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  • FFIEC Online Banking Security Readiness Study

    FFIEC Online Banking Security Readiness Study

    Source: Guardian Analytics - January 30, 2012

    This research study, conducted by Guardian Analytics, was designed to evaluate how financial institutions have responded to the FFIEC guidance supplement issued in June 2011. The results, reflecting the input from more than 300 financial institution executives, show that banks and credit unions have initially...

  • Are Your Servers Being Protected?

    Are Your Servers Being Protected?

    Source: Bit9 - January 30, 2012

    Servers are the backbone of your infrastructure. Domain controllers, applications, Share Point, Outlook - whether physical or virtualized, servers contain your most critical data and require protection over the resources commonly targeted by today's advanced threats. Download this case study to see how one...

  • Protection Against Modern Cybersecurity Threats

    Protection Against Modern Cybersecurity Threats

    Source: Bit9 - January 30, 2012

    Are your endpoints safe from today's malware, data leaks and unauthorized software? With today's mobile workforce, businesses need to take every precaution to secure their endpoints. Download this case study to learn how an accounting and consulting giant uses Bit9's advanced threat protection to offer employees...

  • Making Office 365 More Secure and Compliant

    Making Office 365 More Secure and Compliant

    Source: Proofpoint, Inc. - January 5, 2012

    Office 365 is a robust and capable cloud-based offering that can satisfy the email, real-time communications, document sharing, collaboration and document creation needs of small, midsized and large organizations. Despite the many features baked into Office 365, it will not satisfy every requirement, particularly in...

  • The Death of Knowledge-Based Authentication As We Know It

    The Death of Knowledge-Based Authentication As We Know It

    Source: TrustID - January 3, 2012

    According to a June 2011 report from the FFIEC: "institutions should no longer consider such basic challenge questions [like mother's maiden name], as a primary control, to be an effective risk mitigation technique." Regulatory bodies recognize the gaps in using Knowledge-based Authentication, or "KBA," as a primary...

  • The Three Types of Lies: Lies, Damned Lies, and Caller ID

    The Three Types of Lies: Lies, Damned Lies, and Caller ID

    Source: TrustID - January 3, 2012

    Telephonic authentication as we know it today is dying, and enterprises can no longer trust Caller ID or Automatic Number Identification (ANI). Annual total fraud costs U.S. businesses $62 billion - due in part to phone hacking and caller ID spoofing, which are outpacing risk mitigation strategies. Spoofed Caller...

  • Increasing Sales and Reducing Fraud Through Real-Time Identity Verification Services

    Increasing Sales and Reducing Fraud Through Real-Time Identity Verification Services

    Source: Dragnet Solutions, Inc. - December 28, 2011

    Financial institutions can grow deposits, cross-sell more products, and increase brand loyalty by focusing on the first 90 days of customer relationships - it's during this short window of opportunity nearly 75% of cross-selling occurs. To make the most of these 90 days, institutions should optimize the first 20...

  • Best Practices for Securing Administrative Privileges & Preferences

    Best Practices for Securing Administrative Privileges & Preferences

    Source: Hitachi-ID Systems - December 22, 2011

    This white paper explains, defines and enforces the necessity to implement policies for systems that contain and allow access to sensitive data. These policies are in place to help mitigate problems in case there are security holes that allow for accidental or intentional interception of critical information, i.e....

  • Case Study - Secure Data on Mobile Devices

    Case Study - Secure Data on Mobile Devices

    Source: Good Technology - December 14, 2011

    Institutions, regardless of industry, are searching for a secure mobility solution that supports the popular devices employees want to use, such as the iPhone, iPad and Android-based devices. Read this case study to learn how to implement a secure and easy-to-use enterprise mobility suite. Learn how a major...

  • No Silver Bullet: 8 Ways Malware Defeats Strong Security Controls

    No Silver Bullet: 8 Ways Malware Defeats Strong Security Controls

    Source: Trusteer - November 21, 2011

    The FFIEC guidance earlier this year is proof of the fact that cybercriminals have been prevailing in the balance of power between them and enterprise fraud protection. In fact, there is ample evidence that cybercriminals are successfully defeating security controls across the globe and in all industries. They have...

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