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Meltdown & Spectre: Security experts issue warnings on chip flaw
Security experts are warning companies that the only way to fully protect themselves against hackers taking advantage of a newly revealed, pervasive flaw in chip design dubbed the Meltdown and Spectre bugs, that could allow hackers to steal data, is to completely replace their computer systems. The unusual warning has presented companies with an unenviable choice [...]
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MiFID II: the new financial regulatory system
London and the EU are bracing themselves for MiFID II, the new dawning of one of the biggest regulatory shake-ups of since the 1980s ‘Big Bang’ as a new framework of rules, as it comes into force across Europe. The financial sector across the European Union has been preparing for months ahead of the new regulations coming [...]
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Payments Buzzwords 2018: Authentication, Identity and Chinese BigTech
Authentication tipping point – will PSD2 change we way we pay? Talking about 2018 is hardly possible without mentioning PSD2. So here it is, on top of my list. On January 13 PSD2 will go live. However, some aspects of the new regulation will not be enforced until around 18 months later, when the Regulatory [...]
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Thales swoops in as Gemalto accepts €4.8bn cash offer rejecting Atos
Thales has had its offer to buy struggling Gemalto in a deal worth close to €4.8bn. The agreement comes just days after Gemalto had rejected a €4.3bn takeover proposal by Atos, which the company called “opportunistic”. “I am convinced that the combination with Thales is the best and the most promising option for Gemalto and the [...]
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Atos forges ahead with $5.1 billion bid after Gemalto rebuff
Atos is ruthlessly pursuing its unsolicited bid to buy Gemalto even after the security-software maker’s board unanimously rejected the €4.3-billion ($5.1 billion) offer. Atos’s offer “significantly” undervalues the company, Gemalto said in a statement late Wednesday in which it also cited doubts about strategic rationale, uncertainty about integration and insufficient guarantees that a deal would go through to the end. Atos in [...]
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