The Eurozone crisis is far from over, the fiscal cliff is top of the headlines and industry revenues continue to decline. Adding to their collective headache, financial organizations are dealing with flat IT budgets while striving to innovate in today’s ultra-competitive market. But there are a host of bright spots in the financial technology world. Here is a look at Wall Street & Technology’s take on the key issues that will shape the industry in 2013.
December 21, 2012
8. On Guard Against Hacktivists
2012 was the year of hack attacks and website outages at high-profile financial institutions that affected tens of thousands of customers.
Ed’s note: In addition to failing to stop hack attacks, many firms who are increasingly letting employees bring their own smartphones to work aren't doing a very good job securing these devices.
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