Penetration testing
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ON DEMAND: 5 Quick Cyber Wins for Alternative Investment Firms
Alternative investment firms encounter an average of 200,000 cyber threats each day, resulting in approximately $100 billion in annual losses. How prepared are you to respond to third-party breaches, phishing attacks, and insider threats? In his latest webinar Greg Masino, Cybersecurity Advisor at Drawbridge, shares his five quick wins to help you reduce your cyber…
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3 components of ethical hacking for Alternative Investment and Wealth Managers
The business value of the three components of ethical hacking boils down to this: Every Manager needs multiple cyber approaches to achieve operational and cyber resilience. Ensuring resilience helps firms to meet investor, board, and regulatory requirements, which is beneficial during fundraising and operational due diligence reviews. What you should know—Ethical hackers are experienced professionals…
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SEC Cyber Rule – Get Ready Webinar Series
Join Drawbridge as we host a series of webinars on proposed Cyber Requirements for Rule 206(4)-9, Rule 38a-2, and Amendments of 204-2. Through the course of five webinars, Drawbridge will discuss what firms can accomplish now despite the extended comment period until May 22, 2023. These webinars will be hosted each Wednesday at 12pm EDT…
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IBS Intelligence: Increasing demands on cybersecurity as finance evolves
Increasingly, conversations stray from traditional finance to include the Metaverse and open finance. While full implementation of these models is likely far off, early adopters already have begun using these systems. The recent rise in FinTech’s as a result, has posed a challenge for regulators and as these services continue to expand – cybersecurity must…
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Privately-Backed, Midsize Companies are Becoming Targets for Hackers. Here’s How to Respond.
This week, the Wall Street Journal published an important article on cybersecurity for Private Equity and Venture Capital, with a focus on cyber risks facing Portfolio Companies. The Journal presents three key takeaways: Key Takeaways Midsize companies raising capital, or who have recently announced funding, are becoming increasingly attractive targets for hackers. A “perfect storm” of reasons…
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Service Spotlight: Penetration Testing with Drawbridge
It is imperative that a firm knows what they are up against in the event of a breach. To help with this, Drawbridge’s dedicated cybersecurity team emphasizes the testing of your preventative technologies. To accomplish this, Drawbridge makes use of penetration testing to best gauge a firms’ vulnerabilities. A penetration test is a simulated cyber-attack on your…
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CYBERSECURITY NEWS ALERT: December 2018
On December 20th, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) released a report detailing the effective cybersecurity practices and common risks observed during recent examinations. The report focused on the following key areas: Branch Controls Phishing Attacks Insider Threats Penetration Testing Mobile Device Security Branch Controls: Maintaining rigorous cybersecurity controls is a firm’s best defense against attacks…
