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Fighting emerging threats. How to combat man-in-the-middle and Trojan attacks

Overview Phishing still remains the main method that fraudsters use to attack financial institutions; it is simple and cost-effective, but still yields lucrative results. However, as financial institutions across the globe continue to deploy strong authentication, fraudsters are also findnig more sophisticated ways to launch attacks. As the fraud landscapre evolves, financial institutions will come to face more advanced threats, specifically man-in-the-middle and trojan (malware) attacks.

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Publisher	RSA Security	File Format	PDF
Date Published	February 2007	Downloads	2
Format	White Papers
Topics	Anti-Hacking, Anti-Virus

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