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Cryptography in the Cloud

Tom Field  •  January 28, 2011

There's no better way to secure critical data than through cryptography - especially when that data is stored in the cloud.

Governance & Risk Management

Howard Schmidt Seeks Private-Sector Support

Eric Chabrow  •  January 27, 2011

Cybersecurity coordinator touts trusted, online initiative.

Fraud Management & Cybercrime

Facebook in the Workplace: Privacy

Upasana Gupta  •  January 21, 2011

If you are going to use Facebook professionally, you need to make sure you take the time to go through your privacy options.

IT Workforce in the U.S.: 4 Million or 24 Million?

Eric Chabrow  •  January 14, 2011

Feds favor lower number, others higher one. Here's why.

3rd Party Risk Management

5 Obstacles to Infosec Reform in 2011

Eric Chabrow  •  January 7, 2011

Attempts to enact significant cybersecurity reform legislation failed in the 111th Congress. Will the 112th Congress be any different?

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The FDIC on Vendor Management

Tom Field  •  September 27, 2010

When it comes to managing third-party service providers, regulatory guidance hasn't evolved - but the technology landscape has.

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Secure Image Transport: 'Buy, Don't Build'

Tracy Kitten  •  August 20, 2010

Boeing Employees' Credit Union Ensures Monetary Exchanges Security

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Banking Bailout: "It's All About Restoring Confidence"

Tom Field  •  October 15, 2008

Insights on the Federal Rescue Plan - an Interview with Guillermo Kopp of TowerGroup Tuesday's news was mainly about Wall Street, with the U.S. government pledging to invest up to $125 billion in nine of the nation's largest banks. But Main Street banking institutions and their customers will be the ultimate...

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Application Security Over-Confidence: Facts & Myths Revealed

Tom Field  •  September 22, 2008

Leading Technology Vendor Discusses the Need for Vulnerability Assessments & Remediation Processes for Applications Whether Developed In-House or By a Third-Party Application security is a key focus of regulatory agencies - ensuring that financial institutions pay as much attention to third-party applications as...

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What C-Level Executives Need to Know about Application Security

Linda McGlasson  •  August 4, 2008

The recent release of a University of Michigan study on the security flaws of online banking websites brings attention to the often overlooked area of web application security. In this exclusive interview, Jeremiah Grossman of WhiteHat Security shares his insights on the importance of web application security for...

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The State of Banking Information Security 2008

Tom Field  •  February 4, 2008

If there's one single notion common to financial institutions of all sizes, it is confidence -the need to have shared trust with employees, partners and especially customers. Without this confidence, banking institutions cannot succeed. And if there's one common theme emerging from the inaugural State of Banking...