Service App

As part of its Digital First Strategy Halton Housing introduced 1st Touch (www.1sttouch.com) mobile software and worked closely with them on developing a ground-breaking customer app. Halton Housing Trust is a forward... Read more »

Bermuda’s Oil Insurance posts record underwriting year

Bermuda-based Oil Insurance Ltd. has posted a $731 million profit for 2014, reports The Royal Gazette. Read more »

DDoS attacks may expose 40% of businesses to huge losses: Survey

A survey by U.S.-based Neustar Inc. has found that distributed denial-of-service attacks could expose around 40% of businesses to hourly losses of about £100,000 ($148,130) during peak times, ComputerWeekly.com reported. Read more »

Marine hull losses down, but grounding related losses up: Report

The International Union of Marine Insurance's recently released Spring Statistics shows that hull losses continued to fall, Hellenic Shipping News reports. Read more »