As eyes are now focused on South Africa for one of the world's largest sporting events, so are fraudsters - taking aim at tourists' credit and debit cards.
Spring is the season for the phishers to come and try to take advantage of to the unsuspecting public in the form of official-looking emails talking of tax refunds, as well as claims that the government has money waiting for them.
I've heard that timing is the key to comedy; it may well be true for information security as well.
Late last week I'd sent an email to the BIS (BankInfoSecurity.com) team suggesting that they consider publishing a piece about phishing. I've been getting clobbered with a wide-range of phishing emails over the past...
OK, with less than two weeks to go, banking regulatory agencies are getting busy. Busier, I should say.
Last week saw both the OCC and FDIC release their approaches to the Identity Theft Red Flags Rule examination procedures.
No huge surprises here. But what's interesting is when you review the somewhat...
The sad scenario plays out on the news on a regular basis these days. A homeowner facing foreclosure is barricaded inside their home as law enforcement comes to serve the papers. Shots ring out, and officers rush in to find the wounded homeowner.
What happened last Friday with Addie Polk of Akron, Ohio, a...
It's all anyone wants to talk about.
In the wake of Washington Mutual's historic failure last week and the Wachovia takeover today, all anyone wants to discuss is the enormity of these events what they mean to the banking industry.
I was presenting at a credit union conference this week, where the session before mine covered current economic conditions. The timing was perfect in a macabre sort of way, as the 24 hours prior were filled with news about the Merrill Lynch rescue and Lehman Brothers collapse. As part of the Q&A phase, a prediction...
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