Information Security Content

The asset management industry faces an escalating battle against cybercriminals employing increasingly sophisticated tactics. From state-sponsored attacks to ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) platforms enabling low-skilled criminal infiltrations, the threat landscape is more complex than...

March 31, 2020 Sent electronically to charles.taillefer@canada.ca Mr. Charles Taillefer Director, Privacy and Data Protection Policy Directorate Marketplace Framework Policy Branch, Strategy and Innovation Policy Sector Innovation, Science and Economic Development Government of Canada...

Focus on Funds Fund Compliance Is an Increasingly Collective, Complicated Responsibility Fund compliance has become a multifaceted concern that affects many different departments within fund complexes. In the July 26, 2019, edition of Focus on Funds, ICI Associate General Counsel Tami...

Cyberwarfare is moving more quickly than ever. In the February 8, 2019, edition of Focus on Funds, cybersecurity expert Ron Plesco discusses the changing nature of attacks and the best lines of defense.

Focus on Funds As Cybersecurity Heats Up, So Do Cyber Regulations An onslaught of regulations focused on the digital economy is injecting new complexity into fund management. In the February 1, 2019, edition of Focus on Funds, ICI Chief Information Security Officer Advisory Committee...

Focus on Funds Funds Expand Their Cybersecurity Fight Funds are constantly tailoring their cybersecurity in response to the latest threats. In the January 25, 2019, edition of Focus on Funds, Ellen Rinaldi, who just concluded a four-year term as chair of ICI’s Chief Information...

Focus on Funds Fund Industry’s Cybersecurity Efforts Continue to Expand With the help of ICI, the fund industry is creating new, global networks in the fight against cyberattacks. In the December 15, 2017, edition of Focus on Funds, Peter Salmon, ICI senior director for operations and...

In the previous installment of this series, I examined a few ways to think about the cyberthreats facing us, and thus to guard against them more effectively. Now, with organizations in every sector of the US economy facing increased pressure to safeguard corporate and client data or...

Part of a series of ICI Viewpoints covering cybersecurity issues. In the previous installment of this series I mentioned that this post would address steps that you should take if your computer is hacked. Well, in light of the WannaCry/WannaCrypt ransomware outbreak, it seems...

Focus on Funds Changing Technology Brings New Cybersecurity Demands Fund operations teams face a number of new challenges, including cloud computing and the need to manage third-party vendors. In the March 24, 2017, edition of Focus on Funds, cybersecurity expert John Pescatore...