In the wake of the arrests of 11 hackers tied to the TJX data breach, security experts everywhere are warning of bigger, bolder threats to come.
So, what should banking institutions have learned from TJX-style breaches, and what can they do now to protect their customers and critical financial/informational...
A former Countrywide Financial Corp. employee was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation earlier this month in Los Angeles for stealing and selling sensitive personal information, including social security numbers on an estimated 2 million mortgage loan applicants from around the country for the last two...
The Federal Reserve Banks have 12 information security control deficiencies that must be improved, according to a new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO).
On Monday, June 16, the GAO issued its annual audit report in connection with its requirement to audit the financial statements of the...
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has made progress with its internal security controls, but still needs to make significant improvements to its security management practices.
This is the key finding of a recent report issued by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) in an audit of the banking...
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...
As companies grow, the increase in employees can pose a serious concern, as security personnel are employed to help ensure the safety of employees. There are numerous measures that can be taken to improve physical security, and their cost-effectiveness should be considered before installation. Some methods of...
More than 220 million private records have been breached in the last three years. With the average cost of a data-leak incident reaching $6.3 million in 2007, organizations of all sizes must act to protect sensitive data.
One industry that is keenly aware of the importance of safeguarding personal information is...
Financial organizations must effectively manage a broad array of potentially damaging events caused or made possible by inadequate governance of user access to an enterprise's information assets. Such events range from policy and compliance violations of various regulations and measures, such as Sarbanes-Oxley Act...
Single Sign-On solutions (SSO) improve application access security without incurring the cost of modifying each individual application. With Single Sign-On, you can centrally manage access privileges, audit this access and add comprehensive password policies to existing applications.
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