If there's one single notion common to financial institutions of all sizes, it is confidence -the need to have shared trust with employees, partners and especially customers. Without this confidence, banking institutions cannot succeed.
And if there's one common theme emerging from the inaugural State of Banking...
In the wake of record-setting bank fraud at Societe Generale, the risk of the Insider Threat is again on the front burner at financial institutions. In this exclusive interview with Editorial Director Tom Field, Jerry Murphy of the Robert Frances Group offers insight on:
The most common forms of Insider Threat at...
Interview with Les Rosen, Expert in Employment Screening
Background checks are increasingly conducted by financial institutions for all levels of employees. What are some of the tips to use and traps to avoid when screening job candidates? Editorial Director Tom Field recently spoke with Les Rosen, President and...
Exclusive Survey Uncovers Disconnect in Efforts to Manage Vendors, Educate Customers
Welcome to the Executive Overview of The State of Banking Information Security 2008 survey.
Newly-compiled results reveal valuable insights on a variety of topics, ranging from reporting relationships to risk management. Top...
Interview With Jerry Murphy, SVP, the Robert Frances Group
In the wake of record-setting bank fraud at Societe Generale, the risk of the Insider Threat is again on the front burner at financial institutions. In this exclusive interview, Jerry Murphy of the Robert Frances Group offers insight on:
The most common...
Earlier this month, a criminal posed as Barclays Bank chairman Marcus Agius to get a Barclayscard from call center processing staff. Armed with the new card, he then walked into a London Barclays branch and withdrew 10,000 pounds. The criminal may have obtained personal details about the chairman online to get the...
Tucked away in the rolling hills just south of Lexington, KY is the farming community of Mt. Vernon, KY. Dennis Weiskircher, IT Manager and Security Officer at Citizens Bank www.citizensbankrb.comhere, has seen his share of Social Engineering scams.
"I find it surprising how many smaller banks are being targeted by...
Best practices to detect and prevent Internet fraud and identity theft while ensuring compliance
Nearly 2 million customers have had their checking accounts compromised in the last 12 months, resulting in upwards of $2B in losses for financial institutions (According to Gartner Research). As online customer...
A Philadelphia bank and two Washington State credit unions this week revealed that their customers had been solicited in new, telephone-based phishing attacks aimed at stealing personal account information.
TOM FIELD: I wanted to ask you just to start out regarding data breach response plans. You see a lot of these. Where do you typically see that an institution has some holes in its plan? REBECCA HEROLD: Well, first and foremost, most organizations still do not have a documented privacy breach response plan. ...
Many banking institutions today do business with customers in multiple states, but few security leaders are aware of the nuances of data breach disclosure laws in these different states. Some of the differences are subtle; others significant. Phil Alexander, an information security officer for a major bank, has...
If 2007 is any indication, then 2008 is going to be a wild year for financial institutions facing a slew of risk management issues.
Hanging like the sword of Damocles above all is the subprime mortgage crisis, which sees institutions looking for ways to avoid foreclosures and challenges surrounding underwriting....
It was a banner year for information security incidents, which proved to be indiscriminate. No national boundary, employee group or trusted service provider is exempt. And no breach is worth its cost in damages, reparations and loss of reputation. From these incidents, we draw 10 lessons learned to guide financial...
You've seen the biggest stories and security incidents of 2007. Now here's a list of the most popular federal agency releases and regulations of the year.
FIELD: I wanted to talk to you from the consumer's perspective. What are you seeing as the biggest areas of concern right now regarding identity theft?
BRODER: Well, I think consumers are always concerned about their privacy and running the risk that someone else will get hold of their information and will...
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