'Ethical hacking' takes aim at cyber crime

As part of the US Department of Homeland Security's National Cyber Security Awareness Month, David Dawkins looks at four challenges facing financial services organisations as the threat from malicious agents continues to develop

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At a time when a nation state can target Sony, and a bored Australian teenager can hack MasterCard from his bedroom, there is a renewed focus on people and their role within the defensive perimeter of financial organisations.

One such idea is 'ethical hacking', part of the growing recognition given to developing people as a point of strength, rather than weakness, in the continuing effort to keep systems secure against cyber threats. Waters spoke to Luke Beeson, vice-president for security UK

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