Cyberattacks are on the rise as criminals look for new ways to access user login credentials and grab as much cash as possible. The number of malware threats plaguing banks is four times greater than any other industry, Websense Security Labs study says. 33 percent of all initial reconnaissance malware attacks were carried out on banks, the report says. Cybercriminals are also hoping to use the larger attack surface created when banks pour resources into online, mobile and other self-service options. Banks have a choice: ignore the obvious and hope that new technologies will account for the persistence of malicious actors.”]

