The crime of deception is now even more deceptive.
Multi-channel fraud - schemes that are launched simultaneously via telephone, Internet, in person and via mail - is a growing concern for financial institutions. And the linked crimes aren't always easy to spot.
In this exclusive interview, security expert Diana...
"We're local, and we're lending."
This is the message from Tom Randle, CEO/President of Sarasota Coastal Credit Union in Florida.
No banking institution is immune to today's global economic crisis, but Randle continues to spread the word about the safety and soundness of his 55-year-old credit union.
In this...
The search for stability continues, as Wall Street dropped for its second day, seeing a total cumulative point drop of more than 900 points. Bad economic and unemployment news continues to drive investors' fears that losses of more than 10 percent for the major indexes and losses of $1.2 trillion in US traded stocks...
Insider threat is a growing criminal activity, and given economic conditions there is a high risk of this fraud occurring -- especially in the event of banks merging, being acquired and employees being laid off.
What steps can financial institutions take to safeguard themselves from the insider threat? To fully...
After the run-up for Tuesday's election, post-election Wall Street showed its nerves about the recession on Wednesday. The recent spate of poor earnings and unemployment figures made for a volatile day, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling nearly 500 points and all major indexes dropping more than 5 percent.
Interview with Chris Williston of the Independent Bankers Association of Texas
We're amidst an historic economic juncture, and we've just experienced an historic Presidential election. So, what's on the community banking agenda, and how are institutions strengthening - and expanding - their relationships with...
The RSA Fraud Action Research Team says it has found a single Trojan that it believes to be behind the theft of more than 500,000 online bank account credentials, credit cards and many other resources.
The security vendor's team revealed its findings late last week and says the gang behind the Trojan may have been...
Interview with Stephen Verdier of the Independent Community Bankers of America
On Nov. 4, America elected Democrat Barack Obama as its next President, and the Democratic Party also cushioned its majorities in both the House and Senate.
So, what does a Democratic federal government portend for the U.S. banking...
Interview with Eva Weber of the Aite Group
So, given the results of the Presidential and Congressional elections, what does a Democratic federal government mean to the U.S. banking industry?
In an exclusive interview, Eve Weber, analyst with the Aite Group, a Boston-based financial services consultancy,...
Standing in line to vote yesterday evening at my local middle school, I thought there were a lot of things that the 44th President will have to fix: the economy, the country, the federal government, the out of whack federal budget. Whew! That's a lot, just on a national scale; we're not even talking global problems...
The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) on Monday released its examination checklists for the Identity Theft Red Flags and Consumer Address discrepancies. The checklists were posted on the website.
In the letter to federal credit unions from Chairman Michael Fryzel he states that the new procedures are...
Microsoft Windows vulnerabilities are decreasing, but malware is increasing.
This is the news from the latest report of Microsoft's global view of the threat landscape from hundreds of millions of computers around the world.
The Microsoft Security Intelligence Report shows that the total amount of malware and...
As Americans lined up to vote on Tuesday, the European markets responded to expectations of an election day Wall Street bounce. Dow futures were up 183, about 2 percent, with investors clinging to the positive that the wait will soon be over to see who will become the 45th president of the United States.
On the...
With double-digit unemployment, central Michigan saw today's financial crisis long before much of the rest of the nation. And Dennis Angner has been front and center to see it.
Past chair of the Michigan Bankers Association, Angner is CEO if Isabella Bank Corp., a $1.5 billion community banking institution. In this...
Couple things I'd like to quickly bring to your attention.
First, have you checked out any of the new Bank Information Security Handbooks we introduced last week?
These electronic editions compile highlights of our content - articles, interviews, blog postings, agency alerts, etc. - in a unique format that gives...
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