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Attackers & Methodologies Targeting the Financial Industry

The financial industry has long been considered a bleeding-edge investor in security technology and a forerunner in the area of policy, all with the goal of protecting customers. Unfortunately, financial services institutions are not immune from the decades-long cat-and-mouse game with threat actors. 

This paper examines the many threats and challenges banks and credit institutions face from cybercriminals and advanced persistent threat actors, including:

•  Advanced persistent threats
•  Banking malware
•  Ransomware
•  Insider threat
•  Business email compromise

For the full Flashpoint analysis, download the report.