Fort Knox is no longer the gold standard when it comes to financial security. And with passwords becoming increasingly passé (not to mention an absolute nuisance), a new wave of security solutions is rising to help the industry from the newer, more vicious malware attacks and phishing scams now targeting the financial sector. If you value protecting money and financial data of any kind, it's time to get acquainted with biometrics and next-gen intelligent security. Thanks to these technologies, a solution to the previously impossible task of finding the balance between security and productivity is emerging. What made this so complicated was the fact that this balance constantly changes--sometimes by the hour.

Any system where humans interact with technology involves a tradeoff: security versus accessibility. The more secure the system, the more difficult it is to access. This poses a dilemma for any organization facing pressure to embrace anytime, anywhere accessibility, the mobile workplace and real-time interaction with customers and employees--and that describes almost every organization today. Advances in artificial intelligence (AI)--and the millions of data points created by the Internet of Things--are starting to change the nature of this tradeoff, particularly where trust is part of the product or service. As AI systems learn more, they can be trained to suggest next best actions, automate some repetitive tasks and minimize the greatest risk: human error.

Industry reports show advanced attacks can sit undetected for up to 200 days, waiting for security software to catch up. In today's threat environment, organizations need intelligent security solutions that continually evolve to detect the latest threats as they emerge.