The Three Biggest Email Security Challenges Facing Financial Services

Your Financial institution operates under constant pressure—move fast, stay compliant, protect sensitive client data. But in the middle of all this complexity sits a deceptively simple tool that still causes outsized risk: email.

Despite layers of encryption and filtering, human error remains the #1 source of email-related security incidents. Up to 68% of breaches in financial services stem from people making honest mistakes—like misdirecting confidential financials, clicking a phishing link or missing a red flag. Meanwhile, 90% of outbound email security incidents go undetected by traditional systems.

As third-party access expands and compliance mandates tighten, your organization faces a perfect storm of risk. One accidental email—or one overlooked insider threat—can cost millions in fines, regulatory fallout and client trust.

Download This Whitepaper to:

  • Understand the most common—and costly—email security risks facing financial services today
  • Learn how legacy tools are falling short—and what a smarter, human risk management-driven approach looks like
  • Discover how to protect your firm, your clients and your reputation from avoidable data incidents
  • Get actionable insights you can take back to your compliance, risk and IT teams

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The Three Biggest Email Security Challenges Facing Financial Services