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Deep Dive: How FIs Can Keep Their Digital-First Innovations Secure

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The banking industry faces many day-to-day business challenges, including competition with digitally native FinTechs and the ubiquitous social distancing restrictions brought on by the pandemic. Bot activity is the third major threat banks faced in 2020. Bot activity is the third major threat banks faced in 2020.

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Is No-Factor Authentication Digital Security’s Future?

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Between synthetic ID fraud and good old-fashioned identity theft, buttressed by the reams of available consumer data, said Xie, cybercriminals have gotten better at looking like real consumers – making it all the more imperative for the security industry to realign its paradigm with the lifecycle habits of legitimate users.