Cybersecurity Practice Area

Mitigate security threats against customers and the enterprise

Financial institutions and their customers are under constant attack as criminals attempt to compromise accounts, personally identifiable information and even intellectual property. FIs have their profitability and reputations at stake. Javelin helps financial institution clients devise effective strategies for securing data and systems in a constantly evolving threat environment.

Uber’s Extortion Incident: Avoiding Future Missteps and Misunderstandings

Javelin Report

May 9, 2018 By: Sean Sposito, Al Pascual

In late November 2017, Uber announced a previously undisclosed theft of data affecting roughly 57 million riders and drivers that had taken place roughly a year earlier. The ride-sharing startup said it had arranged $100,000 payment a year earlier...

Bug Bounties: Overcoming Fears, Finding Solutions

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May 2, 2018 By: Sean Sposito, Al Pascual

This report examines the interest, trust, and doubts FIs have in bug bounty programs (initiatives that incentive vulnerability disclosure) and, more generally, vulnerability disclosure.

Symantec Deprecation: Trust Beyond the Browser Lock

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March 16, 2018 By: Sean Sposito, Al Pascual

As foot traffic to branches dwindles and online financial services expands, there is no more important function for bankers to consider than the means by which customers securely access their online and mobile banking pages. Concurrently, big...

2018 Digital Lending Trends

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March 1, 2018 By: Al Pascual, James Wilson

While most areas in retail banking have embraced the power of going digital, lending has been a clear laggard. It is only over the last few years that lending has truly embraced the digital revolution. Spurred by threats from alternative...