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The State of Banking Information Security

Responses from nearly 300 banks and credit unions in the Information Security Media Group's State of Banking Information Security survey show some contradictory messages regarding security in financial institutions. Consider:

64% of respondents grade their institutions' ability to counter threats as "very good" or "excellent" and generally believe their customers share confidence that the institution's security measures are adequately protecting critical information.

21% have either suffered a security breach during the past two years, or don't...