Yan Huard – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com Canada's news source for financial professionals Sun, 17 Nov 2019 16:09:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Yan Huard – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com 32 32 Managing the risks related to social media https://www.investmentexecutive.com/inside-track_/yan-huard/managing-the-risks-related-to-social-media/ Wed, 20 Sep 2017 21:20:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/managing-the-risks-related-to-social-media/ Read and follow your firm’s guidelines on social media use and take the necessary steps to protect yourself

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]]> Why security professionals fell short on ransomware attacks https://www.investmentexecutive.com/inside-track_/yan-huard/why-security-professionals-fell-short-on-ransomware-attacks/ Thu, 27 Jul 2017 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/why-security-professionals-fell-short-on-ransomware-attacks/ Although it’s costly to upgrade key IT systems, the costs of not doing so could be much greater

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]]> Cyberthreats extend beyond money https://www.investmentexecutive.com/inside-track_/yan-huard/cyberthreats-extend-beyond-money/ Thu, 25 May 2017 14:30:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/cyberthreats-extend-beyond-money/ Hacktivism, ideological insiders and intelligence gathering are key sources of cyberattacks threating financial services firms

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]]> Cloud computing: Bringing light to security issues https://www.investmentexecutive.com/inside-track_/yan-huard/cloud-computing-bringing-light-to-security-issues/ Thu, 23 Mar 2017 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/cloud-computing-bringing-light-to-security-issues/ Now is the time to adopt a concerted cloud migration strategy because the security challenges associated with this technology will be on our radar screens for a long time

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]]> It’s 2016 all over again https://www.investmentexecutive.com/inside-track_/yan-huard/it-s-2016-all-over-again/ Thu, 26 Jan 2017 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/it-s-2016-all-over-again/ Ransomware remains one of the biggest cybersecurity threats for financial advisors, their firms and clients

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]]> Proceed with caution on bitcoin https://www.investmentexecutive.com/inside-track_/yan-huard/proceed-with-caution-on-bitcoin/ Mon, 28 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/proceed-with-caution-on-bitcoin/ As advisors are being asked about bitcoin increasingly, caution needs to be the watchword

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]]> Focus on cybersecurity is key for firms and advisors https://www.investmentexecutive.com/inside-track_/yan-huard/focus-on-cybersecurity-is-key-for-firms-and-advisors/ Thu, 22 Sep 2016 10:30:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/focus-on-cybersecurity-is-key-for-firms-and-advisors/ With firms and advisors susceptible to cyberattacks, they need to work together to address these increasing threats

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]]> Communicate securely with clients https://www.investmentexecutive.com/inside-track_/yan-huard/communicate-securely-with-clients/ Thu, 28 Jul 2016 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/communicate-securely-with-clients/ Financial advisors need to balance the way they transmit information with the importance of the data they are sending

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]]> Keeping your mobile devices safe is critical https://www.investmentexecutive.com/inside-track_/yan-huard/keeping-your-mobile-devices-safe-is-critical/ Thu, 02 Jun 2016 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/keeping-your-mobile-devices-safe-is-critical/ Smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices’ capabilities have exploded in recent years, but security vulnerabilities are attracting unwanted attention from hackers

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