Cybersecurity | Wealth Adviser

JTC adopts Tessian’s email security platform

Mon, 22/10/2018 - 14:47

Wealth services firm JTC has adopted UK technology start-up Tessian’s platform to reduce risks around email use. »

iShares launches Diversity and Digital Security ETFs

Fri, 14/09/2018 - 12:54

iShares has launched iShares Thomson Reuters Inclusion and Diversity UCITS ETF and the iShares Digital Security UCITS ETF (Acc) on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt. »

ROBO Global enjoys strongest earnings for the sector since inception

Thu, 26/04/2018 - 12:15

The ROBO Global Robotics & Automation Index reports that it has posted its strongest positive earnings results since inception in 2011. »

Actively managed FANG ETF goes for outperformance

Mon, 23/04/2018 - 17:02

Nearly a year of extremely volatile and exciting times has given Sabretooth Advisors’ FNG ETF a rollercoaster of a performance ride. »

Cambridge Analytica revelations put pressure on all large tech firms

Thu, 22/03/2018 - 10:52

Professor André Spicer, Cass Business School, comments on Cambridge Analytica and questions what the costs will be to big tech firms? »

ARK Invest celebrates power of artificial intelligence

Fri, 09/03/2018 - 10:58

US ETF provider ARK Invest, with over USD4 billion under management, operates in the disruptive innovation space, offering investments through various wrappers including two actively managed ETF funds that both achieved returns of over 87 per cent in 2017. »

Problems in Paradise as cyber-attack hits hard

Mon, 06/11/2017 - 18:09

News of the Paradise Papers, the latest cybersecurity breach since last year’s Panama Papers, has rocked the financial world. »

Paradise Papers follows Panama Papers breach blueprint

Mon, 06/11/2017 - 17:16

Mark Sangster, VP and Industry Security Strategist at cyber security company eSentire, comments on the Paradise Papers leak… »

The role of AI and machine learning in cybersecurity

Thu, 14/09/2017 - 10:53

By George Ralph, RFA – The use of Artificial Intelligence is becoming decidedly commonplace. Wikipedia describes AI research as “the study of intelligent agents: any device that perceives its environment and takes actions that maximise its chance of success at some goal.” AI is often used interchangeably with Machine Learning, which is described as the subfield of computer science that, according to Arthur Samuel, gives "computers the ability to learn without being explicitly programmed." »

Seven steps to avoid a cyber-attack

Thu, 27/07/2017 - 11:00

By George Ralph, RFA – We all know that cyber-attacks are not only more prevalent but they are increasing in ferocity, becoming ever more ambitious and overt. The latest culprits, Petya and WannaCry both used phishing attacks to spread malware through networks, and Petya rendered the user’s computer inoperable and gave hackers full access to the usernames and passwords stolen from the computer. »