國立高雄大學圖資館 |

Language: English

Back

Cyber and the citysecuring London's banks in the computer age /

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Cyber and the cityby Ashley Sweetman.
Reminder of title:	securing London's banks in the computer age /
Author:	Sweetman, Ashley.
Published:	Cham :Springer International Publishing :2022.
Description:	vii, 230 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm.
Contained By:	Springer Nature eBook
Subject:	Banks and bankingSecurity measuresEngland
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-07933-7
ISBN:	9783031079337$q(electronic bk.)

Cyber and the citysecuring London's banks in the computer age /
Sweetman, Ashley.

Cyber and the citysecuring London's banks in the computer age /[electronic resource] :by Ashley Sweetman. - Cham :Springer International Publishing :2022. - vii, 230 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm. - History of computing,2190-684X. - History of computing..

1. Introduction -- 2. The London Clearing Banks and Computer Security: 1960-1977 -- 3. BACS: 1971-1980 -- 4. SWIFT: 1972-84 -- 5. Consolidating Growth: 1978-1985 -- 6. CHAPS: 1972-1984 -- 7. Hacking it: 1985-95 -- Conclusion -- Bibliography.

Cyber security is the greatest risk faced by financial institutions today. 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 UK banks to reevaluate their function as trusted protectors of wealth. In the City of London, historically the capital's business and commerce hub, the huge clearing banks employed newly commercialised 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 and permanently altering the speed and scale at which the UK's financial sector functioned, this rapid modernisation thrust computer (hardware and software) security into the consciousness of bank executives and clients alike. 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 general readers interested in contemporary intelligence, cyber security, and finance. Dr. Ashley Sweetman works in cyber security for a London-based global bank and holds a PhD from the Department of War Studies at King's College London.

ISBN: 9783031079337$q(electronic bk.)

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-3-031-07933-7doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

931676
Banks and banking
--Security measures--England

LC Class. No.: HG1616.S37 / S84 2022

Dewey Class. No.: 332.1028558

Cyber and the citysecuring London's banks in the computer age /
LDR:03576nmm a2200361 a 4500 001 627581
003 DE-He213
005 20220725171959.0
006 m d
007 cr nn 008maaau
008 230201s2022 sz s 0 eng d
020 $a 9783031079337$q(electronic bk.)
020 $a 9783031079320$q(paper)
024 7 $a 10.1007/978-3-031-07933-7 $2 doi
035 $a 978-3-031-07933-7
040 $a GP $c GP
041 0 $a eng
050 4 $a HG1616.S37 $b S84 2022
072 7 $a U $2 bicssc
072 7 $a TBX $2 bicssc
072 7 $a COM080000 $2 bisacsh
072 7 $a U $2 thema
072 7 $a TBX $2 thema
082 0 4 $a 332.1028558 $2 23
090 $a HG1616.S37 $b S974 2022
100 1 $a Sweetman, Ashley. $3 931675
245 1 0 $a Cyber and the city $h [electronic resource] : $b securing London's banks in the computer age / $c by Ashley Sweetman.
260 $a Cham : $b Springer International Publishing : $b Imprint: Springer, $c 2022.
300 $a vii, 230 p. : $b ill., digital ; $c 24 cm.
490 1 $a History of computing, $x 2190-684X
505 0 $a 1. Introduction -- 2. The London Clearing Banks and Computer Security: 1960-1977 -- 3. BACS: 1971-1980 -- 4. SWIFT: 1972-84 -- 5. Consolidating Growth: 1978-1985 -- 6. CHAPS: 1972-1984 -- 7. Hacking it: 1985-95 -- Conclusion -- Bibliography.
520 $a Cyber security is the greatest risk faced by financial institutions today. 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 UK banks to reevaluate their function as trusted protectors of wealth. In the City of London, historically the capital's business and commerce hub, the huge clearing banks employed newly commercialised 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 and permanently altering the speed and scale at which the UK's financial sector functioned, this rapid modernisation thrust computer (hardware and software) security into the consciousness of bank executives and clients alike. 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 general readers interested in contemporary intelligence, cyber security, and finance. Dr. Ashley Sweetman works in cyber security for a London-based global bank and holds a PhD from the Department of War Studies at King's College London.
650 0 $a Banks and banking $x Security measures $z England $z London. $3 931676
650 0 $a Computer security. $3 184416
650 1 4 $a History of Computing. $3 276407
650 2 4 $a Computer Crime. $3 833604
650 2 4 $a Financial Services. $3 747489
710 2 $a SpringerLink (Online service) $3 273601
773 0 $t Springer Nature eBook
830 0 $a History of computing. $3 563335
856 4 0 $u https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-07933-7
950 $a Computer Science (SpringerNature-11645)