InfoSec 'top priority' for EU financial institutions

The growing threat from hackers, new regulations, reputation issues and the growing importance of direct channel self-service banking are pushing IT security to the very top of the corporate agenda for Western European financial institutions, new research has revealed.

According to the report from IDC company Financial Insights, banking and finance firms are increasingly finding that their IT security is coming under pressure from both external hackers and ever-tightening corporate regulations.

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