If 2007 is any indication, then 2008 is going to be a wild year for financial institutions facing a slew of risk management issues.
Hanging like the sword of Damocles above all is the subprime mortgage crisis, which sees institutions looking for ways to avoid foreclosures and challenges surrounding underwriting....
You've seen the biggest stories and security incidents of 2007. Now here's a list of the most popular federal agency releases and regulations of the year.
Rebecca Herold, privacy expert
Many different types of privacy breaches continue to plague organizations and their third-party service providers. Hear Rebecca Herold discuss:
Data breach response plans – where are the holes?
Notification plans (or lack thereof)
How to involve and ensure the security...
Matthew Speare, Senior Vice President of Information Technology, M & T Bank Corporation, discusses the practical application of computer forensics in banking institutions, including:
How forensics has made a difference at his institution
How to establish your own forensics program
Advice for banking executives...
Forensics has become a hot topic for a variety of internal factors, including the importance of the Internet to everyday business and, with it, the rise of electronic fraud.
Externally, financial institutions especially feel regulatory heat in the form of FFIEC GLBA Notification Rule, SEC/NASD Rule 3010 and even he...
Privacy breaches can have devastating impact upon organizations if they do not respond to them well - and ensure that their third-party service providers are also adequately protected. Register for this webinar to learn:
Why there are more privacy breaches than ever before
How to plan for - and respond to - a...
Mark Seward, CISSP and Director Product Marketing with Qualys, Inc., discusses GLBA compliance as it relates to vulnerability management at financial institutions. Insights include:
• Key GLBA compliance issues facing financial institutions;
• Examples of vulnerability management specific to...
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...
Featuring Elan Winkler, Director of Messaging Product Marketing, Secure Computing
Listen to this interview for insights on how to create a "culture of compliance", building the right systems, processes and skills to solidify your regulatory compliance program today - and for the future.
Among the topics...
Banks face the constant risk of unauthorized exposure of sensitive financial business data and customer information. The recent security breaches disclosed by retailers and other entities demonstrate the severity of this problem.
Banks expose themselves to data breaches in many ways, including exposure via their...
Your recent article referred to the patchwork of federal and state laws and regulations regarding corporate obligations to provide information security appear to becoming together to provide ever expanding coverage of corporate activity. Could you tell us more about these recent developments?
TOM...
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) regulations require organizations to protect themselves against unauthorized access, anticipated hazards and risks threatening the security or integrity of consumer financial information. GLBA has introduced a great deal more rigor in how banks and credit unions have to handle, manage and...
Given the high cost of containing information security breaches, financial institutions have invested lots of time and money into developing incident response programs. But how do they know if their program is working properly?
The line forms on the left, as state banking associations representing banks from three New England states have filed a class action lawsuit against TJX Companies Inc., in response to the company’s credit and debit card breach in which more than 45 million cards may have been compromised. More banks are...
The banking industry is one of the most highly regulated and closely supervised among those handling sensitive consumer information. Besides being subject to security breach disclosure laws at the state and federal levels, it must comply with industry-specific laws and regulations related to information security and...
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