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3rd Party Risk Management

Cryptography in the Cloud

Tom Field  •  January 28, 2011

There's no better way to secure critical data than through cryptography - especially when that data is stored in the cloud.

Governance & Risk Management

Howard Schmidt Seeks Private-Sector Support

Eric Chabrow  •  January 27, 2011

Cybersecurity coordinator touts trusted, online initiative.

Fraud Management & Cybercrime

Facebook in the Workplace: Privacy

Upasana Gupta  •  January 21, 2011

If you are going to use Facebook professionally, you need to make sure you take the time to go through your privacy options.

IT Workforce in the U.S.: 4 Million or 24 Million?

Eric Chabrow  •  January 14, 2011

Feds favor lower number, others higher one. Here's why.

3rd Party Risk Management

Exchanging Images and Improving Efficiency

Tracy Kitten  •  December 29, 2010

BECU's Kyle Welsh say cloud computing is revolutionizing check-image exchanges and file-transport systems.

Governance & Risk Management

More Americans Say They're Cybercrime Victims

Eric Chabrow  •  December 13, 2010

11% of U.S. Households Report Virtual Crime in Past Year

3rd Party Risk Management

ATM Outage Stirs Debate

Tracy Kitten  •  November 24, 2010

Was malware to blame for the so-called "computer glitch" that over a weekend took down a handful of the country's largest banks' ATMs and online banking sites?

Governance & Risk Management

The Value of Cyber-Awareness Campaigns

James Lewis  •  November 10, 2010

Education is Good, but Expectations May be Unrealistic

Card Not Present Fraud

PCI: Small Merchants Need to Catch Up

Tracy Kitten  •  November 4, 2010

Small merchants don't appreciate need for PCI compliance.

ACH Fraud

Tokenization: A PCI Sidestep

Tracy Kitten  •  October 12, 2010

Tokenization could revolutionize payments security.

3rd Party Risk Management

Regulatory Reform Heralds Changes

Linda McGlasson  •  October 11, 2010

The Frank-Dodd regulatory reform bill may have held the headlines in June and July, but the real work by regulatory and institutions is coming next.

3rd Party Risk Management

FDIC on Vendor Management

Tom Field  •  October 7, 2010

When it comes to managing third-party service providers, regulatory guidance hasn't evolved - but the technology landscape has.

3rd Party Risk Management

The FDIC on Vendor Management

Tom Field  •  September 27, 2010

When it comes to managing third-party service providers, regulatory guidance hasn't evolved - but the technology landscape has.

3rd Party Risk Management

Outsourcing Identity Protection, Fraud Detection

Tracy Kitten  •  September 10, 2010

One Pennsylvania bank is leaning on outsourced protections to thwart money laundering and protect its customers from identity theft.

ACH Fraud

We Could Learn From the Czechs

Tracy Kitten  •  September 1, 2010

I learned a few lessons over the weekend about financial security from an Eastern European counterpart - signatures and passwords are not enough.