ENDPOINT DETECTION IN MODERN BANKING Strengthening the First Line of Defense By SEAN MARTIN Director of Product Strategy for Managed Services, CSI Most modern banking attacks no longer begin at the network perimeter. They begin on endpoints like employee devices, where remote access, cloud applications and day-to-day business activity create more opportunities for attackers to gain a foothold. More than half of financial institutions experienced a cyberattack in the past year, underscoring how frequently these devices are now targeted. Effective endpoint detection gives financial institutions the visibility needed to identify suspicious activity on employee devices before threats spread across the organization. Why Endpoints Have Become the Primary Attack Surface Every remote login, cloud application session, downloaded attachment and employee device creates another opportunity for attackers to gain access. Because so much business activity flows through these devices, they’ve become one of the most frequent and easiest ways for cyber threats to gain access. Attackers increasingly exploit trusted workflows such as email access, remote logins and cloud sessions rather than attempting to bypass hardened perimeter controls. Phishing emails, stolen credentials and social engineering tactics are designed to blend into normal workflows. After compromising a single endpoint, attackers can quickly access internal systems and expose sensitive data. This often occurs before traditional controls detect anything wrong. Many traditional security tools were designed to identify known threats, not suspicious behavior occurring across thousands of user interactions and devices. That gap often delays detection until attackers have already moved deeper into the environment. NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT BANKER 15
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