The public service announcement used to appear on television screens every night, it seemed, when I was growing up. The announcer would speak in a deep voice, "IT'S 10 p.m., do YOU know where YOUR CHILDREN ARE?" Looking around, my parents would sigh a deep breath of relief, knowing that we children were either in our...
As financial institutions continue to migrate their services and operations online, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency reminds national banks and their technology service providers about the importance of application security as a component of an information security program.
A new OCC bulletin...
Imagine the scenario: Your institution has a customer who does all of his banking online -- bill pay, transfers, account balances. This customer calls after seeing an unauthorized transaction. After tracing the account transfers, which were wired overseas, you find the customer's computer loaded with crimeware. Your...
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,
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.
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...
Interview with Kim Matlon, Business Continuity/Crisis Management Expert
Workplace violence - it's one of the most common but least understood risks to all businesses.
From robberies gone awry to bullies in the workplace to domestic anger spilling over from home, the workplace is rife for violent situations. In...
Q & A with Lexis-Nexis' AML Compliance Expert Debra Geister
Debra Geister is director of fraud prevention and compliance solutions at LexisNexis' Risk and Information Analytics Group, and has spent more than 10 years in the anti-money laundering (AML) compliance arena. We recently interviewed her on what she sees...
Interviews Shed Light on Topics of Unique Interest to Banking/Security Executives
The annual RSA Conference is a showplace for the who's who of security solutions vendors. The event showroom is lined with scores of the industry's leading vendors - no one individual could hope to see them all.
So, the Information...
Timing is everything, and March was the perfect time to focus on business continuity and disaster recovery.
On the heels of our State of Information Security survey, which showcased your main areas of concern (namely, pandemic preparation), March saw the release of important new guidance: the Federal Financial...
Howard Sprow, vice president of Business Continuity Planning for the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) is a long-time leader in emergency management issues in the financial services industry. Recently we interviewed him on SIFMA's work in business continuity and pandemic planning.
When it comes to pandemic preparation at U.S. financial institutions, it's a case of good news/bad news.
Bad news first: Many midsized and smaller financial institutions are not fully compliant with the recent FFIEC pandemic guidance and don't have formalized pandemic preparedness plans yet in place.
But the good...
Roberta J. Witty, CISSP and research vice president at Gartner, has more than 30 years of experience in information technology, including positions at major financial institutions. Witty recently chaired Gartner's Business Continuity Management summit held in early March. We caught up with her, and she shared her...
The hurricanes that devastated the Gulf Coast regions in the summer and fall of 2005 are nothing new to most people. The personal tragedies, loss of life and property were well documented by the national media.
But what about the story of one financial institution that weathered the storms and emerged intact - its...
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