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Cybercrime protection inadequate: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2018
More than half of Financial Standard readers are not confident they are adequately protected from cybercrime, the latest spot poll reveals. Fifty-four per cent of respondents said they are vulnerable to breaches, hackers and cyberattacks as they have ...

Aussie fintech launches index-style crypto fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2018
... complex process. Traditionally, an individual investor in cryptocurrency has also been exposed to potential loss through cybercrime," Michaelides said. "We are launching the CoinJar Digital Currency Fund to handle the custody risks, simplify the investment ...

Cyber training is advice value-add: AUSTRAC

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
... being defrauded," Hawkins said. Colonial First State chief risk officer Anvij Saxena said told the conference that cybercrime had reached a new reality much closer to home. "It may not necessarily be someone from an African country. Someone who has gone ...

The 50 names you need to follow

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
... Saxena and AUSTRAC director of risk assessments David Hawkins will discuss adviser case studies on protection from cybercrime and explore what advisers can do to help protect their clients to stay safe online. To view the full AFA 2017 National Adviser ...

FS Live Blog: 2017 AFA National Adviser Conference

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
... sense? A news article on this session will be featured in our Day 2 Conference Newsletter, out tomorrow. 11.35am - Cybercrime session discusses vulnerabilities in a financial adviser's business when it comes to identifying cybercriminal activities. Top ...

From financial advisers to cybersecurity advocates

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2017
Financial advisers must arm themselves with serious cybersecurity knowhow as more cybercrime networks turn their focus to financial services companies at an alarming rate. Finance professionals will be affected on three fronts: the value of companies ...

Adviser cybercrime insurance launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2017
... global insurance and risk management provider are launching an insurance policy aiming to protect advisers against cybercrime. Financial advisers registered on the Adviser Ratings platform will be eligible to take out cyber liability insurance with Aon ...

BetaShares launches cybersecurity ETF

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2016
... number of internet-connected devices across the globe has had an unfortunate consequence in the equally strong growth of cybercrime," BetaShares managing director Alex Vynokur said. "Cybersecurity is front of mind for governments, businesses and individuals ...

Trillion dollar super industry attractive to organised criminals

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2015
... investment structures that are complex, multi-layered, opaque and in foreign jurisdictions; increased use of technology and cybercrime; and the resilience of a syndicate to international law enforcement. The commission said phoenix fraud - when a company ...

Crime survey finds fraud rife in Australia

PETRINA BERRY, AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2014
... on the rise, increasing from 25 per cent to 39 per cent. Asset and cash theft were the biggest offences, followed by cybercrime, procurement fraud, accounting fraud, and bribery and corruption. One in 10 organisations lost more than $1 million from cybercrime ...