The Waters Weekly Wrap: March 30-April 3
A look back at the best content published across all the Waters brands.

As the calendar flips to April, Waters is happy to give our readers a comprehensive take on cyber security for the capital markets.
From the intricacies of patching and CISOs' varied backgrounds, to increasing fragmentation and start-ups in the vendor marketplace and contrarian viewpoints on passwords and digital currencies, it's all here.
As spring finally begins to settle in, we're also ready to kick off conference season with our traditional North American Trading Architecture Summit (NATAS) gathering and Sell-Side Technology Awards, as well. For more information on speakers and registration, click here.
April Means Cyber Features
Patching Demands Careful Organization ... and Prayer (Waters)
Fit for New Purpose: Rise of the Chief Information Security Officer (Waters)
The Short History of Cyber Crime (Waters)
The Changing Landscape of Security Tech Provision (Waters)
The Waters Profile: Blackstone's Jay Leek Conquers Cyber Darkness
The Alternatives Giant's CISO Explains Why Cap Markets Cyber is Unique (Waters)
More on Cyber Risk, Digital Currencies
US Secret Service Vet Talks Digital Currencies (SST)
CISOs Outline Proper Backgrounds, Threat Response (SST)
Fannie Mae Security Chief Says Passwords Should Be Dead (SST)
UBS to Launch Blockchain Lab in London (SST)
Data Points
Danske Capital Taps AIM Software for EDM Supplement to SimCorp Dimension (IRD)
Tradeweb Updates Trade Data for ETFs (IMD)
Ex-CIA Research Chief Tapped for COO Role at Poseidon (IMD)
March Focus on Fixed Income
Fixed Income ETFs Come of Age (Waters)
Transaction-Cost Analysis' Fixed-Income Evolution (Waters)
Seeking Clarity on Mifid II (Waters)
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