Profile of Becca Lipman

Senior Editor Member Since: 5/8/2014
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Becca Lipman is Senior Editor for Wall Street & Technology. She writes in-depth news articles with a focus on big data and compliance in the capital markets. She regularly meets with information technology leaders and innovators and writes about cloud computing, datacenters, market structure, and the impacts of regulations and social media on business strategy. Prior to joining WS&T Becca served as Editor-in-Chief at Kapitall Wire where she regularly reported on the stock market and trading strategies. Originally from New Jersey, she received a BA in both economics and environmental studies from New York University.

Remembering the CrackBerry: BlackBerry Migration Survey

3/28/2014
Two-thirds of CIOs believe end user satisfaction is more important than security.

Advisors, Stop Posting Baby Pictures on Social Media

3/25/2014
33% of advisors use social media for business purposes - but what presence and behaviors are actually important to investors?

High Frequency Trading: A Regulators' Burden

3/25/2014
"The problem I see isn't necessarily HFT, it's about regulatory bodies needing to keep pace and in many cases ahead of the market place to police it effectively."

CFTC Releases Request for Comment for Swaps Data Overhaul

3/21/2014
To boost comprehensive reporting of swap-market data, the CFTC released a request for comment for improved solutions.

3 Things You Can't Put Off On World Backup Day

3/20/2014
A friendly PSA to backup files and test disaster recovery plans

Fidelity Labs Launches Investing App for Smartwatch

3/18/2014
Fidelity Watchapp for the Pebble Smartwatch tests the waters of wearable technology.

Attorney General Calls HFT Advantages "Insider Trading 2.0"

3/18/2014
Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman wants to eliminate the "fundamentally unfair" advantages exclusively provided to high frequency trading firms.

DDoS Attacks Get Trickier, Traditional Defenses Fall Short

3/17/2014
Popular methods of defense from Distributed Denial of Service (DDos) attacks have proven comically easily to circumvent.

FinTech Startups Benefit from Buy-Side Investment Trends

3/14/2014
Cutting edge technology vendors have retargeted their products for the buy-side, a welcome change after years of stagnant technology spending.

7 Unusual Behaviors That Indicate Security Breaches

3/11/2014
Breaches create outliers. Identifying anomalous activity can help keep firms in compliance and out of the headlines.

Today's Cyber Security is a Game of Cat-and-Mouse

3/7/2014
A new report from Deloitte suggest financial institutions need to rethink their approach to cyber security investments.

Cyber Risk Is World’s Third Corporate-Risk Priority

3/7/2014
Financial services topped the list of 26 different industries that cyber criminals most targeted.

Scivantage Appeals to Next Gen Investors with New Platform

3/5/2014
To attract young investors, banks and brokerages need to build towards an engaging user-experience.

Latency At The Speed Of Light?

3/3/2014
Aurora-Secaucus latency down to 8.15 milliseconds