Banking Insights

April 03, 2024  |  by David Raj

Host Spoofing, particularly concerning ATMs, is one of the most common attack vectors we currently see in North America. This blog explores the nature of host spoofing attacks, detailing their characteristics, how these attacks are carried out and how financial institutions can effectively protect themselves from these attacks through relatively simple solutions.

March 06, 2024  |  by Christian Beine

Organized crime groups are one of the biggest concerns in relation to ATM security. But we can beat them with their own tactics: By organizing and cooperating as well. In this blog we take a dive into how Diebold Nixdorf works with other actors in the industry and outside it, to improve the security of your fleet, and what you can do to support closer cooperation.

January 17, 2024  |  by Ryan Kelley

Security evolves. It must because attacks and regulations keep evolving as well. That includes aspects like the password management of your self-service channel. When managed well, passwords are still an effective first line of defense, but what does good password management look like?

December 04, 2023  |  by Marcelo Castro

Biometric authentication methods offer several benefits. They are as convenient for the users as they are easy to use, plus they can improve the security of the ATM. Either as an additional authentication method or as an alternative to one of the traditional methods. Discover some of the challenges that need to be considered.

November 15, 2023  |  by Anand Gupta

Attacks of any kind on the ATM – physical, data or cyber – are fast. This makes stopping ongoing attacks and catching attackers difficult. Thanks to advancements in technology there are effective steps you can take to improve your security monitoring and reaction time considerably.

November 06, 2023  |  by Norbert Knievel

Cash, customer and financial data are some of the favored targets of ATM attacks and they employ different tactics like physical, data, or cyber-attacks to get access. Since ATM attacks come from different directions, it is key to protect the ATM from all angles.

October 23, 2023  |  by Jodi Neiding

Physical attacks are often flashy and draw attention which is why these are the attacks you will see most often on the news. But what attacks are there, what regional differences exist and how can you protect your self-service fleet from them? These are the questions we are answering in this blog.

September 25, 2023  |  by B. Scott Harroff

Financial institutions must be prepared to fight criminals on every front, read about the five of the most common security gaps and how they might apply to you.

June 26, 2023  |  by Bernd Redecker

Last year was one of the busiest on record for cyberattacks. In this blog we explore current security trends within the financial services industry and how taking a proactive approach is the only way to stay one step ahead.

December 19, 2022  |  by Marcelo Castro

In many situations, card readers offer only a basic level of security against skimming attacks instead of securing the transaction on several layers should one fail. In this blog, we look at the different attack scenarios and how FIs can detect and prevent them.