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TheDAILY LEDGER
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If a bank this big can fall in four hours, none of them are ready

Helen Marsh on why 'human error' is a design failure, not an excuse.

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If a bank this big can fall in four hours, none of them are ready
Helen Marsh.  The Ledger's investigations editor on why the language of ‘human error’ keeps the industry stuck. Picture: Ledger

Four hours. That is how long it took to empty one of Britain's largest banks. Not four months of sophisticated infiltration — four hours, beginning with a tired person and a convincing email.

We keep calling this "human error." It is nothing of the sort. It is design failure, and until boards understand that, Friday will keep happening.