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Abstract: Following a previous TEC News Analysis on the security of financial transactions, Congress and the White House have agreed to put into place new legislation for monitoring
banking, including on-line
banking. New
banking laws that are more current than today's Depression Era
banking laws need to be crafted to protect consumers, as well as the health of today's financial community. Today's financial institutions risk a host of internet attacks since today's hackers are more knowledgeable about information security than law makers.
PubDate: 10/26/1999
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