Cybersecurity: Essential lessons for advisers to share with clients

Three practical tips on client cybersecurity

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When it comes to client cybersecurity advisers now bear a significant responsibility to promote awareness and best practices, writes Amanda Jackson...

Customers may now manage their finances in a way that best fits their lifestyle thanks to the move to online financial services. However, these technological developments have made clients more susceptible to fraud and have given rise to new opportunities for cybercriminals. These individuals and groups have successfully evolved their tactics to keep up with emerging financial technology which has led to 41% of high-net-worth individuals becoming victims of financial crime in the past year alone. Concerningly, more than a third of these victims were targeted in the last six months.  ...

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