http://www.bankinfosecurity.com/banks-concerns-about-cyberthreats-grow-a-7486
By Tracy Kitten
Bank Info Security
October 28, 2014
Banking leaders say they're substantially more concerned today than they
were just six months ago about cyber-attacks and geopolitical threats
aimed at the global financial system.
That's according to a report covering results of a survey conducted during
the third quarter and published last week by the Depository Trust &
Clearing Corp. The DTCC provides clearing and settlement services for
banking institutions. Participants in the survey included financial
stakeholders from throughout the world.
Since March, when the DTCC last conducted its Systemic Risk Barometer
survey, more global banking leaders say they see ongoing cyber-risks as
posing increasing concern. They rate cyberthreats as the No. 1 systemic
risk facing the global economy today.
Banking institutions and other financial services firms surveyed by the
DTCC say that in the past 12 months, they have increased their investments
in systems and technologies designed to monitor and mitigate systemic
risks, such as cyber-attacks and economic recessions that could collapse
the global financial system.
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