The FDIC announced details regarding their recently approved 2009 operating budget. Not exactly your "stop the presses, hold all my calls" sort of thing, but it was worth my time to read through it.
I just concluded a strange twenty-four hour period as relates to current events.
It started on Monday evening, when I read an Associated Press story online about how the Bush administration ignored the developing problems in the financial markets.
As of Nov. 1, banking institutions are now eligible to be examined by federal regulators for compliance with the new Identity Theft Red Flags Rule.
So, what should banking/security leaders expect from their initial examinations?
In an exclusive interview, Bill Sewall previews his new webinar, "How to Prepare for...
Red flags, vendor management, business continuity and disaster recovery. If banking/security leaders thought that 2008 was a challenging year for keeping up with regulatory mandates, the old rock and roll song's lyrics say it best: "You ain't seen nothing yet."
Based on expert insight, the following 10 regulatory...
I'm excited about the news we're announcing today re: opening access to all of the articles on our site.
With more people able to view our stories w/o first having to register or log in, that will enable more opportunities for folks to comment on our stories, which then fuels one of my favorite parts of this job:...
As wild as the end of 2008 has been, I can't get my mind off 2009.
This is because I'm just now helping to put the finishing touches on our annual State of Banking Information Security survey, which helps us take the pulse of the banking/security community, so we can gauge the priorities for the year ahead.
Last...
State-chartered credit unions may think they've at least temporarily dodged the enforcement bullet re: the Identity Theft Red Flags Rule. But just because the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) pushed back the compliance enforcement deadline for these institutions doesn't mean that they can take a break, industry experts...
Interview with Banking/Security Expert Bill Sewall
As of Nov. 1, banking institutions are now eligible to be examined by federal regulators for compliance with the new Identity Theft Red Flags Rule.
So, what should banking/security leaders expect from their initial examinations?
In an exclusive interview,...
As banking unions struggle with the global crisis in confidence, U.S. credit unions are beneficiaries of consumers looking for safe new homes for their deposits.
At least that's the popular theory. But what's the real state of affairs now at federally-chartered credit unions?
In an exclusive interview, Gigi...
I'm traveling this week and figured I wouldn't have time to make my weekly blog entry while managing through a very full schedule. Writing these posts by itself is simple enough once you have a topic or idea to work with, but air travel, long car rides and fieldwork at multiple client sites don't allow much room for...
A managed security service provider (MSSP) is a vendor company that focuses in taking care of the business applications or services that other organizations outsource for a variety of reasons. Many of these services are provided via the internet and cover such tasks as IT services, remote data backup, network...
Standing in line to vote yesterday evening at my local middle school, I thought there were a lot of things that the 44th President will have to fix: the economy, the country, the federal government, the out of whack federal budget. Whew! That's a lot, just on a national scale; we're not even talking global problems...
Couple things I'd like to quickly bring to your attention.
First, have you checked out any of the new Bank Information Security Handbooks we introduced last week?
These electronic editions compile highlights of our content - articles, interviews, blog postings, agency alerts, etc. - in a unique format that gives...
November is here; let the examinations begin.
This past Saturday, Nov. 1, marked the compliance deadline for the Identity Theft Red Flags Rule. After nearly a year of waiting and preparation, financial institutions now are subject to examination by their regulators on their newly-enhanced ID theft prevention...
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