Omar A. Herrera Reyna

Information Security Officer, Central Bank of Mexico

Omar Herrera is an information security officer working for the central bank of Mexico. He has previously worked as information security consultant for Deloitte and is member of the OISSG. He is experienced in technical information security assessments, risk analyses, incident response team management, technical security training and malicious software analyses.

First Person: Protecting Customer Trust in e-Banking

Omar A. Herrera Reyna • June 3, 2008

During March 2006, Mexican banking authorities established the use of a second factor authentication based on "dynamically generated information" -- in addition to username and password -- as a requirement for doing monetary operations through e-banking systems. This regulation allowed the use of one-time access code...

Security Incident Investigations Within Banks - Part 2 of 2

Omar A. Herrera Reyna • April 24, 2006

Preparing for security incident investigations Preparation is the most important phase of security incident investigations since most of the requirements previously discussed can't be addressed at the time the investigation is being conducted. Preparations shall therefore address these requirements (what the...

Security Incident Investigations Within Banks - Part 1 of 2

Omar A. Herrera Reyna • April 14, 2006

The way security investigations are performed in banks is receiving more attention nowadays. In the past, general procedures and practices for incident response were acceptable. However, due to security trends and regulations that affect banks specifically, these institutions require slightly different approaches to...

Part II: Personnel Profiles for Information Security Positions in Banks

Omar A. Herrera Reyna • January 17, 2006

Determining if a candidate possesses the skills necessary to fill an information security position effectively before hiring him/her is not a trivial task. There are many methods one can use to gauge the effectiveness of a candidate's background. It is important to note that for some positions, it might be very...