SWIFT’s global messaging system used by over 11,000 financial institutions in over 200 countries to securely communicate financial payment instructions. CEO Gottfried Leibbrandt compared the current plague of cyberattacks with the spread of dangerous physical diseases throughout history, in which human beings turned this existential threat into a manageable nuisance, by innovation He compared the financial industry with modern medicine, noting that doctors dont always wash their hands sufficiently before surgery, even though they know it could prevent many infections.”]
Source: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2016/09/29/major-bank-attacks-thwarted-by-swift-thinking/