The U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) maintains a list of individuals and organizations that represent security risks to the U.S., and businesses are required to screen their customers and transactions against this list.
But how does one filter correctly and interpret aliases properly to stay...
Cybersecurity is a major priority of the Obama Administration, and at Carnegie Mellon University's Software Engineering Institute, it's a key component of the CERT Program's Survivability and Information Assurance (SIA) curriculum.
In an exclusive interview, Lawrence Rogers, chief architect of the SIA program,...
Banking was a major topic in President Barack Obama's first address to the American people. What will be his administration's approach to banking in this recession, and what can we come to expect for policy and regulations throughout 2009?
In an exclusive interview, Kathleen Khirallah, managing director of...
We all know the risk of the insider threat is high, but what are the specific vulnerabilities for which organizations should be particularly vigilant?
In an exclusive interview, Randy Trzeciak of Carnegie Mellon's CERT program discusses recent insider threat research, including:
Patterns and trends of insider...
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,...
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...
Interview With Dick Langford, VP, BB&T
What happens after a major security breach such as the Heartland Payment Systems hack? How do banking institutions go about notifying their customers - whose responsibility is it?
At BB&T in Winston-Salem, NC, the role is filled by Dick Langford, Vice President and Manager,...
The Heartland Payment Systems data breach is on everyone's mind, and the case is in the hands now of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) if it chooses to investigate. While the FTC will neither confirm nor deny a Heartland investigation, staff attorney Alain Sheer does offer his insight on:
How the FTC investigates...
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...
The Obama Administration has stepped forward with its plan to rebuild the troubled U.S. financial system. And the market has responded by retreating. Where did the Administration go wrong with its announcement this week, and what does the economy truly need to start to rebuild liquidity and confidence? In this...
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...
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,...
The economy is down, phishing is up, and banking customers are increasingly targeted by multi-channel fraud schemes. Now, more than ever, customer awareness efforts are key for banking/security professionals.
In this exclusive interview, Debbie Wheeler, CISO of Fifth Third Bank, discusses:
Her information...
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