In case you missed it - because it wasn't a huge headline anywhere - here's a bit of news about First Pryority Bank, a 108-year-old community bank based in Pryor, OK.
Well, first a bit of background. First Pryority was founded in 1900 by W.A. Graham,
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,...
Just over two years ago, Brian Huntley arrived at Camden National Bank in Maine, charged with responding to regulatory guidance and transforming the bank's information security risk assessment program from one that was threat-based to one that is now asset-based.
Diana Kelley, partner at Security Curve, an information security advisory company that performs PCI audits shares her insights into the PCI issues facing both financial institutions and retailers.
Kelley, a former information security analyst at Burton Group, was previously an information security advisor at top...
Philip Alexander, Information Security Officer at a Major US Financial Institution
Data leakage - it's one of subtle insider threats to information security at financial institutions. It's tough for leaders to know exactly where their critical data resides - never mind how it's being treated when it leaves the...
More than 5,000 customer records from 40 international financial institutions were discovered last month on a computer server in Malaysia.
Dubbed a "crime server" by Finjan, the information security vendor that discovered it, this machine held more than 1.4 gigabytes of business and personal data stolen from...
Let the countdown begin.
As of May 1, U.S. financial institutions have just six months left to comply with the new Identity Theft Red Flag Rules, which (among other things) mandate new levels of documentation, training and awareness.
Red Flags is one of the top regulatory priorities of the year, and for many...
Interview with Brian Huntley, VP & ISO, Camden National Bank
Just over two years ago, Brian Huntley arrived at Camden National Bank in Maine, charged with responding to regulatory guidance and transforming the bank's information security risk assessment program from one that was threat-based to one that is now...
With the recent Hannaford data breach, the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS) has come into question - how effective is it really?
Bob Russo, general manager of the PCI Security Standards Council recently shared his views on what happened at Hannaford, as well as other topics.
Data loss prevention (DLP) is a challenge for institutions of all sizes. But not all banking/security leaders understand the scope of the threat, where it originates and how best to eradicate it. In this interview, DLP expert Jared Thorkelson discusses:
What's most misunderstood about DLP;
The greatest sources of...
Given the news in recent weeks - the controversy surrounding New York's ex-Gov. Eliot Spitzer, the $15 million fine assessed against United Bank for Africa, PLC - we knew the crime of money laundering had taken on a life of its own.
But who knew that it also had crept into Second Life?
Real crimes in the virtual...
Interview with DLP Expert Jared Thorkelson
Data loss prevention (DLP) is a challenge for institutions of all sizes. But not all banking/security leaders understand the scope of the threat, where it originates and how best to eradicate it. In this interview, DLP expert Jared Thorkelson discusses:
What's most...
Workplace violence - it's one of the most common but least understood risks to all organizations.
From robberies gone awry to bullies in the workplace to domestic anger spilling over from home, the financial institution is rife for violent situations. In this interview, Kim Matlon, COO of R&A Crisis Management...
Arizona Central Credit Union of Phoenix, AZ., was hit with a phishing attack via text message to its members in March. While the attack was distributed on a small scale and didn't have much impact, the incident did roust the credit union staff into quick action.
Sadly, such incidents are a familiar...
One midwestern credit union (which prefers to remain anonymous), with nearly $200 million in assets and more than 30,000 members, has been phished four times -- the most recent in 2006, with three of those incidents occurring within a 90-day period.
So what do you do if your financial institution's brand is...
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