Richard Swart: Hi, this is Richard Swart with Information Security Media Group. Today I’ll be speaking with Debbie Wheeler, CISO of Fifth Third Bank. How are you doing this morning, Debbie? Debbie Wheeler: I’m doing well. Thank you.Swart: I appreciate you taking time to talk to us today. ...
Ken Newman discusses the challenges of getting employees to buy into training programs and some of the successful strategies he has used to deliver timely and effective training that focuses on protecting customer data. He also discusses the changes in the information security field and how this impacts an...
Incident Response Starts With a Comprehensive – and Tested – Plan of Action It’s 3 a.m., and your cell phone is buzzing off the bedroom dresser. Your boss is calling to tell you that the network servers that support your institution’s online banking site have been offline for the last two...
The Information Security Media Group podcast with Debbie Wheeler, CISO of Fifth Third Bank focuses on the role of effective risk management for IT security and data leakage prevention.
Debbie Wheeler, CISO of Fifth Third Bank discusses recent challenges and changes in the banking community. She highlights...
The management of electronic data used to be a “nice thing to do.†Nowadays, the proper archiving, retention and monitoring, filtering and encryption of electronic data isn’t an option but imperative for financial institutions in order to meet compliance with regulations and federal law, including...
When talking about data breaches and the need for security, whenever credit or debit cards are mentioned, the words "Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards" will appear. This apparently causes many in the financial services and retail industries to reach for that bottle of aspirin and a glass of water....
Information about the threats of identity theft seem to be everywhere -- media headlines, websites, billboards, television ads, and your financial institution has probably warned its customers of the problem.
The real question is – how bad is the problem? When you compare studies and reports, it can yield...
Employees play an integral role in protecting the assets of an institution, and as such, need to be adequately trained and made aware of the basic security practices which are frequently overlooked. A set-it and forget-it approach "we're protected because we have a firewall" to information security ignores end-users,...
The latest report by the IT Policy Compliance Group finds that nine of ten companies are exposed to financial risk from data losses and thefts that can be cost-effectively avoided. The report, “Why Compliance Pays – Reputations and Revenues at Risk,†finds the majority of the 475 firms surveyed must...
Research from McAfee’s Avert Labs shows threats including phishing web sites are on the rise, as expected. But other pests such as remote-controlled bots show unpredicted signs of decrease.
While consumers like the convenience of online banking, financial institutions need to be prepared to mitigate certain risks that may expose consumer information, says a leading authority on data security and privacy.
The deadline of June 30th has come and gone, and thousands of companies have demonstrated that they are incapable of complying with a set of security guidelines to prevent data breaches and protect credit card data against identity theft. These security guidelines are from the Payment Card Industry (PCI).
When you think about the number of PIN numbers, passwords, or passphrases you use every day: getting money from the ATM or using your debit card in a store, logging on to your computer or email, signing in to an online bank account or shopping cart...the list seems to just keep getting longer.
With the headlines announcing almost on a weekly basis another data breach at businesses, educational institutions and medical facilities, a recent study shows consumers are modifying their purchasing behavior, including online buying, out of concern for the security of their personal information.
The "2007 Consumer...
The science fiction movies from the 1960s had talking computers that interacted with humans. That was considered a far-fatched idea in its time, but the current state of technology for voice biometrics and voice recognition has brought the standard up to a level where banks, including major international entities as...
Our website uses cookies. Cookies enable us to provide the best experience possible and help us understand how visitors use our website. By browsing bankinfosecurity.com, you agree to our use of cookies.
