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Data Management and Governance

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With Intensifying Russia-Ukraine Tensions, Cybersecurity Industry poses a Unique Opportunity

In February, shares of cybersecurity software companies soared as tensions between Russia and Ukraine worsened. Fortinet (FTNT), Zscaler (ZS), Palo Alto Networks (PANW), and CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) were among the top performers. The group is likely to continue outperforming as analysts forecast more spending on security-related services with

/security /markets

Glen Shok

Glen Shok Sales Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Panzura

Bracing for State-Sponsored Ransomware and Cyberthreats in a World of Conflict

New ransomware and cyberthreats are being unleashed on the financial sector, and global events happening right now have dramatically increased the probability of cyberattack. As a new war rages in Ukraine, the Conti ransomware gang, and Russia’s Internet Research Agency, have declared support for Putin’s invasion and vowed to retaliate against com...

/security /cloud

Barley Laing

Barley Laing UK Managing Director at Melissa

Direct mail: the standout communications channel for financial services in 2022

Direct mail has long been a vital communications channel for financial services. It’s used to engage with customers and prospects on everything from information on fluctuating interest rates to new loan and mortgage products. Its popularity is supported by research from the Direct Marketing Association (DMA), revealing that around 70 per cent of a...

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Yahya Mohamed Mao

Yahya Mohamed Mao Head of Business Development & Marketing at Swiss GRC

Cyber security awarness month: cyber threats to financial services

Cyber security Awareness Month continues in its 18th year to raise awareness of the importance of cyber security and to ensure that everyone has the resources they need to be safer online. For consumers it is vital that they are aware of the dangers posed by hacker attacks and ransomare on their accounts. Threats to banks, investment firms and in...

/regulation /crime

Alastair Goodwin

Alastair Goodwin CEO at Adoptech Limited

Company policies are essential, even for start-ups

Right now all your energy is consumed on building your service, MVP’s, winning pilots, initial sales and building towards your next investment round. The last thing you need is to spend time writing company policies, right? Wrong. Prospective clients and investors don’t care that you are a startup or that you are all working flat out and wearing va...

/regulation /startups

Jim Steven

Jim Steven Head of Crisis & Breach Response at Experian Consumer Services

How can businesses avoid data breach blind spots?

Data breaches require considerable time and resources to resolve. The damage can be extensive, from financial costs and operational downtime to untold reputational harm, while the shift to remote working has exposed new vulnerabilities too. With such wide-ranging consequences it pays to be prepared but according to latest Experian research, only 19...

/security /regulation

Tejasvi Addagada

Tejasvi Addagada Data Governance Head at Fortune 500 financial service provider

What does it take to Monetize data in your organization for improved benefits?

Most banks are experiencing an upward curve in In-directly monetizating data to increase revenue. This involves analyzing the existing data trove and revealing insights that can improve the organization's business performance. The outcomes can be customer trust, satisfaction, reducing anxiety of customers while the benefit can be increase in reven...

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Tejasvi Addagada

Tejasvi Addagada Data Governance Head at Fortune 500 financial service provider

Aspects of data quality, an Artificial Intelligence unit has to focus on for better outcomes

Clean Data is a crucial need to get an outcome from Machine Learning models. Often much time to the tune of 40% is spent on understanding and cleaning data before modeling and providing an outcome. Scale and diversity in data is also another important aspect while planning for a model. How accurate is the data to give a usable outcome – is a major ...

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Gregoire Haftman

Gregoire Haftman Global Head of Data Sales at Macrobond

The 8 principles of good data management

“There is so much data out there, but I spend more time on reconciling, verifying and mapping it, rather than actually analysing it to enrich my decision-making process.” Sound familiar? Then you’re not alone. It’s one of the most common complaints I hear when I speak to customers. According to MongoDB, a leading cloud-based database software provi...

/cloud /markets

Jim Steven

Jim Steven Head of Crisis & Breach Response at Experian Consumer Services

How businesses should prepare for a data breach

The Covid-19 pandemic has forever changed the business landscape. From how customers now expect to interact with companies in a seamless, digital journey to how best to confirm the identity of both new and existing customers, businesses now face a completely new set of operational challenges. Challenges which have accelerated rapidly since the pan...

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