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Lessons from a Wargame: SIFMA Shares Quantum Dawn 2 Results

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The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association’s wide-scale cyberattack simulation was a big success and yielded important lessons for the financial sector. The results of one of the most interesting industry-led cybersecurity exercises of the past year are in. And now it’s time to apply the lessons learned.

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“Quantum” Leap: One Group’s Novel Take on Cybersecurity

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Rather than taking cybersecurity threats lying down, the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association has been holding simulations so that the industry knows what to do when a real attack takes place. According to a press release from the association , the testing, which ended Friday, met its goals.