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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)

Vulnerable network protocols and network intrusions

Networks, including the internet, were established at a time when there were hardly any cybersecurity threats aimed at them. Therefore, a lot of focus was given to aspects such as performance and speed. Since there was no security design during the establishment of early networks, several adoptions have had to be incorporated due to shifts such as increased cybersecurity threats. However, this is becoming a catch-up game and hackers are unfortunately growing more powerful. This has seen several vulnerabilities being discovered in network protocols. The following are some internet protocols that are increasingly becoming insecure.

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

Simple Mail...