COVID-19 cybersecurity risks. (Source: Shutterstock)
The unplanned pivot to an expanded remote workforce compelled the financial sector (and many other verticals) to rapidly deploy infrastructure, hardware, software and support changes that may not have undergone rigorous configuration controls that would have otherwise occurred under normal circumstances. Most financial institutions, especially credit unions and smaller banks, don't embark on this level of change all at once, if at all, and as a result, their attack surface expanded, leaving IT professionals to struggle with visibility into remote devices and home networks that have introduced potential vulnerable blind spots.
Complete your profile to continue reading and get FREE access to CUTimes.com, part of your ALM digital membership.
Your access to unlimited CUTimes.com content isn’t changing.
Once you are an ALM digital member, you’ll receive:
- Breaking credit union news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
- Weekly Shared Accounts podcast featuring exclusive interviews with industry leaders
- Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
- Critical coverage of the commercial real estate and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, GlobeSt.com and ThinkAdvisor.com
Already have an account? Sign In Now
© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.
