Security against increasing malware in recession times
February 27th, 2009
Reading Byron Acohido´s blog post as well as the post on PandaLabs about the incredible rise of financially motivated malware, I thought about the impact this epidemic would have on the financial industry and how it could not happen at a worse time. Banks of all sizes are dealing with a complex regulatory compliance environment, high profile data breaches and an uncertain economy that has caused many to place IT budgets on the back burner, to say nothing of security budgets. The financial sector is facing enormous pressure at a time when even the most established firms are now looking for ways to survive.
