The failing economy and the Heartland Payment Systems data breach have focused all of us on the risks of fraud.
But what are today's biggest fraud risks to banking institutions, and how can these risks be mitigated?
In an exclusive interview, Steve Neville, Director of Identity Solutions with Entrust,...
I read the news today, oh, boy.
About another credit card processor that supposedly has been breached, exposing consumers and cards to potential fraud.
This news comes almost a month exactly after Heartland Payment Systems (HPY) went public with news of its data breach sometime in 2008.
The number of financial institutions that stepped forward to say their customers' credit or debit cards were compromised because of the Heartland Payment Systems (HPY) data breach has now reached more than 500.
Little more than a month ago, on Jan. 20, Heartland, a Princeton, NJ-based payments processor, went...
A consortium of federal agencies and private organizations has just released the first version of the Consensus Audit Guidelines (CAG), which defines the most critical cyber security controls to protect government agencies and critical infrastructure industries, including financial services.
What does the Obama Administration's financial industry rescue plan offer that's different from the Bush Administration's approach? Not much, says William Isaac, former FDIC Chair (1981-85).
In an exclusive interview, Isaac discusses:
What the new plan means to the banking industry;
The types of reform the...
Scores of banking institutions have stepped forward and said they and their customers have been impacted by the Heartland Payment Systems data breach. But what can and should they do to understand and respond to the breach?
In an exclusive interview, Doug Johnson of the American Bankers Association...
On Tues., Feb. 10, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner unveiled the Obama Administration's new strategy for easing the credit crunch and strengthening the U.S. banking industry. In an exclusive interview, Nancy Atkinson, senior analyst at Aite Group LLC, discusses:
How the new plan differs from the Bush...
The number of identity fraud victims has increased 22 percent in the U.S., costing 9.9 million victims a total of $48 billion in 2008.
This is the news from the fifth annual Identity Fraud Survey Report from Javelin Strategy & Research. In an exclusive interview, James Van Dyke, Javelin founder and President,...
By the end of Thursday's trading day, the Dow Jones industrial average slipped 89 points, losing 1.2 percent to close at the lowest point since October 9, 2002.
I had an interesting email from a colleague the other day. Turns out someone he knows had recommended that he read a post of mine from January in which I discuss the value (or lack thereof) of having controls in place that don't function. He wanted to let me know about the reach of BIS and let me know that our...
On Wednesday, President Barack Obama outlined his housing relief plan, which was welcome news to the millions of homeowners near foreclosure. The initial cost of the plan is estimated to be $75 billion and is aimed to first help homeowners who owe more than their house is worth refinance. President Obama's program...
Fearful of man-made, natural and pandemic disasters, organizations everywhere are adopting or improving business continuity/disaster recovery programs.
And at Norwich University, there now is a Master's of Science in Business Continuity program for mid-career professionals to hone their skills in this in-demand...
The leather bound marketing brochures, luxurious jets and a cricket championship with a $20 million top prize were all part of what the Securities and Exchange Commission says was a 'massive fraud' on the part of a Houston investment firm.
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