Page 4 - The Agency Insider

The Agency Insider with Linda McGlasson

From the FDIC to the NCUA, banking institutions take guidance from myriad government agencies and regulations. Here's where we make sense of it all.

Last in the Hearts of Their Customers

Linda McGlasson • February 12, 2010

Forrester's annual Customer Advocacy ranking grades about 50 financial services firms in the U.S. by the percentage of each firm's customers who agree with the statement "My financial provider does what's best for me, not just its own bottom line."

Fraud Management & Cybercrime

Social Networking's 17 Golden Rules

Linda McGlasson • February 9, 2010

Dangers loom when a user frequents social nets via mobile phones.

Fraud Management & Cybercrime

The Problem with Passwords

Linda McGlasson • February 3, 2010

Passwords are the bane of my existence -- probably yours, too. In order to be a good, secure, computer and Internet user, ideally I should have a different password for every single application I use, website I register to, and place I visit on the Internet. I frequently have at least 10 to 15 different passwords and...

Anti-Phishing, DMARC

'Blippy' Gives Green Light to Spear Phishers

Linda McGlasson • January 29, 2010

Blippy, a new social media data sharing site that is financial form of Twitter, has unleashed the unthinkable idea of publishing every single purchase for public consumption on the Internet.

Anti-Phishing, DMARC

Mystery Shoppers: The Latest Fraud Scheme

Linda McGlasson • January 25, 2010

IC3's latest alert says "secret shopper" schemes are rampant.

Card Not Present Fraud

Heartland One Year Later: What Have We Learned?

Linda McGlasson • January 20, 2010

I remember Jan. 20, 2009, as a date of historic significance. Not only did the country see the swearing in of the first African American U.S. President, but at the same time as the country's eyes were on Washington, D.C., there was another historic event happening.

Anti-Phishing, DMARC

Haitian Tragedy Inspires Fraudsters

Linda McGlasson • January 14, 2010

The call to aid the devastated country of Haiti came just hours after a 7.0 earthquake hit the impoverished Caribbean island on Tuesday. Just as quickly as the tweets came in asking for donations, so too came the cyber criminals looking to divert funds from legitimate charities to their own pockets.

Card Not Present Fraud

Heartland/Visa Settlement Raises Questions

Linda McGlasson • January 12, 2010

The $60 million settlement announced by Heartland Payment Systems and Visa on Friday didn't come without some provisions (translated: strings attached) for those institutions thinking about taking the settlement offer.

Anti-Phishing, DMARC

The Security Professional's Wish List for 2010

Linda McGlasson • January 5, 2010

Now that the New Year is here and 2009 is behind us, here's a list of all the things that I think that infosec pros at financial institutions would like to receive in 2010

Anti-Phishing, DMARC

Could This Senior Citizen 'Lottery Winner' Be A Customer Of Yours?

Linda McGlasson • December 14, 2009

I'm never surprised anymore when I talk to my contacts out in the "real world" of financial services and they tell me about the different types of fraud schemes they're uncovering.

Anti-Phishing, DMARC

'Tis the Season: Add Security to Holiday Greetings

Linda McGlasson • November 27, 2009

It's time to renew the security education effort because 'Tis the Season for Thieving.

ACH Fraud

Is 2009 The Year of The Phish?

Linda McGlasson • November 18, 2009

The FDIC, Department of Justice -- the list of targeted entities just keeps on growing. Is it time to name 2009 the Year of the Phish?

Anti-Phishing, DMARC

FDIC Phishing Scam is an Object Lesson to us All

Linda McGlasson • October 29, 2009

Just how good are you at getting the word out on phishing attempts against your institution? The FDIC's alert this week is a great example of what needs to be told to customers.

Governance & Risk Management

Cybersecurity Awareness: Rules of the Virtual Road

Linda McGlasson • October 15, 2009

This month didn't slip out of my scope, but it's already October 15 -- halfway through Cybersecurity Awareness Month, designated for the last six years as the month when the public relation arms of security vendors, governors of states and other political types with predetermined agendas set forth to right a whole...

Anti-Phishing, DMARC

Phishing Plays us All for Phools

Linda McGlasson • October 9, 2009

It doesn't surprise me to hear that even top law enforcement officials don't bank online because they almost fell for a phisher's line of "Your bank account has been compromised, click here to reset your password..."

«
1
…
3
4 (current)
5
…
7
»

«
1
…
3
4 (current)
5
…
7
»

Blogs

The Agency Insider with Linda McGlasson

From the FDIC to the NCUA, banking institutions take guidance from myriad government agencies and regulations. Here's where we make sense of it all.

Last in the Hearts of Their Customers

Social Networking's 17 Golden Rules

The Problem with Passwords

'Blippy' Gives Green Light to Spear Phishers

Mystery Shoppers: The Latest Fraud Scheme

Heartland One Year Later: What Have We Learned?

Haitian Tragedy Inspires Fraudsters

Heartland/Visa Settlement Raises Questions

The Security Professional's Wish List for 2010

Could This Senior Citizen 'Lottery Winner' Be A Customer Of Yours?

'Tis the Season: Add Security to Holiday Greetings

Is 2009 The Year of The Phish?

FDIC Phishing Scam is an Object Lesson to us All

Cybersecurity Awareness: Rules of the Virtual Road

Phishing Plays us All for Phools

Around the Network

Evolving Threats Facing Robotic and Other Medical Gear

Transforming a Cyber Program in the Aftermath of an Attack

Properly Vetting AI Before It's Deployed in Healthcare

Identity Security and How to Reduce Risk During M&A

Safeguarding Critical OT and IoT Gear Used in Healthcare

Protecting Medical Devices Against Future Cyberthreats

Medical Device Cyberthreat Modeling: Top Considerations

Is It Generative AI's Fault, or Do We Blame Human Beings?

How 'Security by Default' Boosts Health Sector Cybersecurity

How the NIST CSF 2.0 Can Help Healthcare Sector Firms