Cybersecurity for banks

February 26, 2022

During the past year, financial organizations and banks in particular, have suffered increasing rates of cyberattacks coming in from every possible threat vector. According to Check Point Research, a financial organization was attacked on average 700 times every week during 2021, a 53% increase year-over-year, and according to IBM the average cost of a successful breach was $5.85 million. From phishing to supply chain attacks, and everything in between, what we have seen is just the tip of the iceberg.

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Cybersecurity for banks