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Banks Rethink Cybersecurity Amid Rise of Credential-Based Compromise

PYMNTS – The image of a hacker furiously typing strings of code to brute-force their way into a corporate server is becoming outdated. Today, the most dangerous cyber intrusions can come not from forced entries, but from front doors to organizational perimeters being quietly opened with valid credentials. Financial institutions, long the crown jewels of cyber targets, are falling prey not to systems being broken, but to trust being exploited.

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