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US envoy Brian Hook: Sanctions are hurting Iran’s $700m support for Hezbollah

The National 22 Mar 2019

The Trump administration told The National that it is seeing an impact from its sanctions on Iran in constraining its estimated annual $700 million budget for the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah ... He said they would be tasked to “counter Iran’s maritime aggression, cyber attacks, terrorism finance, missile testing and missile proliferation” ... SHARE . ....

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Duff & Phelps and Kroll, a Division of Duff & Phelps, Rated Best in Eight ...

The Marshall News Messenger 20 Mar 2019

Duff & Phelps is the global advisor that protects, restores and maximizes value for clients in the areas of valuation, corporate finance, investigations, disputes, cyber security, compliance and regulatory matters, and other governance-related issues ... TECHNOLOGY SECURITY PROFESSIONAL SERVICES BANKING CONSULTING FINANCE....

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Canada's cybersecurity firms keep turning to the U.S. for funding, leaving us without a homegrown leader

Canada Dot Com 20 Mar 2019

How to finance a Canadian tech startup, from pre-seed to series D Innovation Nation ... On Tuesday, the government proposed investing another $144.9 million over five years to continue to protect its cyber systems in finance, energy, telecommunications and transport sectors....

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Venezuelan 'cyber-attack' possible but unlikely, experts say

Yahoo Daily News 14 Mar 2019

Caracas (AFP) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government has accused the United States of "cyber sabotage" to knock out the country's central hydroelectric complex and leave the nation largely without electricity since Thursday afternoon ... "The US usually does finance and internet, not electricity....

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Basel Committee Sets out Guidelines for Banks Intending to Enter Crypto Market

Devcoins 14 Mar 2019

Crypto assets are also highly volatile and expose banks to risks including fraud and terrorist financing links, the committee alleged ... “They present a number of risks for banks, including liquidity risk operational risk (including fraud and cyber risks); money laundering and terrorist financing risk.”....

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Basel Committee: Growth of Bitcoin is a Bad Sign For Global Banking System

NewsBTC 13 Mar 2019

The growth of crypto assets like bitcoin is a bad sign for the global banking system, warned the Basel Committee ... They were threats related to liquidity, credit, market, operations (including fraud and cyber threats), money laundering, terrorist financing, as well as legal and reputation risks. Excerpts from the newsletter. ... Praet ... ....

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‘Ransomware’ attack on Lucknow’s 5-star hotel, cyber-cell grapples for clues

The Times of India 11 Mar 2019

In a first-of-its-kind ransomware attack in the city, cyber criminals breached and blocked the computer system of The Piccadily, a five-star hotel in the state capital, and demanded ransom to allow data access ... Finance controller Jitendra Kumar Singh said police lodged FIR, but has not been able to retrieve the data till now....

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‘Ransomware’ attack on Lucknow’s 5-star hotel

The Times of India 11 Mar 2019

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Argentine Authorities To Invest In Binance Blockchain Portfolio

Blockspoint 08 Mar 2019

The Argentinean government will finance early-stage blockchain projects, which are also supported by the venture unit of the Binance crypto exchange, as reported in the company’s blog ... Last year, Binance Labs financed a stablecoin Terra and a blockchain startup CertiK, which is involved in smart contract verification and cyber security ... .......

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Weed Advisor™ partners with INKAS® to generate unequalled secure cannabis transport solutions

The Record 08 Mar 2019

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Shared Assessments/SFG Takes Cyber Defense Magazine Top InfoSec Awards for Risk Management and Third Party Risk Management; Chair Catherine A. Allen Receives Cutting Edge Award

Market Watch 07 Mar 2019

“We are proud to serve many of the most respected companies in asset management, insurance, finance, consumer packaged goods, critical infrastructure, education, healthcare and other sectors, and we are grateful to The Cyber Defense Magazine InfoSec Awards for this important recognition.” ... Miliefsky, Publisher, Cyber Defense Magazine....

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Israel May Become One of the First Countries to Regulate Cryptocurrency

The Algemeiner 07 Mar 2019

The report states that the Bank of England does not consider crypto assets to be currency or money, following the opinion of the G20 Finance Ministers and the governors of the Central Bank. The US Securities and Exchange Commission established a cyber unit to increase its ......

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IBM X-Force Red Launches Blockchain Cybersecurity Service

A Bit of News 06 Mar 2019

(IBM) X-Force Cyber ... Luke MacGregor/Bloomberg© 2019 Bloomberg Finance LP ... Nevertheless, the rapid growth of enterprise blockchain projects will plug this pioneering technology into otherwise vulnerable systems and processes – all prone to human error and the massively interconnected and rapidly evolving cyber risk landscape....