It's a never-ending battle -- the list of naughty and downright evil security threats that challenge financial institutions and security professionals.
From organized crime to SQL injection, here are the experts' choices of eight major security threats to watch in 2010.
Government and business must think creatively to help safeguard America's digital assets, says Melissa Hathaway, the former White House acting senior director for cybersecurity who led President Obama's 60-day cybersecurity policy review.
Hathaway, an interview with GovInfoSecurity.com, cited the innovative...
Months before announcing the Heartland Payment Systems (HPY) data breach, company CEO Robert Carr told industry analysts that the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) was an insufficient protective measure.
This is the contention of a new master complaint filed in the class action suit against...
It's been an interesting year for the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard.
In the middle of it all is a debate among payment card companies, banking institutions, merchants, industry groups and even congressional leaders, questioning the merit of the standard and all hinting at the same open question: What...
A single undercover investigator used fraudulent documents to obtain four valid passports from the State Department last year, the Government Accountability Office revealed Monday.
We all know the risk of the insider threat is high, but what are the specific vulnerabilities for which organizations should be particularly vigilant?
In an exclusive interview, Randy Trzeciak of Carnegie Mellon's CERT program discusses recent insider threat research, including:
Patterns and trends of insider...
With nearly 95,000 federal workers that's almost 8 percent of the government workforce telecommuting at least part time, information security managers face the constant challenge of assuring that data and systems remain safe from those accessing them remotely.
Second in a Series of New Roundtable Events Showcasing Emerging Technologies...
Hear about emerging trends in banking enterprise access management;
Find out how employee access management and authentication can be improved with emerging technologies and new functionalities;
Learn how to reduce your vulnerability...
The annual BAI Retail Delivery Conference & Expo was held in Orlando, Fl in late November, focusing on innovative strategies and technologies.
Nick Burke, Director of Sales for Information Security Media Group (ISMG), publisher of BankInfoSecurity.com and CUinfoSecurity.com, attended the event, meeting with many of...
At a time when resources are tight and risks are abundant, many banking institutions are going mobile.
This is one of the findings of the recent Banking Confidence Survey, wherein 41% of respondents say their immediate business objectives include investment in new and enhanced services such as mobile banking. Their...
Standing in line to vote yesterday evening at my local middle school, I thought there were a lot of things that the 44th President will have to fix: the economy, the country, the federal government, the out of whack federal budget. Whew! That's a lot, just on a national scale; we're not even talking global problems...
The crime of deception is now even more deceptive.
Multi-channel fraud - schemes that are launched simultaneously via telephone, Internet, in person and via mail - is a growing concern for financial institutions. And the linked crimes aren't always easy to spot.
In this exclusive interview, security expert Diana...
The World Bank, an internationally-supported institution that provides loans to developing countries, is reported to have suffered a network intrusion that one insider labeled "an unprecedented crisis."
The breach, first reported by Fox News, alleges that servers in the Washington, D.C.-based bank's treasury unit...
The Payment Card Industry (PCI) has released its newest version of its data security standards (PCI-DSS). The version is designed to help protect transmitted charge and debit card information, and spells out a comprehensive vulnerability management program.
While not a banking regulatory standard, PCI was...
First in a Series of New Roundtable Events Showcasing Emerging Technologies...
Hear about emerging trends in consumer authentication
Find out how consumer authentication can be improved with emerging technologies and new functionalities
Learn how to use authentication as a means to restore trust in your...
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