Criminal background checks for prospective employees - smart move, or discriminatory practice? Attorney Lester Rosen answers this question and details 2012's top 10 trends in background checks.
The insider poses one of the greatest and most damaging security risks any organization faces. So why do so many businesses and institutions fail when it comes to addressing this most obvious security risk?
A 17-year-old was slapped with a 60-day jail sentence after he was busted for skimming credit and debit details while working the drive-thru window at a McDonald's restaurant in Olympia, Wash.
As organizations move to the continuous monitoring of their IT systems to assure they're secure, they rely much more on automated processes. But don't forget the role people play.
The scheme allegedly involved insiders recruited by fraudsters to steal information about more than 200 individuals and organizations. How can institutions improve background screening and prevent fraud?
A new survey identifies the Top 10 Cybersecurity Trends for financial service organizations. Malware and mobility head the list of risks to watch. What are the other key concerns?
Banks and credit unions are feverishly working to meet the FFIEC's authentication compliance deadline next year. But experts say institutions should be looking beyond the guidance, by making investments in cross-channel fraud detection.
The best thing institutions like BofA could do right now is start focusing energy on community outreach and public relations, areas where credit unions and community banks are quickly building advantage.
As two recent fraud incidents prove, good work can be done when card issuers and retailers work in tandem. I hope we see more of that kind of collaboration going forward.
Police say financial specialist Librado Wright spent months siphoning more than $500,000 from Wachovia Bank's customer accounts. But when he attempted to withdraw the funds, the bank had a surprise for him.
Switzerland-based UBS says an internal assessment has identified two financial controls that were not effective and ultimately resulted in losses totaling $2 billion in unauthorized trades.
New research from Carnegie Mellon University's Software Engineering Institute provides further evidence why IT security isn't just the problem of an enterprise's security organization but of its top non-IT leadership as well.
Roger Baker, CIO at the VA, says desktop computers will eventually phase out, as mobile devices become predominant channels for communication and work. That evolution has made plans for ongoing mobile security a priority for organizations that cross every business sector.
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