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CyberSecurity
16 Nov, 2023

Stay Vigilant to Help Prevent Cyberattacks During the Holidays

Cybercrimes tend to increase during the holiday season, as malicious actors take advantage of the increased employee travel and distractions that are more common during the holiday season. To help protect from cyberattacks during the busy holiday season, the FBI and CISA compiled several recommendations that employees can take now to prevent from these kinds of attacks.

Flash Reports
17 Aug, 2022

SEC Charges 18 Defendants in International Scheme to Manipulate Stocks Using Hacked US Brokerage Accounts

The SEC charged individuals involved in a scheme in which dozens of accounts were hacked and used to purchase microcap stocks to manipulate the price.

Flash Reports
02 Aug, 2022

SEC Charges JPMorgan, UBS, and TradeStation for Deficiencies Relating to the Prevention of Customer Identity Theft

The SEC announced in a press release that it separately charged J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, UBS Financial Services Inc., and TradeStation Securities, Inc. for deficiencies in their programs to prevent customer identity theft.

Flash Reports
08 Jun, 2022

Pirated copy of popular app being used to spread information-stealing malware

A popular app is being used to spread information-stealing malware. If you have questions about how to safeguard your business, Fairview can help.

Flash Reports
27 May, 2022

QuickBooks Customers Targeted in Ongoing Series of Phishing Attacks

Fairview can help financial advisers develop policies to help prevent cyber attacks. If you have questions about your cyber policy, contact us.

Flash Reports
13 May, 2022

April 2022 Cyber Recap

Technology like cryptocurrency and the ever-changing nature of threats from hackers require constant attention. If you have questions, contact Fairview.

Flash Reports
29 Apr, 2022

Did you know? Ransomware attack costs can be seven times higher than ransom

Collateral consequences of a ransomware attack include costs that are roughly seven times higher than the ransom demanded by the threat actors, according to a recent analysis conducted by researchers at Check Point.

Flash Reports
22 Apr, 2022

Recent Cyber Attacks Prove that MFAs are not All Created Equal

Multi-factor authentication can help safeguard against cybser security attacks, but some MFAs are better than others.

Flash Reports
23 Feb, 2022

Cybersecurity Risk Management

The proposed cybersecurity risk management rules codify the requirement for advisers to maintain comprehensive cybersecurity policies and procedures.

SEC Commissioner Signals Regulatory Changes are underway for Cybersecurity

SEC Chair Gensler spoke at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law’s Annual Securities Regulation Institute yesterday, where he focused on the Commission’s cybersecurity initiatives.

Flash Reports
20 Jan, 2022

Phishing Via Gmail Accounts

A survey conducted by Barracuda surveyed 10,500 organizations and found that 35% of them had at least one bait attack email in September 2021 alone.