Institutions of all sizes struggle with staffing resources - having enough hands available to tend to information security matters. At America First Credit Union in Riverdale, Utah, Lane Gittins, the Systems Security Manager, has learned to overcome this challenge by working in a consultative style - directing a...
Finally, it's your turn to have your say.
Since first joining Information Security Media Group late last summer, one of my primary goals has been to debut a blog for BankInfoSecurity.com and CUinfoSecurity.com.
Today, proudly, I'm able to announce the launch of not just one blog, but five - with more to come in...
The clear message from banking regulators in their Senate testimony is: Banks are hurting.
The follow-up question is: Exactly how badly are they hurting, and how will their pain trickle down to impact information security programs and priorities?
Security leaders are quickly evolving in their roles to focus more on the business of banking, less on the technology of information security.
This is the main message delivered by the results of ISACA's recent Information Security Career Progression Survey of 1400 Certified Information Security Managers (CISMs) in...
Interview with Nalneesh Gaur, Chief Information Security Architect, Diamond Management & Technology Consultants
Mergers and acquisitions are a way of life for financial institutions, and so many pertinent business issues bubble up whenever an M&A is discussed.
But when does information security enter the...
Here's the situation: You have to hire a new CISO for your financial institution. Which is better: to hire a banker who can be trained in information security, or to hire an information security professional who can be trained in banking?
We posed this question to a group of industry experts and professionals,...
Interviews Shed Light on Topics of Unique Interest to Banking/Security Executives
The annual RSA Conference is a showplace for the who's who of security solutions vendors. The event showroom is lined with scores of the industry's leading vendors - no one individual could hope to see them all.
So, the Information...
It's never easy arising from security or technology to become a business leader in a financial institution. In this exclusive interview, Paul Perini - who came to security from the business side - offers practical insight on:
The qualities an information security leader needs to possess in order to be a successful...
Interview with Philip Alexander, Information Security Officer
Offshore outsourcing - it's a topic that stirs great debate among banking/security leaders. Proponents tout the potential cost-savings and easy access to top talent. Opponents point to cultural, infrastructural and, yes, security concerns inherent in...
He was the world's first Chief Information Security Officer, and for over 25 years now he has been a true banking/security leader.
Stephen Katz, former CISO at Citigroup, now founder and President of Security Risk Solutions, an information security company providing consulting and advisory services, sat down with...
Banking/Security Expert Shares Insights on Red Flags, Vendor Management, Other Key Challenges Facing Institutions
He was the world's first Chief Information Security Officer at Citigroup in 1995, and for over 25 years he has been a true banking/security leader.
Stephen Katz, founder and President of Security...
Institutions of all sizes struggle with staffing resources - having enough hands available to tend to information security matters. At America First Credit Union in Riverdale, Utah, Lane Gittins, the Systems Security Manager, has learned to overcome this challenge by working in a consultative style - directing a...
If there's one single notion common to financial institutions of all sizes, it is confidence -the need to have shared trust with employees, partners and especially customers. Without this confidence, banking institutions cannot succeed.
And if there's one common theme emerging from the inaugural State of Banking...
Most companies -- increasingly small to mid-size financial institutions -- outsource work at some point or the other, to some place or another.
But what about risks and rewards?
What Does Security Leadership Entail?
Information Security Media Group (ISMG) publishers of BankInfoSecurity.com and
CUInfosecurity.com, recently posed this and other questions to Debbie Wheeler, Chief
Information Security Officer for Fifth Third Bancorp. In her current role she is responsible
for...
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