PAN-OS 8.1: New Features for the Financial Sector
Learn how PAN-OS 8.1 bolsters confidence and control in the growing use of the public cloud by financial institutions
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2018 Predictions & Recommendations: Cyber Hygiene for Financial Instit...
2018 predictions & recommendations: cyber hygiene for financial institutions found non-compliant with SWIFT mandatory security controls.
Palo Alto Networks and De Nederlandsche Bank Agree on Preapproved “Right to...
Palo Alto Networks and De Nederlandsche Bank agree on preapproved “Right to Examine” clause
Find Opportunities to Introduce Network Segmentation
Lawrence Chin examines the benefits of network segmentation for financial institutions.
Customer Spotlight: Bank OCBC NISP Cuts Management Time in Half With Palo A...
Customer spotlight: Bank OCBC NISP cuts management time in half with Palo Alto Networks next-generation security platform.
PSD2: How Cybersecurity Professionals Can Prepare For the New Banking Indus...
With new banking regulations beginning next year, how can cybersecurity professionals ensure that their organization will be ready?
Understanding New York State’s Cybersecurity Compliance for Financial Insti...
With the New York State Department of Financial Services cybersecurity regulations going into effect March 1st, Lawrence Chin examines the biggest changes that financial institutio...
2017 Cybersecurity Predictions: Financial Sector Attackers Exploit Cracks i...
This post is part of an ongoing blog series examining “Sure Things” (predictions that are almost guaranteed to happen) and “Long Shots” (predictions t...
ATMs Need Better Protection From Malware
In 2016, payments by credit or debit cards will exceed the use of cash for the first time in history. Although the popularity of electronic payments will continue to grow, cash will not be phasing out anytime s...
Traps v3.4: New Features Help Prevent Cyberattacks on Banks
In recent months, reports of several breaches at SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications) member banks have come to light....
Putting the METI Cyberthreat Information Sharing Recommendation Into Action...
(This blog post is also available in Japanese.)In our May 2016 blog post, we described Japan’s new Cybersecurity Guidelines for Business Leadership Ve...
Preventive Actions in the Aftermath of A Major Bank Breach
In February, stolen credentials of a Bangladesh bank were used to submit fraudulent fund transfer requests via the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIF...
The OilRig Campaign: Attacks on Saudi Arabian Organizations Deliver Helmint...
In May 2016, Unit 42 observed targeted attacks primarily focused on financial institutions and technology organizations within Saudi Arabia. Artifacts...
Hot Cybersecurity Topics for Financial Institutions from the FS-ISAC Summit
Earlier this month, the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC) held its annual summit in Miami. Attended by over 1,100 i...
How the Financial Services Industry Can Prevent Ransomware
There has been much media coverage of ransomware over the past several months. The healthcare industry has been in this spotlight most recently, but f...
How Financial Institutions Benefit from PAN-OS 7.1
Palo Alto Networks recently released PAN-OS 7.1 for our Next-Generation Security Platform. Many financial institutions will not immediately adopt a brand-new version of software, instead preferring to see how s...
Now Available: Open-Sourced AutoFocus Python Client Library
Palo Alto Networks is proud to announce the public release of a Python client library for interacting with our AutoFocus API.
New Android Trojan “Xbot” Phishes Credit Cards and Bank Accounts, Encrypts ...
We recently discovered 22 Android apps that belong to a new Trojan family we’re calling “Xbot”. This Trojan, which is still under development and regu...
Traps: Preventing Successful Attacks on Legacy ATM Endpoints
Microsoft discontinued support of the venerable Windows XP operating system (OS) in April 2014. This OS had been a workhorse for over 12 years with a...
Dridex is Back and Targeting the UK
After Brian Krebs reported the September arrests of alleged key figures in the cyber crime gang that developed and operated Dridex, Unit 42 observed a marked decrease in activity related to this banking Trojan – at least until today. Dride...
Retefe Banking Trojan Targets Sweden, Switzerland and Japan
Retefe is one of the most targeted banking Trojans currently in the wild. While other families such as Zeus and Citadel are widely adopted by attacker...
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