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Download presentations from Financial Information Security Decisions 2009
Download a number of the compelling presentations from the 2009 Financial Information Security Decisions conference. Conference supplement
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Improved Shylock Trojan targets banking users
The latest variant of the banking Trojan is causing numerous problems, Symantec said. News | 29 Aug 2012
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Tinba banking Trojan sniffs network traffic, steals data
Tinba is among the smallest data-stealing banking Trojans discovered in the wild, according to Danish security firm CSIS Security Group. News | 31 May 2012
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Microsoft attempts legal action to disrupt some Zeus botnets
Legal and technical actions could disrupt some Zeus botnet operations by seizing command-and-control servers in Pennsylvania and Illinois. News | 26 Mar 2012
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New Tatanarg banking Trojan attempts to disable Zeus, steal data
Tatanarg combines a man-in-the-browser attack with the capability of detecting and disabling Zeus on an infected system. News | 03 Mar 2011
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Out-of-band authentication boosts security but isn't failsafe
Authentication technology helps thwart online banking fraud but determined criminals can circumvent it. Article | 20 Dec 2010
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Two alleged money mules in Zeus Trojan operation arrested
Pair charged for their roles in massive bank fraud scheme that drained more than $3 million from accounts. Article | 08 Nov 2010
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Qakbot banking Trojan develops unique attributes, researchers say
Security researchers at RSA say malware that targets U.S. financial institutions spreads like a worm and organizes targeted credentials. Article | 26 Oct 2010
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Bank of America accuses former programmer of trade secrets theft
A former Bank of America employee allegedly sent sensitive bank data to his personal email before being laid off last month. Article | 08 Oct 2010
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Former Fannie Mae contractor convicted in data destruction scheme
Programmer planted malicious script on company's network after he was fired, prosecutors said. Article | 07 Oct 2010
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Ukraine authorities detain alleged Zeus banking Trojan scam leaders
Five suspects masterminded international scheme that siphoned $70 million from bank accounts, FBI says. Article | 02 Oct 2010
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Insider fraud detection and prevention
Financial institutions need to monitor and recognize changes in employee behavior in order to detect potential insider fraud. Tip
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Mobile banking risks and mitigation measures
Mobile banking is taking off, but can financial firms keep up with the risks? Learn about steps Wells Fargo and Bank of America are taking to ensure mobile banking security. Tip
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How to build Web application security into your mobile banking policy
Web applications on mobile devices are under threat from many sources, especially when those applications are used for mobile banking. In this tip, learn the steps to creating a Web application security policy that protects mobile devices from the un... Tip
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How fault-injection attacks threaten applications
Fault-injection attacks have been a consistent cause for concern. Enabling malicious access into a network or computer system, they often go virtually unnoticed. In this tip, security expert Joel Dubin describes how various types of fault-injection... Tip
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Testing for client-side vulnerabilities
Client-side vulnerabilities have become a common target of attacks. Financial organizations must keep up by assessing their exposure to such threats. This tip offers three methods for testing your exposure. Tip
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10 emerging malware trends for 2007
From phishing threats to zero-day flaws, hackers have certainly developed many sophisticated ways to exploit vulnerabilities for their gain. And, as SearchSecurity.com's information security expert Ed Skoudis explains, new methods are constantly bein... Tip
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With Spyeye, Zeus variants, cybercriminals up the ante
They have long plagued the financial industry, but the latest Spyeye/Zeus variants are a serious and complicated threat, says Dell SecureWorks. Video
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Peter Kuper on IT and the economy; IT security spending outlook
In this special keynote, In-Q-Tel's Peter Kuper analyzes the state of IT and the economy in 2012, and the resulting IT security spending outlook. Video
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The advanced persistent threat and security of online banking
In this video, U.S. Assistant Attorney Erez Liebermann discusses how law enforcement is addressing the advanced persistent threat (APT) within the financial industry, as well as the security of online banking. Video
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Improved Shylock Trojan targets banking users
The latest variant of the banking Trojan is causing numerous problems, Symantec said. News
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With Spyeye, Zeus variants, cybercriminals up the ante
They have long plagued the financial industry, but the latest Spyeye/Zeus variants are a serious and complicated threat, says Dell SecureWorks. Video
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Peter Kuper on IT and the economy; IT security spending outlook
In this special keynote, In-Q-Tel's Peter Kuper analyzes the state of IT and the economy in 2012, and the resulting IT security spending outlook. Video
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Tinba banking Trojan sniffs network traffic, steals data
Tinba is among the smallest data-stealing banking Trojans discovered in the wild, according to Danish security firm CSIS Security Group. News
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Microsoft attempts legal action to disrupt some Zeus botnets
Legal and technical actions could disrupt some Zeus botnet operations by seizing command-and-control servers in Pennsylvania and Illinois. News
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New Tatanarg banking Trojan attempts to disable Zeus, steal data
Tatanarg combines a man-in-the-browser attack with the capability of detecting and disabling Zeus on an infected system. News
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Out-of-band authentication boosts security but isn't failsafe
Authentication technology helps thwart online banking fraud but determined criminals can circumvent it. Article
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Insider fraud detection and prevention
Financial institutions need to monitor and recognize changes in employee behavior in order to detect potential insider fraud. Tip
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Two alleged money mules in Zeus Trojan operation arrested
Pair charged for their roles in massive bank fraud scheme that drained more than $3 million from accounts. Article
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Qakbot banking Trojan develops unique attributes, researchers say
Security researchers at RSA say malware that targets U.S. financial institutions spreads like a worm and organizes targeted credentials. Article
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New and emerging security threats and attacks aimed at the banking industry and other financial services companies are increasingly common. Protecting your data and company means staying on top of the latest botnets, Trojans and Web attacks. Check out our resources on the latest black hat innovations aimed at financial institutions, and learn how to thwart rootkits, P2P botnets, Web 2.0 flaws, zero-day attacks and more.