President Obama on Wednesday spelled out the details of his long-awaited plan for financial services regulatory reform. In an exclusive interview, Christie Sciacca, formerly with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, currently a director with LECG in Washington, D.C., discusses:
The biggest news from Obama's...
On Wednesday, the Obama administration will propose new rules for asset-backed securities, including requiring trades to be reported on an electronic database, according to Treasury source.
From the president on down, the nation has a renewed focus on cybersecurity.
Nadia Short of General Dynamics, a major government/defense contractor, discusses:
The types of cybersecurity positions GD is filling;
Requirements for qualified personnel;v
Potential career paths in cybersecurity.
The financial meltdown last fall and the current global recession are only two of the reasons that the White House this week is expected to announce a regulatory reform package. But exactly how much reform will be proposed?
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has left trail of bread crumbs in the past months in his...
The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says the world economy hasn't seen the worst of the recession. Among the factors influencing this observation:
With the Obama administration's focus on cybersecurity, this is a good time to start or move into an information security career. And Regis University in Colorado is one institution offering state-of-the-art education for undergraduates and graduates alike.
In an exclusive interview, Daniel Likarish, faculty of the...
Texas attorney Richard Coffman was the first to file a class action suit against Heartland Payment Systems (HPY) after its data breach was announced publicly this past January.
In an exclusive interview, Coffman discusses:
The status of legal actions against Heartland;
What's unique about the Heartland case;...
According to the 2009 Banking Information Security Today survey, banking institutions - despite the economy - are investing in new banking services, i.e. mobile banking and remote capture.
To gain further insight into spending trends, we spoke with Christine Barry, research director with Aite Group, on:
Mobile...
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...
It's become a cliché: Information security professionals need to get closer to the business.
Now it's also a Master's degree program in which instructors base their whole curriculum on helping security professionals get closer to - and rise higher in the ranks of - their companies and agencies.
In an exclusive...
In the face of fraud, enterprise authentication is the key to helping to prevent information security breaches. But how do you deploy solutions that are at once versatile, compliant and cost-effective?
Steve Neville, Director of Identity Products and Solutions at Entrust, discusses:
The top enterprise...
Data and privacy protection - there's much that government, industry and consumers alike can do to improve information security. And the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is at the heart of education and enforcement efforts.
In an exclusive interview, the FTC's Joel Winston discusses:
Top privacy risks facing...
So, did anyone read about the President's Cybersecurity Action Plan? I'm assuming you've read through all 10 points. You didn't stop to ponder after the first few did you? I mean, you didn't happen to stop after number 8? The one about the incident response plan?
The Comptroller of the Currency says that reverse mortgages pose significant compliance risks, and regulators should get proactive on this issue before real problems develop.
John Dugan warned bankers that reverse mortgages pose significant compliance risks and said regulators should get out in front of this issue...
A Congressional panel appointed to oversee the US bailout warns bank stress tests are not enough. The federal regulators' tests of 19 major banks to see if they could survive a further downturn in the economy may be too lenient and should be repeated, says the Congressional Oversight Panel for the government's $700...
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