One in four people would close a bank account immediately if a security breach occurred. Younger banking customers are more likely to leave their financial institutions in the event of a security breach, and 43% of U.S. consumers ages 18 to 34 would close their accounts right away. The attitudes of younger generations toward online services present a particular challenge for banks, because young consumers are very comfortable with technology.

Popularity: 39% [?]

The ATM channel is a “very important access point to customers,” and increased functionality appears to be a major component, according to Alan Walsh, VP of Wincor Nixdorf’s (Paterborn, Germany) U.S. banking division. The average bank customer walks into a branch twice a year but uses an ATM 30 times during the same period, Walsh says, citing a survey conducted by the ATM manufacturer.

Popularity: 3% [?]

Would love to shop on eBay; however, you are terrified to use your checking account or a credit card? You hear horror stories of people who have lost thousands of dollars when they discover their checking accounts are emptied. Back in the early 1990’s, all you needed to do was make sure that you were not followed by a skulking fellow while you pulled your cash from a well lit ATM machine…

Popularity: 26% [?]

An anti-spyware will protect you from programs that embed themselves into your computer and report your activities (including your keypad or keyboard strokes) to a thief just waiting to use your identity against you.

Popularity: 12% [?]

Perpetrators act as a ‘man in the browser’ by intercepting HTML code in the Web browser. As bank security measures curb more traditional threats such as keystroke logging, phishing and pharming, F-Secure warned, the ‘man in the browser’ attack will increase.

Popularity: 24% [?]