Content by Tom Field

Societe Generale: Lessons Learned on the Insider Threat

Tom Field  •  March 5, 2008

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...

Editor's Note: Focus on Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery

Tom Field  •  March 3, 2008

Pandemic preparation gets the lion's share of the headlines when it comes to Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery these days. And that's fine. The topic deserves the attention. Needs it. But that's not to say that pandemic preparation is the only topic of BC/DR conversation.

Paul Perini, Belco Community Credit Union, on the Business of Security Leadership

Tom Field  •  March 3, 2008

It's never easy arising from security or technology to become a business leader in a financial institution. In this exclusive interview, Paul Perini - who came to security from the business side - offers practical insight on: The qualities an information security leader needs to possess in order to be a successful...

Stephen Katz on Top InfoSec Issues of 2008

Tom Field  •  February 29, 2008

He was the world's first Chief Information Security Officer, and for over 25 years now he has been a true banking/security leader. Stephen Katz, former CISO at Citigroup, now founder and President of Security Risk Solutions, an information security company providing consulting and advisory services, sat down with...

Focus on Governance

Tom Field  •  February 29, 2008

Governance. One simple word that on the surface seems easy to apply to a security program's role in a financial institution. Yet, as I heard most recently in a discussion with Stephen Katz, dean of CISO's, "Governance is probably the most misused, overused word around." Think about it: What does governance...

Subhash Tantry, CEO of Fox Technologies, on Fighting the Insider Threat with Identity and Access Management

Tom Field  •  February 29, 2008

The insider threat is at the forefront of financial institution concerns these days, and a huge part of mitigating that threat is improving identity and access management. Listen to this interview to hear Subhash Tantry, CEO of Fox Technologies, on: Five principles of an effective access control management...

Stephen Katz on Top InfoSec Issues of 2008

Tom Field  •  February 25, 2008

Banking/Security Expert Shares Insights on Red Flags, Vendor Management, Other Key Challenges Facing Institutions He was the world's first Chief Information Security Officer at Citigroup in 1995, and for over 25 years he has been a true banking/security leader. Stephen Katz, founder and President of Security...

"I was an Identity Theft Victim..."

Tom Field  •  February 22, 2008

John was a businessman on a business trip. He used his credit card for a client dinner - and a criminal in the restaurant copied the card, stole John's identity and ran up $250,000 in debt in just six weeks time. Read this interview to learn how John: Discovered he was a victim of Identity Theft; Fought back...

Daniel McIntyre on Fighting Debit Card Fraud

Tom Field  •  February 22, 2008

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...

Security Management: Leading the Virtual Team

Tom Field  •  February 19, 2008

Institutions of all sizes struggle with staffing resources - having enough hands available to tend to information security matters. At America First Credit Union in Riverdale, Utah, Lane Gittins, the Systems Security Manager, has learned to overcome this challenge by working in a consultative style - directing a...

Focus on Physical Security

Tom Field  •  February 19, 2008

There's a lot to think about beyond the security cameras, guards and locks. That's why we made physical security one of our earliest priorities this year, and why you should give it equal consideration. Following is a recap of the physical security stories we've presented so far this year.

The State of Banking Information Security Overview and Roundtable

Tom Field  •  February 15, 2008

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...

ACH Fraud: Strategies to Fight Back

Tom Field  •  February 15, 2008

Check fraud has long been a concern for banks, and in today's age of electronic banking one of the greatest threats is Automated Clearing House (ACH) fraud - batch-processed transactions between banks. In this interview, fraud expert Mike Mulholand, Director of Fraud Solutions Strategy at Memento, Inc., offers...

Lane Gittins on Security Management: Leading the Virtual Team

Tom Field  •  February 13, 2008

Institutions of all sizes struggle with staffing resources - having enough hands available to tend to information security matters. At America First Credit Union in Riverdale, Utah, Lane Gittins, the Systems Security Manager, has learned to overcome this challenge by working in a consultative style - directing a...

Mike Mulholand on ACH Fraud: Strategies to Fight Back

Tom Field  •  February 12, 2008

Interview with Fraud Expert Mike Mulholand Check fraud has long been a concern for banks, and in today's age of electronic banking one of the greatest threats is Automated Clearing House (ACH) fraud - batch-processed transactions between banks. In this interview, fraud expert Mike Mulholand, Director of Fraud...