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Week of 12 Oct 2009
    Five mistakes banks make in pandemic planning
Experts cite five areas where financial institutions could improve their planning for a potential H1N1 outbreak
Week of 05 Oct 2009
    Data breach lawsuit puts spotlight on bank's security measures
Couple victimized by a data security breach alleges their bank's online security lagged industry standards.
    Don't forget the cleaning crew in your vendor management program
Banks often overlook non-IT vendors in their vendor management program, putting their organization and customers' data at risk, experts say
    Get ready for remote deposit capture risk management scrutiny
Industry experts expect federal banking examiners to pay more attention to how banks manage remote deposit capture risks
Week of 28 Sep 2009
    Two Romanians suspected in phishing scheme extradited to U.S.
Prosecutors say phishing operation targeted multiple financial institutions
    Bank Trojan used against German accounts evades antifraud systems
Finjan researchers say case in which criminals used a bank Trojan to target German online bank customers and steal money represents a new level of cybercrime sophistication
    Google ordered to deactivate Gmail account after bank email error
Federal judge in California rules that Google must deactivate Gmail account that bank accidentally sent sensitive customer information to
Week of 21 Sep 2009
    Threat of insider fraud growing with bad economy
Actimize survey shows financial institutions see insider fraud threat growing as economic recession puts pressure on employees
    Wyoming bank sues Google after bank employee email mishap
Bank employee accidentally sent loan information to wrong Gmail account along with confidential information for other customers
Week of 14 Sep 2009
    California man sentenced in online brokerage scam
Prosecutors say man opened thousands of bogus brokerage accounts and stole micro deposits
    Symark acquires BeyondTrust
Privileged access management provider expands beyond Unix and Linux environments to the Windows platform with acquisition.
    Identity Theft Assistance Center marks five years of helping victims
Head of nonprofit cooperative of financial-services firm talks about how the center helps identity theft victims and Red Flags Rule compliance
Week of 07 Sep 2009
    Social engineering tests should make sense, not headlines (Regulatory Reality blog | 10 Sep 2009)
The recent social engineering exercise at a credit union that led the NCUA to issue a security alert to all its members serves as a lesson on how not to conduct such testing, write...
    Zeus Trojan hitting banking customers hard
Security experts say the customizable and readily available Zeus Trojan is stealing banking credentials to siphon money from accounts. The bank Trojan has advanced capabilities and...
Week of 31 Aug 2009
    TJX settles with banks for $525,000
Settlement will reimburse four banks for some of their expenses related to the data security breach disclosed by the retailer in 2007
    FDIC: Educate business customers about the need for security
Criminals are targeting banks' business customers and stealing their online credentials to make fraudulent wire and ACH transfers, agency says.
Week of 17 Aug 2009
    Audit requirements drive demand for privileged account management
SOX compliance requirements and data security concerns are accelerating growth of the privileged account management market
Week of 10 Aug 2009
    Massachusetts data protection law has mixed impact on financials
Many financial institutions are already meeting new law's requirements for protecting state residents' personal information, but some have work to do.
    RBS WorldPay agrees to market VeriFone end-to-end encryption
Payment processor will promote VeriFone's technology for end-to-end encryption of payment card data to its merchants.
    How to combat the insider threat (Regulatory Reality blog | 10 Aug 2009)
Organizations need to tap their employees' technical knowledge in order to protect themselves from the insider threat, David Schneier advises.
Week of 03 Aug 2009
    Credit union launches online banking suite with strong authentication
Addison Avenue Federal Credit Union partners with VeriSign to offer a strong authentication tool for online banking security
    Defendants in banking fraud scheme accused of exploiting regulation
Alleged bank-fraud ring stole more than $422,000 by claiming their ATM cards had been lost or stolen after draining their accounts.

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Financial Security News Topics: Compliance, Management Strategy, Security Technology
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