Image from Pixabay Introduction Ever since digital online transactions became ubiquitous from the late 1990s onward, the copyright world has been grappling with metadata problems. Metadata can generally be defined as “data about data”, where for example the musical recording is the central data point, and the song’s title, composer(s), performer(s), etc. are the metadata. … Read more
By Corey Hulen In 2023, victims reported nearly 900,000 cybercrime complaints to the FBI. Altogether, losses eclipsed $12.5 billion — a significant 22% increase from the losses in 2022. Related: Closing the resiliency gap Unsurprisingly, experts predict this trend will continue to grow as we move further into the future. While any business is a … Read more
Discussing the road to a $200 billion insurance-linked securities (ILS) market at the SIFMA ILS 2025 conference in Miami today, speakers stressed that considered deployment of capital at reasonable pricing and terms will be critical to continuing and perhaps accelerating the current growth trajectory.With catastrophe bond issuance on record-setting pace in 2025 so far and … Read more
Mar 06, 2025Ravie LakshmananData Security / Software Security Elastic has rolled out security updates to address a critical security flaw impacting the Kibana data visualization dashboard software for Elasticsearch that could result in arbitrary code execution. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-25012, carries a CVSS score of 9.9 out of a maximum of 10.0. It has … Read more
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are transformative events for businesses, offering opportunities for growth, diversification, and increased market presence. However, while financial and legal due diligence often take centre stage, IT due diligence is just as critical. Neglecting the technological and cyber security aspects of a target company can lead to significant financial, operational, and reputational … Read more