The lasting tension between CIOs and CISOs is not the story’s problem; the real question is whether that friction is managed well enough to become coordinated defense.
CrowdStrike’s latest financial-services threat landscape shows a sector under pressure from hands-on intrusions, leak-site extortion, cloud trust abuse, and proxy infrastructure that makes defenders chase behavior instead of a single bad file.
As attackers move quickly and slip past prevention layers, organizations are treating endpoint detection and response as a way to preserve visibility, contain uncertainty, and keep operations moving.
The newest cybercrime marketplace is not just about malware kits anymore - it is about AI-driven labor that can be rented, chained, and repurposed across the intrusion cycle.