Skimming is a problem, but it's not the top card fraud scheme. Which incidents does the U.S. Secret Service see most often striking networks and POS systems? One agent shares his insights.
In the PATCO Construction fraud case, attorney David Navetta says the court failed to address two key concerns: reasonable security and good faith. What's next in PATCO's ongoing legal battle?
From mobile malware to the Anonymous hacktivist attacks, how can banking institutions tackle the changing threat landscape? Joe Rogalski of First Niagara Bank has some new ideas.
"The misfortune here for the banks is that they can have the best fraud-detection systems out there ... but it all breaks down when they call the 'hacker' to verify the transaction," says Gartner's Avivah Litan.
Alisdair Faulkner of ThreatMetrix says financial institutions and businesses should focus on five key security areas. What make up the top five, and where do banks need to make the greatest fraud-prevention investments?
Regulators have hinted at it, and industry experts say it's coming. U.S. banking institutions can expect to see new guidance for mobile banking. The open questions are: When, and in what form?
Risk assessments are over. Now it's time for institutions to prove they conform to the FFIEC's Authentication Guidance. Fraud expert George Tubin offers tips to prepare for the first regulatory exam.
Losses linked to debit fraud now exceed losses connected to check fraud, according to a new survey by the American Bankers Association. How are banks responding to the threat?
Improved collaboration and communication between small businesses and financial institutions is the first step toward improving online security, says Mark Patterson, an ACH fraud victim. What else would help?
Cyberhackers are increasing their efforts to target online credentials. And phishing attacks waged against accountholders at Chase in the U.S. and Barclays in the U.K. have made it clear that banking accounts are the target.
As U.S. banking institutions work to conform with the FFIEC Authentication Guidance, are they now doing better jobs of detecting and preventing incidents of ACH and wire fraud?
John Carlson sees the evolution of technology introducing new threats to financial institutions. So, how will BITS' new VP of cybersecurity and fraud prevention help banks mitigate those risks?
Financial institutions still have a long way to go to fight fraud and mitigate online banking vulnerabilities. But what exactly are the top vulnerabilities, and what can institutions do about them?
ACH/Wire fraud was the big story in 2010 and helped influence the updated FFIEC Authentication Guidance. So, have incidents of corporate account takeover decreased in 2011, or are we just hearing less about them?
In their efforts to enforce security layers and multifactor authentication, are banks and credit unions still missing a core problem - the real vulnerabilities fraudsters are banking on?
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