Data security

Why advisers need to pay close attention to technology vendor contracts.

‘Hey, you, get off of my cloud.’ What wealth managers should know about the risk-reward of cybersecurity.

The long-running feud between banks and fintech companies over screen scraping is morphing into a more nuanced and important conversation about how to exchange consumers' financial data securely and fairly.

Advisers have been warned: SEC's exam guidance to focus on cyber threats and issues involving seniors, leaving little excuse for noncompliance.

The regulator plans to ramp up scrutiny of bad brokers and electronic communications, among other new measures.

High-value targets include client names and account numbers. Protecting the information can also protect an advisory practice from regulatory penalties.

The regulator said "significant deficiencies" affected hundreds of millions of records.

With cybercrime an increasing threat to small financial firms, it’s important to have a comprehensive defensive program in place.

By offering specialized tax planning and retirement tools, this software has carved out a niche for itself for advisories with clients who have less than $2 million in liquid assets.

FINRA fines Lincoln Financial Securities for foreign hack attack.