126 Results from 2013, /security
Retired Member
Data security is something most of us would prefer to leave to the experts. All we want to know is that our compliance boxes are ticked and no nasty surprises are waiting for us. So, what is your mental image of data? A large Excel spreadsheet; lots of ones and zeros like in the movie 'The Matrix'; or how about a large cork notice board with lists ...
06 June 2013 /security /regulation
Pat Carroll Founder/Executive Chairman at ValidSoft
I am still finding it hard to meet industry people who know much about SIM Swap fraud. The latest report on the ABSA and MTN initiative shows the urgency of getting to grips with this insidious and not-too-well-understood fraud vector. If you don’t know about SIM Swap fraud, it is committed when a fraudster, using social engineering techniques, du...
03 June 2013 /security Innovation in Financial Services
Robert Siciliano Security Analyst at Safr.me
The internet-connected TV, PC, mobile and tablet are all connected to the home in ways like never before. All of these appliances are talking to one another in various ways. For example, many of us share media, display photos on various devices, or use different devices remotely for home security, HVAC control, access control, and on/off administr...
28 May 2013 /security
Think of any high volume, system generated paper document that you currently print and deliver by mail and chances are you’re already working towards converting each one to electronic delivery. But what about security, confidentiality and non-manipulation? How do you ensure trust and compliance with your new process? Our special blog series is goi...
23 May 2013 /security
“…you gotta make the money first. Then when you get the money, you get the power. Then when you get the power, then you get the women.” Powerful words once delivered by Tony Montana (Al Pacino) in the cult movie Scarface. Whilst these words were a reflection of Tony’s views as a successful drug baron, they can easily be paraphrased to fit the bi
22 May 2013 /security /regulation
According to an American Banker survey conducted this year, the percentage of consumers who consider mobile banking “safe” or “very safe” actually fell in the last 12 months from 42% (2012) to 38% (2013). The continued low uptake of mobile banking clearly has a lot to do with security. (It doesn’t help either that more than half of those polled s...
22 May 2013 /security Innovation in Financial Services
Uri Rivner CEO and Co-Founder at Refine Intelligence
Leavenworth is a small town in the west-coast state of Washington. Starting as a couple of roads parallel to the new railroad tracks set in the late 19th century by the Great Northern Railway company, it was fashioned after a Bavarian village and became a typical western frontier town. With a current population of 1,965, Leavenworth features two r...
21 May 2013 /security Innovation in Financial Services
Ketharaman Swaminathan Founder and CEO at GTM360 Marketing Solutions
What data breach? Are you talking about the one that happened at Heartland in 2009? Or, maybe the Fidelity one from 2011? Again, no? Oh, you're referring to the latest one that led to the arrests in New York of several people who fraudulently withdrew $45M from several ATMs. By now, it should be obvious what's different about the latest breach. If...
20 May 2013 /security
Once again we have been reminded of the vulnerability of financial institutions to credit card fraud. Last week we saw the news that a large gang of thieves (a number of whom have just been arrested in New York) managed to steal an enormous $45 million from thousands of ATMs in just a matter of hours. This latest crime may have been complex in it...
17 May 2013 /security Disruption in Retail Banking
Mobile technology is the new frontier for fraudsters. Today, there are more wireless devices than American people. Mobile devices connect to the Internet and have much of the same information and capability as a personal computer. Your device and the private data it holds are very, very attractive to thieves. Yet, most of us don’t protect our smart...
17 May 2013 /security
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