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Cyber and the City: Securing London’s Banks in the Computer Age

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Cyber security is the greatest risk faced by financial institutions today, a risk they have understood and managed for decades longer than is commonly understood. Ever since the major London banks purchased their first computers in the early 1960s, they have had to balance their dependence on those machines with the need to secure their operations and retain the trust of their customers.

Technological change in the second half of the 20th century prompted British banks to reevaluate their function as trusted protectors of wealth. In the City of London, the capital’s oldest area and historically its business and commerce hub, the colossal clearing banks employed newly commercialised electronic computers-the processing power of which could transform the highly clerical clearing and settlement process. What unfolded over the following three decades was a relentless modernisation drive. Revolutionising the way that banks and other financial institutions conducted business and interacted with each other and permanently altering the speed and scale at which the United Kingdom’s financial sector functioned, this rapid modernisation thrust computer security into the consciousness of bank executives and their clients alike.

Dependence on computers quickly grew, and the banks immediately realised the need to secure their new software and hardware. Focusing on the period 1960 to 1990, this book uses newly released and previously unexplored archival material to trace the origins of cyber security in the UK financial sector.

Topics and features:

Describes

how institutions managed the evolving challenge of computer security in

the second half of the 20th century

Demonstrates continuity in banks’ views of security through the

prism of confidentiality, integrity and availability, and the concept of

resilience

Presents case studies of bank collaboration on computer security

through creation of payment systems like SWIFT and CHAPS

Outlines the shift from focusing on physical security measures to

technical network-protection measures

Explores the relationship between banks and the UK Government as

bank operations became dependent on computer and network technology

This work will be of value to students and academic researchers in the history of computing, financial history, and the history of intelligence and security, as well as the general reader interested in contemporary intelligence, cyber security, and finance.

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Format
Hardback
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Country
Switzerland
Date
26 July 2022
Pages
230
ISBN
9783031079320

This title is printed to order. This book may have been self-published. If so, we cannot guarantee the quality of the content. In the main most books will have gone through the editing process however some may not. We therefore suggest that you be aware of this before ordering this book. If in doubt check either the author or publisher’s details as we are unable to accept any returns unless they are faulty. Please contact us if you have any questions.

Cyber security is the greatest risk faced by financial institutions today, a risk they have understood and managed for decades longer than is commonly understood. Ever since the major London banks purchased their first computers in the early 1960s, they have had to balance their dependence on those machines with the need to secure their operations and retain the trust of their customers.

Technological change in the second half of the 20th century prompted British banks to reevaluate their function as trusted protectors of wealth. In the City of London, the capital’s oldest area and historically its business and commerce hub, the colossal clearing banks employed newly commercialised electronic computers-the processing power of which could transform the highly clerical clearing and settlement process. What unfolded over the following three decades was a relentless modernisation drive. Revolutionising the way that banks and other financial institutions conducted business and interacted with each other and permanently altering the speed and scale at which the United Kingdom’s financial sector functioned, this rapid modernisation thrust computer security into the consciousness of bank executives and their clients alike.

Dependence on computers quickly grew, and the banks immediately realised the need to secure their new software and hardware. Focusing on the period 1960 to 1990, this book uses newly released and previously unexplored archival material to trace the origins of cyber security in the UK financial sector.

Topics and features:

Describes

how institutions managed the evolving challenge of computer security in

the second half of the 20th century

Demonstrates continuity in banks’ views of security through the

prism of confidentiality, integrity and availability, and the concept of

resilience

Presents case studies of bank collaboration on computer security

through creation of payment systems like SWIFT and CHAPS

Outlines the shift from focusing on physical security measures to

technical network-protection measures

Explores the relationship between banks and the UK Government as

bank operations became dependent on computer and network technology

This work will be of value to students and academic researchers in the history of computing, financial history, and the history of intelligence and security, as well as the general reader interested in contemporary intelligence, cyber security, and finance.

Read More
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Country
Switzerland
Date
26 July 2022
Pages
230
ISBN
9783031079320