Allan Bachman has fought fraud since the early 1970s, and he's seen the crimes evolve in both sophistication and scale.
In an exclusive interview, Bachman, Education Manager for the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), discusses:
The evolution of fraud schemes;
The most common types of fraud seen...
Interview with Kent Anderson of Encurve LLC
Cybersecurity, forensics, risk management -- what will be the core security skills needed in organizations in 2010?
In an exclusive interview, Kent Anderson, founder and managing director of Encurve LLC, as well as a member of ISACA's Security Management Committee,...
How much do you actually know about time and the critical role it plays in your organization?
In a preview of his new webinar, Time: The Hidden Risks -- How to Create Compliant Time Practices, Bill Sewall discusses:
Why time is such a critical business issue;
Risks and opportunities presented by time;
What...
We've experienced two waves of the H1N1 pandemic. What lessons have we learned?
Sue Kerr, President of Continuity First, a business continuity/disaster recovery consultancy, talks about how organizations have handled H1N1. She also discusses:
the state of BC/DR;
Challenges facing organizations today;
2010...
OK, it's Tuesday before Thanksgiving, and we're all starting to think ahead to a long holiday weekend and then the quick windup to the Christmas/New Year's break. Hate to say it, but 2010 is all but here.
A former credit union employee pled guilty to embezzling more than $30,000 from his employer, First Service Credit Union in Houston, says U.S. Attorney Tim Johnson.
Commerce Bank of Southwest Florida, Fort Myers, Florida, was closed on Nov. 20 by the Florida Office of Financial Regulation, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as receiver. The FDIC entered then into a purchase and assumption agreement with Central Bank, Stillwater, Minnesota, to assume...
FaceBook, Twitter, LinkedIn -- Social-networking sites are now used both as recruitment tools for new talent and as screening sites for potential employees. As such, information security professionals should be careful to cultivate the right image on these and other popular sites.
Tough times require "softer" leaders.
This is the perspective of careers coach Heidi Kraft, who says that today's senior leaders need to focus more on emotional intelligence and other "soft" qualities to be able to better recruit and retain quality employees.
In an exclusive interview, Kraft discusses:
Which...
This year's BAI Retail Delivery Conference & Expo is the 32nd annual event - and it very much will reflect the times that financial institutions have experienced over the past year.
The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) board has proposed corporate credit union reforms to establish a comprehensive new framework for safety and soundness.
What does it take for an information security professional to make it into the United States Secret Service?
We asked Kevin Sanchez-Cherry, IT Security Specialist within the agency's Information Security Operations. In this exclusive interview, Sanchez-Cherry discusses:
Types of Secret Service careers available...
The final model privacy notice form was released by eight federal regulatory agencies on Tuesday and is designed to help consumers understand how financial institutions collect and share personal information.
President Barack Obama issued an executive order today to create a new interagency Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force headed by the Department of Justice.
The order directs the task force, made up of officials from a broad range of agencies, to investigate and prosecute financial crimes connected to the past...
A new online Master of Science in Information Security degree program has been developed by Georgia Tech to address the growing demand for qualified information security professionals both within the government and the private sector.
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