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Fraud Management & Cybercrime

Anti-Fraud Added to Reform Bill

Linda McGlasson  •  June 25, 2010

An amendment added to the new draft of the banking regulatory reform bill would add more teeth to the fight against fraud.

Multi-factor & Risk-based Authentication

White House Unveils Online Authentication Plan

Eric Chabrow  •  June 25, 2010

Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard Schmidt unveils a White House blueprint to create an online environment where people and business can complete transactions in confidence.

Governance & Risk Management

Tips & Trends for Security Pros

Tom Field  •  June 25, 2010

David Foote of Foote Partners on Career Trends for IT Security Pros.

Fraud Management & Cybercrime

Mortgage Fraud Threats to Credit Unions

Tracy Kitten  •  June 25, 2010

Interview with NCUA program officer Marcus Vander Wall on how credit unions limit mortgage fraud losses.

ACH Fraud

BankInfoSecurity Week in Review: June 26, 2010

Tracy Kitten  •  June 25, 2010

A review of this week's top news items. ATM skimming and ACH fraud pose growing concerns.

ACH Fraud

Notes from the Gartner Summit

Tom Field  •  June 25, 2010

If I could sum up the major themes of the event in two words, they'd be these: Cloud computing.

Anti-Money Laundering (AML)

FinCEN Targets Prepaid Cards, Phones

Linda McGlasson  •  June 24, 2010

The federal regulatory agency in charge of stopping money laundering has issued a new proposal to further regulate prepaid cards.

Governance & Risk Management

What it Takes to be a Global Security Leader

Upasana Gupta  •  June 24, 2010

ISACA International President Emil D'Angelo discusses the attributes needed to become an international security leader.

Fraud Management & Cybercrime

Mortgage Fraud: Red Flags & Legal Insights

Tracy Kitten  •  June 24, 2010

Interview with attorney Tom Maxwell on mortgage fraud trends and how to respond to them.

Fraud Management & Cybercrime

How Many Strikes Before a Risky Employee is Out?

Linda McGlasson  •  June 24, 2010

There's no gray area when it comes to right, wrong side of security, privacy.

Fraud Management & Cybercrime

New Fraud Alert Service Launched

Linda McGlasson  •  June 23, 2010

New fraud alert service developed by Microsoft will offer financial institutions the ability to retrieve stolen banking credentials.

ACH Fraud

ACH Fraud: Avoid 3rd-Party Risks

Linda McGlasson  •  June 22, 2010

One bank recently learned a tough lesson about ACH fraud and the risks presented by third-party senders.

Fraud Management & Cybercrime

OTS Sets Sights on Insider Abuse

Tracy Kitten  •  June 22, 2010

The revised fraud and insider abuse section of the OTS's Examination Handbook notes measure banks and credit unions can take to limit their susceptibility to fraud losses. 

ATM / POS Fraud

ATM Skimming: How Effective is Jitter?

Tracy Kitten  •  June 21, 2010

"You're in trouble if jitter is all you're relying on," says Avivah Litan, a security analyst at Gartner.

CISO Trainings

Boards Losing Focus on Security

Linda McGlasson  •  June 21, 2010

Corporate boards and senior executives are too far removed from their organizations' security and privacy decisions - and the distance is growing.