Thursday, August 18, 2011

Nuclear Warfare, WMD and Financial Data Insecurity Top 3 Threats

BankThink: Data Insecurity Is a Systemic Threat

"The FBI rates cyber attacks as the third greatest threat to U.S. security behind only nuclear warfare and weapons of mass destruction," writes columnist and former comptroller of the currency Eugene Ludwig. He notes the Financial Stability Oversight Council's mention of data security weakness as a potential systemic threat and explains that as an information business, the financial industry is especially prone to harm from hackers.

Go to BankThink.com to read the rest of Ludwig's story

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