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Maybank takes to the dark web to tackle hackers

Bank’s CRO and CTO discuss front-foot approach to cyber threats

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Group chief risk officer Gilbert Kohnke: “We have to plan for extreme scenarios”; this includes state-sponsored hacking

When it comes to fighting cyber criminals, Malaysian lender Maybank is going on the offensive. Executives at the retail-focused bank, active in a fast-growing economy, say they cannot afford to rely on traditional defences as new and more dangerous threats emerge: a single successful attack could erode the trust of the bank’s 22 million customers.

Suhail Suresh, group chief technology officer at

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