Shaw Capital Management Factoring: IMF hack a warning for others to invest in staff training
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Staff training about simple email threats may have helped the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in New York from being hacked by a targeted malware attack, according to one analyst.
According to Bloomberg, the hack’s perpetrators obtained a “large quantity of data,” including e-mail and other documents during the intrusion. Ovum’s UK based IT security analyst, Graham Titterington, said in a statement that many security mistakes occur within banks and other financial institutions because staff have not received sufficient training on threats. [ With the increasing threat of cyber crimes, protect yourself and stay informed on the latest news with Computerworld's Security newsletter ] “People are people and have innate vulnerabilities with respect to trusting the wrong people, accepting inducements, or simply having more pressing concerns at the time they are approached [via email],” he said. » Shaw Capital Management Factoring: IMF hack a warning for others to invest in staff training |
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