It's never easy arising from security or technology to become a business leader in a financial institution. In this exclusive interview, Paul Perini - who came to security from the business side - offers practical insight on:
The qualities an information security leader needs to possess in order to be a successful...
Interview with Philip Alexander, Information Security Officer
Offshore outsourcing - it's a topic that stirs great debate among banking/security leaders. Proponents tout the potential cost-savings and easy access to top talent. Opponents point to cultural, infrastructural and, yes, security concerns inherent in...
He was the world's first Chief Information Security Officer, and for over 25 years now he has been a true banking/security leader.
Stephen Katz, former CISO at Citigroup, now founder and President of Security Risk Solutions, an information security company providing consulting and advisory services, sat down with...
Banking/Security Expert Shares Insights on Red Flags, Vendor Management, Other Key Challenges Facing Institutions
He was the world's first Chief Information Security Officer at Citigroup in 1995, and for over 25 years he has been a true banking/security leader.
Stephen Katz, founder and President of Security...
Institutions of all sizes struggle with staffing resources - having enough hands available to tend to information security matters. At America First Credit Union in Riverdale, Utah, Lane Gittins, the Systems Security Manager, has learned to overcome this challenge by working in a consultative style - directing a...
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...
Most companies -- increasingly small to mid-size financial institutions -- outsource work at some point or the other, to some place or another.
But what about risks and rewards?
What Does Security Leadership Entail?
Information Security Media Group (ISMG) publishers of BankInfoSecurity.com and
CUInfosecurity.com, recently posed this and other questions to Debbie Wheeler, Chief
Information Security Officer for Fifth Third Bancorp. In her current role she is responsible
for...
"I wonder what it would be like to go home at 5 PM today?" says Bruce Coffing, an information
security officer responsible for identity and access management at LaSalle Bank, a large
Midwestern bank ($113 billion in assets) serving individuals and businesses with over 400 branch
locations. He cannot recall the...
Hiring and adding new members to the team is always a mixed feeling. Will this person work out? Should we keep looking for a back up candidate, If What? And so many other unanswered questions plague our mind.
Listen in to this Information Security Media Group podcast to hear from the CISO at Investors Bank & Trust talk about what makes successful training programs work. Jeff Bardin has a wealth of experience in developing training programs for a wide range of organizations.
Previously he held CIO and Director level...
The focus on information security is not just a passing phase”we have seen it sustained over the past couple of years, and it continues to grow. So you can now begin to place yourself in a position to become that ideal security professional as this role evolves and expands more so for banking and financial...
A new chief information security officer should approach their role determined to make a difference to the business they are supporting. This advice comes from someone who knows how to make a difference, Steve Katz, who was the first Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) of a major financial institution,...
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