According
to research by Palo Alto Networks, finance workers are likely to skip
cybersecurity protection measures for faster transactions or approvals, which
increases the likelihood of hackers penetrating their systems.
About
one out of five finance workers admitted they ignored cybersecurity policies.
According to many employees, they do not fully understand what is an online
security risk.
Palo
Alto Network's research spanned the entire Europe. France has the lowest number
of finance workers disregarding online cybersecurity measures.
But
this isn't the worst part of this news just yet.
Even
higher bank officials have lax attitudes towards cybersecurity measures, which
they personally ignore. About one in four executives in Europe admitted they
exposed their companies to potential threats when they accessed delicate files.
Using
unscrupulous methods to save time and circumvent security, they may have
exposed their companies once to potential threats
Hacking
has become a growing concern in the United Kingdom with Chancellor George
Osborne announcing he would double the UK's spending on cybersecurity and will
spend more than £1.9 billion extra to prevent further hacking incidents in the
future.
The
overall financial attacks of cybercrime in the world today has reached more
than £200 billion in 2014 alone.
