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Hands-On Cybersecurity for Finance

By : Dr. Erdal Ozkaya, Milad Aslaner
Book Image

Hands-On Cybersecurity for Finance

By: Dr. Erdal Ozkaya, Milad Aslaner

Overview of this book

Organizations have always been a target of cybercrime. Hands-On Cybersecurity for Finance teaches you how to successfully defend your system against common cyber threats, making sure your financial services are a step ahead in terms of security. The book begins by providing an overall description of cybersecurity, guiding you through some of the most important services and technologies currently at risk from cyber threats. Once you have familiarized yourself with the topic, you will explore specific technologies and threats based on case studies and real-life scenarios. As you progress through the chapters, you will discover vulnerabilities and bugs (including the human risk factor), gaining an expert-level view of the most recent threats. You'll then explore information on how you can achieve data and infrastructure protection. In the concluding chapters, you will cover recent and significant updates to procedures and configurations, accompanied by important details related to cybersecurity research and development in IT-based financial services. By the end of the book, you will have gained a basic understanding of the future of information security and will be able to protect financial services and their related infrastructures.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)

Attacking Online Banking Systems

Everyday, people use the internet in order to perform online bank transactions, purchase presents, and exchange personal and business information. In the United States alone, 70.4% of all adult internet users are leveraging digital banking, as depicted in the following diagram:

The financial services sector with its banks, e-commerce platforms, insurance companies, accountancy companies, and stock brokerages are aware of the importance of internet and therefore are transforming their business models to ensure their consumers are always able to reach them. Today, it's pretty much impossible to imagine having a bank account with a bank that doesn't offer online banking to perform quick transactions or even a bank without a smartphone app that allows the consumer to check their current balance. All of that data that companies in the financial...