Webinar with Brian Edelman, Financial Computer CEO. Computer-chip and software makers have scrambled to respond to the disclosure of two widespread hardware vulnerabilities found by cybersecurity experts that could affect most of the world’s modern…
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Financial Advisors: Major Flaws in Computer Chips Should Really Worry You
- By FCI -
- January 8, 2018 -
Article citing Brian Edelman, Financial Computer CEO. Link to the article: T3 Technology Hub. Special Security Alert from Joel Bruckenstein, CFP® Late last week, the world at large was made aware of two major flaws in computer…
Is CleverDome the Holy Grail of Cybersecurity?
- By FCI -
- January 7, 2018 -
Article citing Brian Edelman, Financial Computer CEO. Link to the article: Wealth Manangement Today. “If you think technology [alone] can solve your security problems, then you don’t understand the problems and you don’t understand the technology.” –…
6 Basic Protections To Shore Up Cyber Moats
- By FCI -
- December 26, 2017 -
Article citing Brian Edelman, Financial Computer CEO. Link to the article: Financial Planning. Are you confident that clients’ data are walled off behind sufficient cyber protections? If most advisors answered honestly, they would say no,…
3 Steps to Cyber-Compliance
- By FCI -
- November 2, 2017 -
Video interview with Brian Edelman, Financial Computer CEO. Link to the video: InvestmentNews. Runtime: 3:48 Are you cyber-compliant? Financial Computer’s Brian Edelman says advisers need to spring into action now or face litigation in the…
The New York DFS Cybersecurity Regulations
- By FCI -
- October 31, 2017 -
Brian Edelman, FCI CEO. Speaker at T3 Enterprise 2017. October 30-November 1, 2017 at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas Hotel and Resort. In a main stage presentation at T3 Enterprise this fall, Edelman will discuss…
Protecting Data: It’s Not Just About Hackers
- By FCI -
- October 19, 2017 -
Webinar with Brian Edelman, Financial Computer CEO. Moderator: Vanessa Oligino, Director, Business Performance Solutions, TD Ameritrade Institutional Speakers Bryan Baas, Managing Director, Risk Oversight and Control, TD Ameritrade Institutional Brian Edelman, Chief Executive Officer, Financial…
6 Cybersecurity Tools To Use In Wake Of The Equifax Hack
- By FCI -
- September 28, 2017 -
Article citing Brian Edelman, Financial Computer CEO. Link to the article: Financial Planning. In the wake of the Equifax hack, are you confident your clients’ data is walled off behind sufficient cyber protections? If most…
New York Planners: Time Is Running Out for Your Firm to Qualify for The NYDFS Cybersecurity Regulation Limited Exemption
- By FCI -
- September 19, 2017 -
Article by Brian Edelman, Financial Computer CEO. Link to the article: Financial Planning Association Practice Management Blog. Under the new NYDFS cybersecurity regulation (23 NYCRR Part 500), any individual operating with a license, registration, or…
Using Two Factor Authentication with MS Office 365 Business Edition
- By FCI -
- May 24, 2017 -
Article and interview with Brian Edelman, Financial Computer CEO. Link to the article: T3 Technology Tools for Today. I’ve had the pleasure of co-presenting with Brian Edelman, the President of Financial Computer, Inc. on numerous…
Information Security Threats: What You Need To Know To Protect Your Firm
- By FCI -
- May 18, 2017 -
Brian Edelman, Financial Computer CEO & Joel Bruckenstein. Speaker at NAPFA 2017 National Spring Conference. May 16 - 19, 2017 Spring Conference, Hyatt Regency, Bellevue, WA. Brian Edelman is an Independent Technology Advisor and the…
Translating the OCIE Requirements
- By FCI -
- April 1, 2017 -
Article written by Brian Edelman, FCI CEO. Link to the article: Advisor Solutions by TD Ameritrade. Cybersecurity is among the Securities and Exchange Commission’s top examination priorities for 2017. Unfortunately, most registered investment advisory (RIA)…
Top Tips on Cybersecurity
- By FCI -
- March 22, 2017 -
Video interview with Brian Edelman, Financial Computer CEO. Link to the video: AssetTV Masterclass. Runtime: 37:07. In this edition of Masterclass, four cybersecurity experts take on the growing challenge of preventing and combating cybercrime in…
Growing Efficiency and Security in Advising
- By FCI -
- February 23, 2017 -
Video interview with Brian Edelman, Financial Computer CEO. Link to the article: Asset TV. Brian Edelman, Independent Technology Advisors & CEO at Financial Computer, Inc. explains how technology can help advisors become more efficient and expand…
Cybersecurity Tips For Financial Advisors
- By FCI -
- February 8, 2017 -
Article and interview with Brian Edelman, Financial Computer CEO. Link to the article: T3 Technology Tools for Today. Cybersecurity is certainly on the mind of advisors today. According to at least one industry survey, cybersecurity…
Most Advisers’ Cybersecurity Training Insufficient
- By FCI -
- February 7, 2017 -
Article citing Brian Edelman, Financial Computer CEO. Link to the article: InvestmentNews. Firms would be better off with shorter, more frequent sessions for employees. Financial advisers should be spending about three times as much time…
Combat Cyberattacks By Staying A Step Ahead Of Hackers
- By FCI -
- November 11, 2016 -
Article and interview with Brian Edelman, Financial Computer CEO. Link to the article: Investor's Business Daily. To prevent data breaches, financial advisors are racing to improve their information security. The big question is how. Addressing cybersecurity threats…
Firms, Technology Vendors Mobilize on Security Standards
- By FCI -
- August 16, 2016 -
Article citing Brian Edelman, Financial Computer CEO. Link to the article: InvestmentNews. Cybersecurity is a major concern for vendors, firms and advisers. Software companies, consultants and financial institutions are mobilizing to create a cybersecurity consortium…
Encrypting Emails, Files for Clients is Crucial, but not Always Followed
- By FCI -
- July 14, 2016 -
Article citing Brian Edelman, Financial Computer CEO. Link to the article: InvestmentNews. Encryption is one of the best bets for securing clients’ sensitive information. Encrypting emails and shared files is one of the best bets…
How investors can avoid being a cybercrime victim
- By FCI -
- July 13, 2016 -
Article citing Brian Edelman, Financial Computer CEO. Link to the article: CNBC. Anyone who has ever been the victim of identity theft or bank fraud knows how bad the experience can be. Even if money…
Cybersecurity Challenges Webinar
- By FCI -
- May 25, 2016 -
Webinar with Brian Edelman, Financial Computer CEO. Attend this presentation on cybersecurity challenges faced by financial and insurance professionals, and what you can do to meet them. Live presentation by Sal Bianco, SmartOffice Account Representative,…
Wall Street’s Alliance Against Hackers
- By FCI -
- March 28, 2016 -
Article and interview with Brian Edelman, Financial Computer CEO. Link to the article: Think Advisor. Cybersecurity alarms have brought financial institutions and regulators into common cause. JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chief Executive Jamie Dimon fired…
How Long can Advisers get Away with not Reporting Cyber Breaches?
- By FCI -
- February 29, 2016 -
Article citing Brian Edelman, Financial Computer CEO. Link to the article: InvestmentNews. Some aren’t complying just yet, while regulators see cybersecurity as top priority Many advisory firms are playing with fire by failing to report…
What To Do After Your Financial Advisor Gets Hacked
- By FCI -
- February 23, 2016 -
Commentary by Brian Edelman, Financial Computer CEO. Link to the article: CNBC. Imagine, a cybersecurity breach has occurred at your financial advisor’s firm. Important and sensitive information that you have trusted your advisor with has…
Compromised Clients: The Weak Link in Cyber Defense
- By FCI -
- February 13, 2016 -
Article and interview with Brian Edelman, Financial Computer CEO. Link to the article: Wealthmanagement.com. During a panel on cybersecurity at the 2015 T3 Conference in Dallas, William French, the vice president of risk management at…
What to Do Before, and After, a Cyberattack
- By FCI -
- February 4, 2016 -
Article and interview with Brian Edelman, Financial Computer CEO. Link to the article: Think Advisor. Experts share best practices for responding to and minimizing impact of cyberattacks What the Securities and Exchange Commission calls an…
TD Kicks Off National LINC 2016 With Cybersecurity Focus
- By FCI -
- February 3, 2016 -
Article and interview with Brian Edelman, Financial Computer CEO. Link to the article: Wealthmanagement.com. TD Ameritrade Institutional’s National LINC Conference kicked off Wednesday with an in-depth look at how financial advisors and their staff can…
Cybersecurity Solutions To Weak Passwords
- By FCI -
- January 26, 2016 -
Article citing Brian Edelman, Financial Computer CEO. Link to the article: InvestmentNews. Stronger authentication, fingerprint scanning: all the options advisers need to stay secure. As part of an effective cybersecurity policy, advisers need to pay…
Cybersecurity: How Regulation and Risk Mitigation are Reshaping Your Firm’s Operations
- By FCI -
- September 25, 2015 -
Brian Edelman, Financial Computer CEO. Speaker at Regulatory Compliance Conference. September 24-26, 2015 at the Boca Raton Resort. What does the SEC and FINRA mean when they talk about cybersecurity? What are industry best practices…
Safeguarding Against Cyberattacks
- By FCI -
- April 13, 2015 -
Article and interview with Brian Edelman, Financial Computer CEO. Link to the article: TDA4advisors Blog. By Bryan Baas, Managing Director, Institutional Oversight and Control, TD Ameritrade Institutional You’ve seen it before. You just received an…