cyber attack

Financial planning

AFSLs urged to address cyber security vulnerabilities

With ASIC suing FIIG Securities for alleged failures in its cyber security measures earlier this month, two firms have urged AFSLs to stay vigilant against ongoing cyber ...

Financial planning

ASIC urges cyber security to be ‘top of mind’

ASIC chair Joe Longo has told AFSLs that putting in place cyber protections should be “top of mind” as they manage their businesses, and flagged the weaknesses demonstrat...

Financial planning

RI Advice flagged as cautionary cyber security tale

ASIC has flagged the 2022 case of RI Advice as an example of the need for cybersecurity measures within a financial services firm as chair Joe Longo warns a cyber attack ...

People & Products

Expanded media platform unveiled to support Australia’s cyber sector

Australia’s leading source of market intelligence and news for the cyber security sector, Cyber Security Connect, has today rebranded to Cyber Daily....

Financial planning

Advice firms represent data ‘treasure chest’ for hackers

Financial advice firms are 300x more likely to be victims of a cyber attack and should not be complacent, even if they are a small firm, as they are sitting on valuable d...

Policy & Regulation

ASIC hit by cyber attack

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is working to rectify its systems after identifying a cyber attack affecting Australian credit licence applications....

Financial planning

Cyber threats include privacy breaches

Digital advice providers and AFSLs should note that cyber security threats and data privacy breaches could go hand-in-hand following new legislation tabled in Parliament ...