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Banking and Finance
Banking and Finance
📌 Situation
Increase in attack surfaces in banking.
Banks and financial institutions are among the primary targets for cybercriminals. The growing digitalization of banking services and the shift to mobile banking have improved accessibility for customers but have also expanded the attack surface for cybercriminals.
The financial sector has seen a significant increase in cyberattacks, with a rise in online fraud, ransomware, and DDoS attacks targeting online banking platforms and payment networks. These evolving threats highlight the need for robust cybersecurity measures to protect sensitive financial data and ensure the security of financial transactions.
📊 Growth of attacks in the financial sector
yberattacks targeting the financial sector remain high, with an increasing trend of online fraud, ransomware, and DDoS attacks aimed at online banking platforms and payment systems.
⚠️ Digital fraud on the rise
Common attack techniques against the financial sector include credential theft, targeted phishing, and attacks on payment systems. Hackers exploit vulnerabilities in banking systems and authentication tools to steal sensitive data.
💳 Credit cards and bank accounts in the crosshairs
Attacks on banking networks target credit card data, online account credentials, and sensitive financial information, which are either used for fraud or sold on the dark web.
⚠️ Digital threats
Banks under siege by hackers and fraudsters.
The financial sector is one of the most targeted by cybercriminal groups, who use increasingly sophisticated techniques to target banking institutions, payment platforms, and fintech services.
🏦 Targeted attacks on banking infrastructures
Advanced Persistent Threats (APT) represent a significant risk to the global financial sector, with attempts to infiltrate banking systems for espionage and manipulation of transactions.
💸 Banking frauds through phishing and social engineering
Hackers employ social engineering techniques to deceive bank clients and employees, tricking them into revealing passwords or authorizing fraudulent transactions.
🌐 DDoS attacks on online banking platforms
Banks are increasingly falling victim to DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks, which overwhelm systems and disrupt critical services such as online banking and digital payments.
🏴☠️ Ransomware attacks on financial institutions
Cybercriminals lock down banking data with ransomware and demand multimillion-dollar ransoms to unlock systems, putting millions of daily transactions at risk.
🛑 Deepfake and AI-driven fraud
The use of AI by hackers enables sophisticated scams, such as creating artificial voices of bank executives to authorize fraudulent transfers.
📜 Regulations
PSD2, GDPR, and NIS2: New rules for banking security.
Banks are subject to strict regulations for protecting financial data and managing transactions.
🔒 PSD2 – Payment Services Directive 2
This European directive requires banks to enhance the security of online payments with strong authentication and the protection of customer data.
🧑🏻💻 GDPR – Protection of banking data
The European General Data Protection Regulation mandates fines up to 4% of global turnover for banks that fail to adequately protect customer financial information.
🛡️ NIS2 – Cybersecurity for critical infrastructures
Banks are classified as critical national infrastructures and must comply with new security requirements under the NIS2 directive to safeguard their systems from cyberattacks.
💰 NRRP - Investments for financial cybersecurity
The National Recovery and Resilience Plan allocates funds to strengthen the security of banks and financial institutions, implementing new defense technologies.
🛡️ Security solutions
Security solutions for the banking sector.
Banks must adopt advanced cybersecurity tools to protect financial data and ensure operational continuity. Here are some of our services:
⚔️ MDR – Monitoring and threat response
Our Managed Detection & Response (MDR) service constantly monitors banking networks to detect and block cyber threats in real-time, preventing fraud and data theft.
👁️ NOC – Protection of financial networks
Our Network Operations Center (NOC) protects banking infrastructures from DDoS attacks, intrusions, and tampering with payment systems.
📬 CSG – Secure communications
The Communication Security Gateway (CSG) ensures the protection of banking emails and messages, filtering phishing and malware to prevent fraud and data leaks.
🔎 Free initial assessment
Protect your bank before it's too late.
Are you a financial institution or a fintech company? Contact us for a free evaluation of your IT infrastructure security. Don’t wait for an attack to compromise your data and the trust of your clients!
