Security
Under Attack: Is Real-Time Data Safe from Hackers?
With recent data breaches such as US retailer Target falling victim to point-of-sale customer data theft and AOL email passwords being compromised grabbing the headlines, it's easy to understand why consumers are paranoid about data privacy. With the…
Solarflare Preps ‘Lockdown' Data Protection Tool for Trading Servers
Hardware-acceleration and data network technology provider Solarflare will later this year introduce a server security product designed to protect servers used to support trading platforms from malicious intrusions designed to access or steal data, to…
Financial Industry Faces Up to Cybersecurity Challenges
While the internet has revolutionized nearly every aspect of the financial markets, it carries with it an implicit level of risk that has only recently started to be properly examined by institutional trading firms. But when it comes to cybersecurity,…
Mackay Shields CTO: Routinely Check Vendor Data Security
A vendor tried to expand its business relationship with New York asset manager Mackay Shields, and in one conference call, almost lost the customer entirely.
Preventing Internal Breaches: The Call is Coming From Inside the House!
Hedge funds' internal networks are at risk more from internal breaches than external, say a pair of fund security experts. Though some kind of problem is going to happen to anything bigger than a family shop, there are basic steps the IT and operations…
Panel: While Cloud Security Concerns Overblown, Perception Matters
Cloud providers’ security might be airtight, but perception matters, and they should go above and beyond to allay customers’ concerns, according to panelists at the North American Trading Architecture Summit this week in New York.
Anthony Malakian: The Changing of Mores
At times it seems like fund managers give too much credence to hackers, when the real danger lies within. As a result, many hedge funds are not embracing new technological outlets because of long-held beliefs and old habits—habits that Anthony says need…
Hackers Give Middle East Exchanges Black Eyes
Downed websites are more than an inconvenience.
