The Federal Trade Commission today said that provisions of the recently enacted Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act will help reduce identity theft and help victims recover. In testimony to the House Ways and Means Committee’s Subcommittee on Social Security, Howard Beales, Director of the FTC’s...
The purpose of this Letter is to provide additional guidance for combating the email schemes discussed in the recently released Letter to Credit Unions #04-CU-05 Fraudulent E-Mail Schemes. In addition, this Letter is intended to raise awareness of the increasingly common Internet fraud called “phishing.â€...
You are receiving this information because you have notified a consumer reporting agency that you believe that you are a victim of identity theft. Identity theft occurs when someone uses your name, Social Security number, date of birth, or other identifying information, without authority, to commit fraud. For example,...
The purpose of this Letter is to provide additional guidance for combating the email schemes discussed in the recently released Letter to Credit Unions #04-CU-05 Fraudulent E-Mail Schemes. In addition, this Letter is intended to raise awareness of the increasingly common Internet fraud called "phishing." NCUA...
1.1 Background
Federal agencies and organizations cannot protect the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of information in today's highly networked systems environment without ensuring that each person involved understands their roles and responsibilities and is adequately trained to perform them. The...
The purpose of the Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) is to report known or suspected violations of law or suspicious activity observed by financial institutions subject to the regulations of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA). In many instances, SARs have been instrumental in enabling law enforcement to initiate or supplement...
The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) Annual Performance Plan for 2004 delineates those audits and investigations that would most benefit the NCUA. In formulating this Plan, we considered:
• The agency’s strategic and annual performance plans;
•...
NIST Special Publication 800-50, Building An Information Technology Security Awareness and Training Program, provides guidance for building an effective information technology (IT) security program and supports requirements specified in the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) of 2002 and the Office of...
This alert is intended to raise awareness of an Internet worm, BugBear.B, that recently surfaced as a potential threat specifically targeted to financial institutions and to prompt credit unions and credit union technology service providers to take immediate steps to mitigate the threat to their organizations and...
This alert is intended to raise awareness of an Internet virus, Bugbear.B, that recently surfaced as a potentially serious threat to financial institutions and to prompt banks and bank technology service providers to take immediate steps to mitigate the threat to their organizations and customers.BACKGROUNDViruses are...
">U. S. Implementation of Basel II: Objectives of Basel Accord Advance a “three- pillar †approach –Pillar 1 - - minimum capital requirement –Pillar 2 - - supervisory oversight –Pillar 3 - - heightened market discipline Develop a measure of capital that is: –more...
Weblinking:
Identifying Risks & Risk Management Techniques
ENCL:
Weblinking Guidance
The purpose of this letter is to assist
credit unions in identifying risks posed by the use of “weblinks” on
their websites and suggest a variety of risk management techniques to
mitigate these risks.
A...
TO:All Federally-Insured Credit Unions
SUBJ:FFIEC Release of Information Technology Examination Handbook
The purpose of this letter is to inform you of revised technology-related guidance provided to examiners and the credit union industry. Earlier this year, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination...
The purpose of this letter is to provide important considerations for credit unions that are currently engaged in or may be considering the use of wireless technology.
Wireless technology can potentially provide important benefits for credit unions and their members. For some, this may be a cost-effective...
The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) has developed this guide to assist credit unions engaging in, or considering, e-Commerce activities. For the purposes of this guide, e-Commerce is defined as the electronic delivery of financial services via the Internet. NCUA does not expect all credit unions to offer...
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