Keeping pace with attackers
The nature and impact of fraud across industry sectors has evolved significantly as adversaries have advanced their knowledge, with tactics, techniques and procedures continuing to change. Attackers are well-resourced, and racing to make use of new technologies. Organisations also need to remain vigilant to keep pace; for companies across the world cybersecurity is a pressing concern.
The need has become even more acute with the Covid-19 pandemic. Organisations have had to adapt processes, potentially accepting additional security risks. This has included staff changing to remote working, away from the secure office environment.
Cybercriminals have capitalised on the situation, changing their methods and creating new challenges for organisations, increasing the risk of crimes that target networks and devices. As a result, the pandemic has reinforced how organisations must continue to build up cyber-risk management frameworks and ensure a cyber-aware culture.
Role of the Customer Security Programme
In 2016, SWIFT launched the Customer Security Programme (CSP) to help customers ensure the security of their SWIFT-related…
