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The Three Rules of a Secure Online Financial Business

Online finance is a massive industry. Even through the recession, e-commerce grew at an unprecedented rate and left traditional shopping in its wake. Just as ATMs once replaced bank tellers, now online banking has replaced ATMs.  Billions of dollars are flying around the world over the internet, so it’s no surprise that criminals have congregated around it. It’s impossible to count how many would-be criminals are sitting at their computers in perceived anonymity, trying to discover the latest security flaw just waiting to be hacked into. That’s why any smart, responsible organization remains diligently up-to-date on the best practices and technologies to ensure that their system and their customers are never allowed to be compromised. I have devised three basic principles which should be in the DNA of any secure online finance company.     1.   Security is Foundational: This is first and foremost. Security concerns should have a role in every part of the organization, go