2016 was an interesting year for those interested in the impact of cyber security incidents on asset valuations. USD350 million (7.2 per cent) was wiped off Yahoo’s purchase price after it disclosed several cyber security incidents during its acquisition by
Drawbridge Partners, a cybersecurity consulting firm specialising in the needs of hedge fund and private equity managers, has acquired inCyber Security, inCyber Compliance’s consultancy division. The acquisition gives Drawbridge Partners a portfolio of high-profile and long-term clients as the firm
The Standards Board for Alternative Investments (SBAI) has released a new cybersecurity memo which focuses on small and medium-sized alternative investment managers. The new memo, which is part of the SBAI’s Toolbox, aims to help firms shape their cybersecurity strategies
Crystal Financial Institutions, a division of Alliant Insurance Services, has launched a new cyber solution specially tailored to hedge funds that addresses numerous aspects of cyber risk management, including security management, insurance, crisis management and legal support. Cyber Risk 360°
By Amanda Daly, EzeCastle Integration – When confronted with unexpected business disruptions, alternative investment firms must react swiftly, methodically and successfully or else risk significant financial loss. This level of response requires extensive business continuity planning to ensure allspects of a firm’s
Drawbridge Partners, a cybersecurity software and services firm specialsing in the needs of hedge fund and private equity managers, has launched DrawbridgeConnect-R, a Vulnerability Management as a Service (VMaaS) platform. DrawbridgeConnect-R continuously analyses a firm’s vulnerabilities – rather than providing
Drawbridge Partners, a cybersecurity software and services firm specialising in the needs of hedge fund and private equity managers, has appointed an Lyons as Vice President of Business Development. Lyons will be responsible for driving growth for Drawbridge’s award-winning software and
Incident response planning has become a key requirement for all types of businesses, not just financial firms, as people try to maintain a strong security posture in the face of increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks. Knowing how to achieve this, however,
You may have read in our recent blog posts that October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Of course, at Eze Castle Integration, we love to talk about IT security for alternative investment and professional services firms. To participate in National
IIS, Drupal, and Oracle WebLogic web technologies experienced increased attacks in Q2 2018. According to a new threat report from eSentire, the largest pure-play Managed Detection and Response (MDR) provider, IIS attacks showed a 782x increase, from 2,000 to 1.7
