Cybersecurity Primer for Banking and Finance

As stated in a recent issue of the FDIC's Supervisory Insights, the risks presented by cyber attacks have become "one of the most critical challenges [in the last decade] facing the financial services sector due to the frequency and increasing sophistication of cyber attacks." In just a year's time, 2014 to 2015, security incidents increased 38 percent.

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Just as concerning, the attackers perpetrating these breaches were able to compromise the victim organization within a matter of minutes in 60 percent of cases.

Read on to understand:

• Why organizations continue to struggle with cybersecurity defenses
• The impact of new laws, regulations, and guidelines
• Best practices to protect organizations before and after a breach