The Challenge
Many financial institutions have turned to web applications
to deliver basic and value-added services to their customers
cost-effectively. By doing so, they face a number of challenges,
including:
- A data breach can have significant costs, both financial
and to the organization’s brand and reputation. On average,
a data breach costs financial institutions $239 per record
lost with more than half of the costs resulting from
lost business. As hacking has turned from fun to “for-profit,”
financial institutions have been increasingly targeted.
- Institutions that “store, process or transmit” debit
or credit card information must comply with the Payment
Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS) and
other regulations.
- With the increasing consolidation of financial institutions,
the acquiring or newly-merged organization must enhance
service offerings to maintain existing and new customers.
How can financial institutions address these challenges?
Breach Security web application firewalls offer a powerful solution
set.
Breach Security Benefits to Financial Institutions
Security
- Customer Data Leakage Prevention - Breach Security
web application firewalls prevent IDs, passwords, Social
Security and account numbers, and other sensitive data from
leaving web application databases due to hacks and poor
coding practices.
- Real-Time, Continuous Web Application Security -
Breach Security web application firewalls shield vulnerabilities
from existing and emerging attacks, allowing faster web
application deployments and increasing uptime—saving the
organization time and money. Learn
more about web application security.
Compliance
- Accelerated and Automated PCI Compliance for Web
Applications - Breach Security web application firewalls
ensure immediate compliance with Requirement 6.6 and facilitate
compliance with many other PCI requirements.
Learn more about PCI compliance.
Integrity
- Web Application Defect Identification -
Breach Security web application firewalls pinpoint and highlight
application health issues— such as broken and missing links—that
can lead to inaccurate or incomplete customer transactions.
- No Decrease in Web Application Performance -
With an eye on client satisfaction and application performance,
Breach Security web application firewalls do not add latency
to web application transactions, preserving positive customer
experiences. Learn
more about web application integrity.
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