Tag: business

How are businesses of different sizes using FinTech solutions?

April 26, 2021

For the purposes of this blog, we have categorized small businesses as comprised of 2-49 people, medium as comprised of 50-499 and large as comprised of 500+. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have long been underserved by traditional financial providers. Yet, over the past few years, we have seen new FinTech offerings come to the … More How are businesses of different sizes using FinTech solutions?

How are businesses around the world using FinTech?

April 20, 2021

FinTech, or financial technology, is a term that it is difficult to avoid these days, as the sector continues to gather momentum across the globe. A recent ESET survey found that over two-thirds of businesses globally expect their investment in FinTech to increase post-Covid-19, while a study from Research and Markets found that the global FinTech market … More How are businesses around the world using FinTech?

Supply‑chain attacks: When trust goes wrong, try hope?

April 7, 2021

How can organizations tackle the growing menace of attacks that shake trust in software? Cybersecurity is only as good as the weakest link, and in a supply chain this could be virtually anywhere. The big questions may be, “what and where is the weakest link?” and “is it something that you have control over and … More Supply‑chain attacks: When trust goes wrong, try hope?

Vengeful IT worker gets jail time for deleting company’s Microsoft user accounts

March 25, 2021

The company was left to deal with three months’ worth of IT problems. An IT contractor has been sentenced to two years in prison and ordered to pay $567,000 in restitution to cover the damage he caused by deleting the majority of a company’s Microsoft Office 365 user accounts in an act of revenge, according … More Vengeful IT worker gets jail time for deleting company’s Microsoft user accounts

Cybersecurity risks and challenges facing the financial industry

March 5, 2021

A primer on various threats looming over financial companies and the steps that these organizations can take to counter them. Companies operating in the financial services industry aren’t by any means strangers to being targeted by various forms of financial crimes and fraud. However, over time, the playing field has changed and threat actors have … More Cybersecurity risks and challenges facing the financial industry