Banks struggle to defend against internal attacks

A new study from vulnerability assessment specialist Positive Technologies  shows that banks have built up strong defenses against external attacks but still struggle with internal threats. Whether they use social engineering, vulnerabilities in web applications, or the help of insiders, as soon as attackers access the internal network of a bank, they often find that it's secured no better than companies in other industries. With access to the internal network of client banks, Positive Technologies testers succeeded in obtaining access to financial applications in 58 percent of cases. At 25 percent of banks, they were able to compromise the workstations… [Continue Reading]