Content by Tom Field

DHS Secretary Chertoff to Business: 'Send us Your Best & Brightest'

Tom Field  •  April 8, 2008

In stepping up the fight against cyber crime, Michael Chertoff, Secretary of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has a simple request: Send some of your best & brightest employees to help the government's efforts. "We want your ideas, insights and I daresay your employees," Chertoff told the crowd in a...

Meeting the Security Standard: the Business Benefits of ISO 27001 Certification

Tom Field  •  April 2, 2008

We first met Mark Bernard last fall. The Security & Privacy Officer at Credit Union Central of British Columbia, Mark discussed risk management and ISO 27001 Certification Today, Mark's credit union is the first financial institution to achieve ISO 27001 certification. Read this interview for his insights...

Pandemic Preparation: How do Financial Institutions Stack up?

Tom Field  •  April 2, 2008

Of all the major areas of business continuity/disaster recovery, pandemic preparation is where financial institutions say they've done the least work. And yet it is the major focus of banking regulators, which in 2008 expect institutions to step up their pandemic preparation efforts. In this interview, Regina...

Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery Wrap-Up

Tom Field  •  March 31, 2008

Timing is everything, and March was the perfect time to focus on business continuity and disaster recovery. On the heels of our State of Information Security survey, which showcased your main areas of concern (namely, pandemic preparation), March saw the release of important new guidance: the Federal Financial...

Pandemic Preparation: How do Financial Institutions Stack up?

Tom Field  •  March 27, 2008

Interview With Emergency Management Expert Regina Phelps Of all the major areas of business continuity/disaster recovery, pandemic preparation is where financial institutions say they've done the least work. And yet it is the major focus of banking regulators, which in 2008 expect institutions to step up their...

Customer Awareness: Best-Practices in Spreading the Word on Security

Tom Field  •  March 26, 2008

With the Identity Theft Red Flags deadline looming large, many financial institutions are scrambling to create or beef up their customer awareness programs. Read this interview for insights from banking attorney Charlotte Bahin on: What banking institutions are doing for customer awareness - and what they should be...

Meeting the Security Standard: The Business Benefits of ISO 27001 Certification

Tom Field  •  March 25, 2008

Interview with Mark Bernard of Credit Union Central of British Columbia We first met Mark Bernard last fall. The Security & Privacy Officer at Credit Union Central of British Columbia, Mark discussed risk management and the process of becoming ISO 27001 Certified. Today, Mark's credit union is the first financial...

Customer Awareness: Best-Practices in Spreading the Word on Security

Tom Field  •  March 24, 2008

Interview with Banking Attorney Charlotte Bahin With the Identity Theft Red Flags deadline looming large, many financial institutions are scrambling to create or beef up their customer awareness programs. Listen to this interview for insights from banking attorney Charlotte Bahin on: What banking institutions...

Anti-Money Laundering in the News: Spitzer Case is Good Publicity

Tom Field  •  March 20, 2008

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...

Security Awareness: How to Create an Effective Program for Employees

Tom Field  •  March 19, 2008

Security awareness is a key topic - for financial institution employees and customers alike. At Nu Union Credit Union in Lansing, Mich., MaryAnne MacIntosh oversees a program that educates everyone from the board of directors to customer service reps. And her program has not only changed the security environment...

Societe Generale: Lessons Learned on the Insider Threat

Tom Field  •  March 17, 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...

Managed Messaging Security and Archiving

Tom Field  •  March 17, 2008

With the heightened demands of regulatory compliance and e-discovery, managed message security and archiving is a huge challenge for financial institutions. Read this interview for expert advice from Lee Rothman, Sales Engineer at MessageLabs Inc., on archiving, including: Today's top challenges; How other...

The Business of Security Leadership

Tom Field  •  March 14, 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...

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

Tom Field  •  March 14, 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. Read this interview for insights from Subhash Tantry, CEO of Fox Technologies, on: Five principles of an effective access control management...

Managed Messaging Security and Archiving

Tom Field  •  March 13, 2008

Security Strategies from Lee Rothman of MessageLabs With the heightened demands of regulatory compliance and e-discovery, managed message security and archiving is a huge challenge for financial institutions. Listen to this interview for expert advice from Lee Rothman, Sales Engineer at MessageLabs Inc., on...