Data breaches and prevention strategies
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66-Page Guide to Identity and Access Management
Utilize this IAM guide to help you stay on top of the latest best practices and techniques. Security expert Michael Cobb explores the risks and rewards of biometrics measures and multifactor authentication, how organizations can assess if it is time to modernize IAM strategies, and much more.
Data breaches and prevention strategies News
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March 18, 2011
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Mar'11
Ex-Goldman Sachs programmer gets eight years in prison for code theft
Former computer programmer snatched code for the firm’s proprietary trading platform on last day of work.
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July 25, 2010
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Jul'10
Tools aim to help banks and others tackle insider fraud
Insider fraud is a complex problem in the financial industry. Here's a look at some of the technology available to help banks thwart it.
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July 06, 2010
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Jul'10
Former bank technician pleads guilty in identity-theft scheme
Prosecutors say ex-contractor stole data from 2,000 bank employees and siphoned $1.1 million from nonprofits.
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January 08, 2010
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Jan'10
Heartland agrees to settlement for Visa card issuers
Fund will pay up to $60 million to credit and debit card issuers for their losses from Heartland data security breach
Data breaches and prevention strategies Get Started
Bring yourself up to speed with our introductory content
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Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC)
Governance, risk and compliance (GRC) is a combined area of focus developed to cover an organization's strategy to handle any interdependencies between the three components. Continue Reading
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eavesdropping
Eavesdropping is the unauthorized real-time interception of a private communication, such as a phone call, instant message, videoconference or fax transmission. Continue Reading
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Learn to apply best practices and optimize your operations.
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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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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
Problem Solve Data breaches and prevention strategies Issues
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Data breach protection: Implementing vendor breach safeguards
A vendor breach can be extremely costly to a financial institution. Financial firms must include data breach protections in their vendor contracts, including data breach notification and reporting. Continue Reading
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How to use data loss prevention tools to stop data exfiltration
Data loss prevention tools are usually considered as a defensive tactic against insider risks, but they can also help protect secure data against external attacks. In this tip, Rich Mogull explains how properly configuring and positioning your DLP ... Continue Reading
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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, ... Continue Reading