These days, cybercriminals are successfully circumventing advanced security controls with the precision of a sniper. In the crosshairs are banks, financial institutions, governments and enterprises. In a recent Gartner survey, 76 U.S. banks indicated that malware-based attacks were a growing problem and that fraudsters were able to defeat defenses such as advanced profiling systems, risk-based authentication and even most strong authentication methods. Unlike the old shotgun approach, attackers now carefully study their prey using cyberreconnaissance techniques.
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Banks in the Crosshairs: 8 Ways Cybercriminals Outfox Strong Security Controls
Posted by: Amit Klein February 18, 2012 05:00 AMThese days, cybercriminals are successfully circumventing advanced security controls with the precision of a sniper. In the crosshairs are banks, financial institutions, governments and enterprises. In a recent Gartner survey, 76 U.S. banks indicated that malware-based attacks were a growing problem and that fraudsters were able to defeat defenses such as advanced profiling systems, risk-based authentication and even most strong authentication methods. Unlike the old shotgun approach, attackers now carefully study their prey using cyberreconnaissance techniques.