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Just last week a group of 19 mortgage fraudsters were indicted in a California federal court after a multi-year investigation by the FBI and IRS dubbed "Operation Homewrecker."
This case, along with other recent mortgage fraud cases, brings to the forefront a growing threat: Mortgage fraud. And it underscores the...
Interview with Anthony Aiello of TD Commerce Bank
Anti-money laundering, the Bank Secrecy Act, Suspicious Activity Reports - these were arcane terms to many people ... until the Eliot Spitzer scandal came along and made them into household topics.
In this interview, Anthony Aiello, Vice President of Private...
Of all the emotions stirred by last week's scandalous resignation of New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer ( Anti-Money Laundering Reports Help Take Down NY Governor), the hottest words exchanged in the banking community are over the Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) that tipped off investigators to the ex-governor's alleged...
It was the scandal that rocked the banking world. French Bank Societe Generale recently revealed details of a disaster created by a rogue insider who cost the institution $7.2 billion in fraudulent trades. It was the biggest such scandal in history.
We recently spoke with Linda Najim and Jason Gaswirth of Diamond...
It might have been scandal that did in the Governor of New York, but it was Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) that sparked the investigation leading to his resignation.
This was the story-behind-the-story this week in New York, where Gov. Eliot Spitzer resigned after revelations that he is under investigation for...
From payment card fraud to skimming attacks and corporate account takeover, we've seen a wide variety of threats to banking institutions and their customers.
And with the advent of the ID Theft Red Flags Rule, and in the aftermath of the economic upheaval, we know banking regulators are paying closer attention to...
Debit card fraud is one of the most prevalent security threats against banking institutions and customers alike. In this interview, Daniel McIntyre, information security and business recovery analyst with Superior Bank of Birmingham, AL., shares his insight on:
The magnitude of the debit card threat;
Strategies...
It's a project that really represents about a year's worth of work and organization on our part, and on yours too. We started months ago. Information Security Media Group just started to visualize this project, the issues that we wanted to talk about - knowing the regulatory issues that were coming down, things that...
Based on this exclusive survey of security leaders at U.S. financial institutions, this report reveals surprising insights on the latest trends, threats and priorities, including:
Vendor Management - Too much trust, too little testing;
Security Awareness - Employees and customers are being short-changed;
Incident...
Introduction from Tom Field, Editorial Director
The survey results are in, and we're pleased to share them with you now, so you can see what's on the top of the agenda for U.S. financial institution security leaders in 2008.
Listen to this introduction from Tom Field, Editorial Director of Information Security...
If there's one single notion common to financial institutions of all sizes, it is confidence -the need to have shared trust with employees, partners and especially customers. Without this confidence, banking institutions cannot succeed.
And if there's one common theme emerging from the inaugural State of Banking...
In the wake of record-setting bank fraud at Societe Generale, the risk of the Insider Threat is again on the front burner at financial institutions. In this exclusive interview with Editorial Director Tom Field, Jerry Murphy of the Robert Frances Group offers insight on:
The most common forms of Insider Threat at...
Exclusive Survey Uncovers Disconnect in Efforts to Manage Vendors, Educate Customers
Welcome to the Executive Overview of The State of Banking Information Security 2008 survey.
Newly-compiled results reveal valuable insights on a variety of topics, ranging from reporting relationships to risk management. Top...
Ten Steps for Safeguarding Critical Data
PCI and GLBA require that you guard critical customer and cardholder data. But to manage threats successfully while meeting these compliance challenges, organizations need a security strategy that can successfully do battle with inside as well as outside threats. Now, there is...
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