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27 july 2010 Hans Van de Looy contributes to an article in Webwereld about the safety of Internetbanking
"Online criminals are merely using social engineering to break in Internetbanking. Dutch banks are technically well protected against malware" (Webwereld, Monday July 26, 2010). Hans Van de Looy, Partner Madison Gurkha, contributes to the article in Webwereld 'Internetbanking: malware is out, phishing is in'.
User is the weakest link
According to Van de Looy banks are focusing, often alongside a sufficient technical security, rightly on raising awareness and informing the user. "There is in fact only one rule: never give away numbers and codes in email, because the institution will never ask you that way." Technically, regular monitoring is necessary. It remains a complex matter indeed, according to Hans. Please click here for the full article (in Dutch).
"Online criminals are merely using social engineering to break in Internetbanking. Dutch banks are technically well protected against malware" (Webwereld, Monday July 26, 2010). Hans Van de Looy, Partner Madison Gurkha, contributes to the article in Webwereld 'Internetbanking: malware is out, phishing is in'.
User is the weakest link
According to Van de Looy banks are focusing, often alongside a sufficient technical security, rightly on raising awareness and informing the user. "There is in fact only one rule: never give away numbers and codes in email, because the institution will never ask you that way." Technically, regular monitoring is necessary. It remains a complex matter indeed, according to Hans. Please click here for the full article (in Dutch).