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Hands-On Cybersecurity for Finance

By : Dr. Erdal Ozkaya, Milad Aslaner
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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)

Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity

Enterprise customers around the world are investing in Artificial Intelligence and automation to improve their business processes, reinvent productivity, and improve operational excellence. Banks are looking into new ways of how to implement fraud detection in their ATM networks, insurance companies are exploring how to use Artificial Intelligence to predict profitability of their services to the end customers, and brokers have started to apply Artificial Intelligence to predict stock market movements. The following diagram illustrates reasons why business organizations are adopting worldwide Artificial Intelligence as of 2017:

Many buzzwords are used when it comes to Artificial Intelligence. It is important to look underneath those buzzwords to truly understand this new technology. The following diagram illustrates the revolution in...