Information Security Media Group recently attended the BAI Retail Delivery Conference 2007 in Las Vegas. Our correspondents covered the expo floor from a vendor point of view, and we spoke with a number of vendors who had products or services specific to information security. In general, the vendors that had some sort...
Private Data Vulnerable to Armies of Rogue PCs One hacker armed with one computer isn't going to make a dent in most financial institutions' network security perimeters. But imagine a faceless army of thousands of compromised PCs outside the walls of your institution. They are computer robots programmed to obey the...
RICHARD SWART: Hi. This is Richard Swart with Information Security Media Group, publishers of BankInfoSecurity.com and CUInfoSecurity.com. Today we’re speaking with Kenneth Newman. He joined the American Savings Bank as the Vice President of Security in March of 2005, and is responsible for managing their...
Two members of the PCI Standards Council who are database security experts say the way to prevent a TJX-type breach from happening at your institution is simple -- be compliant with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard.
Richard Swart: Hi. This is Richard Swart with Information Security & Media Group, publishers of BankInfoSecurity.com and CUInfoSecurity.com. Today we will be speaking with Mr. Nathan Johns. Nathan is an executive with Crowe Chizek and Company, LLC risk services delivery unit, with over 15 years experience in a...
Current Protection Practices May Put Information at RiskWhile financial institutions are doing a "better job" than other businesses grappling with the Payment Card Industry's Data Security Standards, there are still compliance questions that need closer examination, according to David Taylor, president and CEO of the...
The management of electronic data used to be a “nice thing to do.†Nowadays, the proper archiving, retention and monitoring, filtering and encryption of electronic data isn’t an option but imperative for financial institutions in order to meet compliance with regulations and federal law, including...
Employees play an integral role in protecting the assets of an institution, and as such, need to be adequately trained and made aware of the basic security practices which are frequently overlooked. A set-it and forget-it approach "we're protected because we have a firewall" to information security ignores end-users,...
Listen to National Credit Union Administration board member Gigi Hyland as she shares with the Information Security Media Group audience what’s important to the NCUA in regard to information security at credit unions. Hyland, a NCUA board member since 2005, explains why written information security policies are...
The latest disclosure of a data breach involving financial information points up the need for a comprehensive response program, including complying with federal and state notification laws. Fidelity National Information Services revealed in July that a former employee of its Certegy check processing unit stole...
While consumers like the convenience of online banking, financial institutions need to be prepared to mitigate certain risks that may expose consumer information, says a leading authority on data security and privacy.
The deadline of June 30th has come and gone, and thousands of companies have demonstrated that they are incapable of complying with a set of security guidelines to prevent data breaches and protect credit card data against identity theft. These security guidelines are from the Payment Card Industry (PCI).
Here are some tips to follow to protect your personal and work related data.
Use and maintain anti-virus software and a firewall - Protect yourself against viruses and Trojan horses that may steal or modify the data on your own computer and leave you vulnerable by using anti-virus software and a firewall.
Laptop and mobile security is part of any institution's physical computer security effort. For some people, a laptop is their travel buddy and losing it or any data on it would be disastrous to your institution as well as to the employee.
The revelation by TJX Companies, owner of T.J. Maxx and other retail brands, that at least 45.7 million credit and debit cards were compromised over several years highlights anew the risks associated with processing card transactions and the need to protect the information they contain.
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