Many attacks in the past decade have focused on vulnerabilities at the network and operating systems level. Nowadays, hackers seem to be more closely focusing on application level attacks. There are several reasons for this.Too many network protocol suits are being used by organizationsOrganizations tend to use too...
Most banks are surprisingly vulnerable to identity theft, according to a hired gun who makes his living by penetrating their security systems.With over 100 successful heists to his credit, Jim Stickley is one of the most successful bank robbers of all time. But he’s not after the cash. He’s after...
 Internal attacks on computer systems are overtaking external attacks at the world’s largest financial institutions. That’s a key finding from the 2005 Global Security Survey conducted by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. In the annual survey, 35% respondents said that in the past 12 months,...
Access to Money Q. The local banks are not cashing my checks or letting me withdraw money from teller stations, what can I do? A. If you do not have an account relationship with the bank, it may be concerned about whether there are sufficient funds in your bank account. Ask the bank
By: Lila Buchalski, Editor, Bankinfosecurity.comSeptember 9, 2005 Today, if you Google the phrase, “email retention,†19.6 Million matches are found. If nothing else, that means that this topic is surrounded by industry buzz. With all of the complex regulations that only include vague policies on email...
The role of international trade in the U.S. economy is increasing. And although smaller firms (those with less than 500 employees) accounted for almost one-third of U.S. exports in 2001, they are continually challenged to obtain financing to produce export goods or to finance the sale of exports. This circumstance...
Omar Herrera September 1st 2005 While we are not analyzing the ethical nature of a hacker, we must still consider a hacker to be a person who maintains a superior level of technical knowledge and abilities. Therefore, by definition we must then accept that there are hackers with good intentions (gurus) and hackers...
Bankers Online :Skimming credit and debit card cardholder information has become an easy way for criminals to steal identities, thanks to new technologies being offered via the Internet. A Tunisian national was recently arrested in Pennsylvania after using a hand-held skimming device he purchased over the web to...
by Mary Beth Guard, BOL Guru Guru BIOS Brought to you by Bankersonline.com Question:We are in the process of changing the vendor for our Internet banking service. As a result, the look and feel of that part of our Web site will change. Any advice about customer impact?
What's your estimate of how many of your institution's customers have installed anti-spyware on their computers? If you estimated anything higher than 10-15%, your nickname's probably Pollyanna. In truth, a terrifyingly high percentage of computers are not protected against the spyware threat and as a data cache...
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"Something fundamentally big is happening that will profoundly affect the life of every person and every business over the next five to 15 years -- the collapsing of everything into one single, global, ubiquitous, collaborative virtual IT world." So said Hossein Eslambolchi, president of AT&T's...
by Mary Beth Guard, BOL Guru Guru BIOS Brought to you by BankersOnline.com Question: What are the best practices when offering internet banking to CORPORATE accounts? And further, if individuals on these corporate accounts also hold consumer accounts with us, can we allow th
Financially Sophisticated Board Members Aren't Necessarily Good for the Company Wharton Boards of directors were heavily blamed by many for not nipping the Enron, WorldCom and other corporate scandals in the bud. Depending on who was...
Banks Face Added Risks in a Tough New Regulatory ArenaWharton Bankers Trust was an aggressive and entrepreneurial commercial bank that developed some of the basic risk management tools now used throughout the banking...
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