It may be the biggest data breach we've ever seen - and an eerie harbinger of crimes to come. The Heartland Payment Systems (HPY) hack involves scores of financial institutions and tens of thousands of consumers who've had their accounts compromised by fraudsters. Crimes against processors are on the rise, and in this...
Internal auditing has always been a key function within financial systems, and it becomes even more so when it comes to IT and information security.
In this exclusive interview, David Richards, President of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), discusses:
The key differences between internal and IT...
Organizations often face the task of trying to recover data from water-soaked hard disks or servers that have been flooded by hurricanes, bad weather, or even the sprinklers going off in the branch or building.
Rule one -- don't assume that data isn't recoverable, no matter what it has been through, says Jim...
For financial institutions, data security is both an operational and regulatory imperative. A bank or financial services provider that fails to protect a customer's financial data faces the threat of losing customers, tarnishing their reputation and eventually losing competitive advantage.
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A Business Impact Analysis (BIA) is an integral part of developing a Business Continuity Plan for any type of disaster, and the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) has released recent guidance about enhancements to the BIA and testing discussions.
According to the latest update to the FFIEC's...
Do you know how prevalent workplace violence is?
There are over 1.7 million instances of workplace violence each year in the U.S., including simple and aggravated assaults, robbery, rape and homicide. In addition, issues surrounding workplace violence include threats, non-fatal injuries, lost work productivity,...
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...
What happens if your institution suffers an ATM skimming attack and customer accounts have been compromised? Or if a payments processor is hacked and thousands of your credit/debit cardholders are potentially exposed to fraud?
These aren't hypothetical breaches; they've occurred. Repeatedly. And they prove that an...
Think the pandemic threat isn't real, or that you needn't prepare a thorough plan to account for it? Your organization's regulators disagree. Pandemic planning is a significant regulatory requirement for every financial institution and a key component in government agency requirements. Register for this webinar to...
Forensics has become a hot topic for a variety of internal factors, including the importance of the Internet to everyday business and, with it, the rise of electronic fraud.
Externally, financial institutions especially feel regulatory heat in the form of FFIEC GLBA Notification Rule, SEC/NASD Rule 3010 and even he...
According to new data from Cisco, phishing, ransomware, malicious spam, information stealing malware and trojans have not abated their relentless assault against multiple industries including financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, higher education and government.
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