Data breaches and prevention strategies
Top Stories
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Answer
09 Jan 2017
Are investigations crucial to data breach protection?
SWIFT banking has a team dedicated to data breach investigations. Expert Mike O. Villegas discusses why this is necessary and whether other organizations should follow suit. Continue Reading
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News
05 Feb 2010
How security aware is your organization?
Financial institutions should conduct social engineering exercises to test the security awareness of their employees, writes David Schneier. Continue Reading
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News
24 Feb 2009
Laid off workers likely to steal company data, survey warns
With the financial industry hard hit in the down economy, a new survey warns that financial firms face the greatest risk of insiders stealing company data. Continue Reading
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News
21 Jan 2009
Payments processor discloses massive data breach
Company says an intrusion of its processing system may be part of a broader fraud operation. Continue Reading
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Tip
05 Nov 2008
Lessons learned: The Countrywide Financial breach
The data breach at Countrywide Financial Corp. seems like something out of a TV crime drama: Two men regularly copied customer data and secretly sold it as leads to other mortgage brokers. The tale suggests that data theft is, more often than not, an inside job. Robert Mullins reviews internal threats, and the authorization and access control practices that can stop them. Continue Reading
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Tip
28 Aug 2008
How to lay the foundation for role entitlement management
Role entitlement management is a daunting task, however, there are steps you can take to lay the foundation for a successful management process. In this tip, expert Rick Lawhorn details these seven steps. Continue Reading
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News
31 Jan 2008
Societe Generale: A cautionary tale of insider threats
The $7.2 billion in fraud against French banking giant Societe Generale wasn't your garden variety cyber attack, but it illustrates an insider threat that gives IT pros nightmares. Continue Reading