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September

17
2024
Trends

New Study from Osterman Research and OPSWAT Finds 80% of Organizations Experienced an Email-Related Security Breach in the Last Year

OPSWAT, a global leader in critical infrastructure protection (CIP) cybersecurity solutions, today released the 2024 Report: Email Security Threats Against Critical Infrastructure Organizations. This research was conducted with Osterman Research, known for its in-depth analysis and insights into emerging trends and technologies in IT security and data management. The study surveyed IT and security leaders working within critical infrastructure industries and revealed that 80% of organizations experienced an email-related security breach over the past year and 63.3% of respondents acknowledge that their email security approach needs to be improved.

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September

17
2024
Strategy

Memo to Lenders: Go Digital or Go Home

The benefits of swapping analog, manual processes for digital ones are obvious. But that doesn’t mean they don’t bear repeating — especially against a backdrop of fierce demand for streamlined, efficient and customer-friendly financial processes.

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September

16
2024
Trends

Data broker statistics and trends

Data brokering has become a multi-billion dollar industry, with the personal data of millions across the world being accumulated and traded in the hope of driving corporate growth while promising enhanced consumer experiences.

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September

16
2024
Industry News

CFPB Sues Horizon Card Services and CEO Robert Kane for Illegally Baiting, Gouging, and Trapping Families in High-Fee Credit Cards

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today sued Horizon Card Services and its CEO Robert Kane for tricking consumers into signing up for its expensive membership credit card. Horizon’s credit card, which could come with almost $300 in annual fees on a card with a $500 credit limit, could only be used to purchase goods from the company’s overpriced online store and nowhere else.

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September

16
2024
Trends

NCUA Releases Q2 2024 State-Level Credit Union Data Report

Total assets, shares and deposits, and membership at federally insured credit unions declined at the median over the year ending in the second quarter of 2024, while loans outstanding increased, according to the latest Quarterly U.S. Map Review released today by the National Credit Union Administration.

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