RISK PREVENTION OF DATA LEAKAGE BY COMMERCIAL BANKS Cover Image

ПРЕВЕНЦИЯ НА РИСКА ОТ ИЗТИЧАНЕ НА ИНФОРМАЦИЯ ОТ ТЪРГОВСКИТЕ БАНКИ
RISK PREVENTION OF DATA LEAKAGE BY COMMERCIAL BANKS

Author(s): Petya Biolcheva
Subject(s): Economy, National Economy, Business Economy / Management, Financial Markets, Business Ethics
Published by: Университет за национално и световно стопанство (УНСС)
Keywords: commercial banks; bank security; data leaks; bank information; risk prevention

Summary/Abstract: Information is one of the key assets of commercial banks. The loss of bank information in question might be in serious financial and reputation damage to the bank. In recent years, criminal activities related to bank robberies have been occurring increasingly, bringing new risks of the criminogenic kind. Primary position among them occupy cyber crime connected to drawing off bank information. This study is aimed at revealing the theoretical and empirical aspects of prevention and control of the risk of data leaks. It has developed a methodical scheme for prevention of that risk. Channels of data leaks and their character are identified. The paper is illustrated with an empirical study on a sample of commercial banks, which has studied the manifestation of the risk of leaks.Listed below are the defense mechanisms and most often risk situations that threaten the banking information security. The trend in respect to the risks of major internal and external sources of threat is contoured.

  • Issue Year: 2/2016
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 76-121
  • Page Count: 46
  • Language: Bulgarian