How is it that Heartland doesn't remain front and center in the mainstream media?
I made the mistake of popping open a browser today and loading my preferred news website, and it was sort of like the ultimate one-two punch that hit me with concussive force.
I was thinking after my last few Heartland-centric posts that I should probably get back to covering the basics of our practice and re-focus on all things regulatory. So I started skimming through my notes from recently completed fieldwork looking for ideas. The last few engagements happened to be with Credit Union...
I had an interesting email from a colleague the other day. Turns out someone he knows had recommended that he read a post of mine from January in which I discuss the value (or lack thereof) of having controls in place that don't function. He wanted to let me know about the reach of BIS and let me know that our...
Since the Heartland Payment Systems (HPY) data breach became "The Story," I've been trying to keep my distance from a blogging perspective, as it's being covered quite nicely elsewhere. Besides, I'm the regulatory compliance man in the field, and while this story certainly touches on related issues, it's off to the...
We're barely out of January, and already this year has revealed itself as one to remember. Between the worsening conditions within the banking sector, the Heartland breach and a very noticeable shift in the regulatory climate, we're already hard pressed to pick this year's "Story of the Year." And somehow I suspect...
When it comes to regulatory compliance and its intended purpose, I'm a believer. I genuinely believe that if a bank or credit union implements and supports all required controls essential to achieving compliance, they're the better for it, and their account holders can sleep better at night. What you might've missed...
Last week the NCUA announced the formation of the National Examination Team (NET) to "enhance the supervisory process in areas where economic conditions have adversely impacted federally insured credit unions." Or as I like to think of this move, the FDIC sneezes, and NCUA catches a cold.
I'm experiencing the New Year's phenomenon. That's what I call the very early part of each year when I struggle writing the correct date on things like checks, forms and the many other documents that require it.
Getting people on the phone this time of year can be quite a challenge. Between getting ready for the holidays, celebrating the holidays and trying to wrap up everything outstanding before year end there's simply a shortage of available time. And so as we work on building out the project schedule for the first...
The FDIC announced details regarding their recently approved 2009 operating budget. Not exactly your "stop the presses, hold all my calls" sort of thing, but it was worth my time to read through it.
I've heard that timing is the key to comedy; it may well be true for information security as well.
Late last week I'd sent an email to the BIS (BankInfoSecurity.com) team suggesting that they consider publishing a piece about phishing. I've been getting clobbered with a wide-range of phishing emails over the past...
I just concluded a strange twenty-four hour period as relates to current events.
It started on Monday evening, when I read an Associated Press story online about how the Bush administration ignored the developing problems in the financial markets.
Last night I spent nearly three hours helping out a friend who had called in desperation because the PC was running slow and "weird things" were happening. You might not know it based upon what I do for a living these days, but there was a time and place when I was a genuine "techie" -- a real hands-on PC-guru kind...
I was watching CNN this morning, and one of the stories they covered was that of President-elect Obama's selecting his cabinet. In a poll taken regarding this topic, 41% of respondents identified the Secretary of the Treasury as the most important position to be filled; Secretary of State was a distant second at 25%....
I'm traveling this week and figured I wouldn't have time to make my weekly blog entry while managing through a very full schedule. Writing these posts by itself is simple enough once you have a topic or idea to work with, but air travel, long car rides and fieldwork at multiple client sites don't allow much room for...
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