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Malware and email authentication in financial services

Malware and email authentication in financial services

Date: Mar 24, 2010

Malware and email authentication are major topics in financial services security. In this video, Paul Smocer discusses the threats and mitigation options.

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Paul Smocer is the vice president of security at BITS, a division of the Financial Services Roundtable.

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