One night in early October, Harbor Credit Union of Green Bay, WI, warned its members of a recent mass of robocalls. "An automated dialer started phoning people and telling them that their account had been compromised, and asking them to enter information," says Mike DeGrand, president of the institution. People were...
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...
Interview with Chris Williston of the Independent Bankers Association of Texas
We're amidst an historic economic juncture, and we've just experienced an historic Presidential election. So, what's on the community banking agenda, and how are institutions strengthening - and expanding - their relationships with...
Microsoft Windows vulnerabilities are decreasing, but malware is increasing.
This is the news from the latest report of Microsoft's global view of the threat landscape from hundreds of millions of computers around the world.
The Microsoft Security Intelligence Report shows that the total amount of malware and...
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...
Customer confidence - everyone from the President of the United States to the chairman of the community bank has an opinion about it and how it's suffered in the wake of recent economic events.
But how deep is this confidence crisis, and what exactly are banking institutions doing - if anything - to battle...
Interview With Dan Clements, President of Card Cops
We all know the bad guys are getting smarter, more organized and better fortified. But so are the good guys.
In this exclusive interview, Dan Clements, President of Card Cops (www.cardcops.com), a data security company, discusses how his group helps...
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...
You know someone. Out of millions of Merrill Lynch customers, you should know at least one. Combine Bank of America's many more millions of banking customers, and you have to know someone. I know quite a few myself. All of these people are waiting to be absorbed into what is ultimately a new regime. This state of...
It must have just ruined his "holiday" or vacation when Andy Hornby, the head of British bank HBOS got the call from his own fraud investigators last week that his personal bank account had been breached.
The HBOS plc Group, which encompasses The Halifax and Bank of Scotland, is the UK's largest mortgage and...
Financial institutions should brace themselves for more malicious attacks, as the recent Threat Horizon 2010 report from the Information Security Forum (ISF) warns of an increase in such threats -- including attacks from organized crime and industrial espionage.
"In general, financial services probably represent...
Talk about a harmonic convergence.
Just as the major banking regulatory agencies went before the Senate committee recently to deliver their "State of the Banking Industry" addresses, I was sitting back and starting to think about drafting the questions for our next State of Banking Information Security survey.
Credit and debit card fraud: It's the threat that keeps growing and evolving.
A year ago, many banks and credit unions were forced to cancel and reissue thousands of cards as a result of the TJX breach. More recently, banks located in Indiana saw accounts breached from ATM or debit card transactions. Indiana law...
Less than a month after TD BankNorth customers in New Hampshire were alerted by the bank that their Visa debit or credit cards may have been compromised comes news of a phishing email scam against the bank's customers. The bank, headquartered in Portland, ME, has $119 billion in assets and 1,100 locations on the east...
As of Oct. 1, U.S. banking institutions have just one month to come into compliance with the Identity Theft Red Flags Rule, which mandates new levels of ID Theft program management, training and awareness.
Register for this webinar to get your first glimpse at the new regulatory examination procedures for this...
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