|
Date |
Article Title |
Publication |
Author |
Synopsis |
|
1/10/2012 |
Banks Unite to Battle Online
Theft |
Wall Street Journal |
Suzanne Kapner |
Financial firms are taking steps
to unite against hackers and
prevent online theft. |
|
1/8/2012 |
Park City Eatery Balks at Credit
Card Fines in Rare Court Fight |
Bloomberg |
Thom Weidlich |
Restaurant owners Stephen and
Cissy McComb are suing their
credit card processing bank
after it collected fines
claiming that the couple
violated industry data-handling
rules. |
|
12/13/2011 |
Privacy fears as banks refuse
opt out from NFC-enabled cards |
v3.co.uk |
Dan Worth |
The lack of consumer choice when
it comes to banks' use of
near-field communication (NFC)
enabled bank cards is of grave
concern, according to one
expert. |
|
12/7/2011 |
A
Simpler Credit Card Agreement |
National Public Radio |
Caitlin Kenney |
The U.S. Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau is testing a
new credit card agreement with
the Pentagon Federal Credit
Union that it says is "short,
simple (and) easy to
understand." |
|
10/6/2011 |
PCI: A Compliance Challenge |
Bank Info Security |
Jeffrey Roman |
Verizon PCI Consulting Services
Director Jen Mack says that many
organizations are still
struggling with the Payment Card
Industry Data Security Standard
(PCI DSS). |
|
9/30/2011 |
Financial Analyst Fined And
Jailed for Data Breach |
InfoSec Island |
|
A former senior financial
analyst for a home loan firm has
been sentenced to eight months
in prison, fined $1.2 million in
restitution and restricted from
future access to consumer data
for his actions related to a
data breach in 2008. |
|
9/28/2011 |
Verizon PCI report finds firms
struggling to maintain
compliance |
SearchSecurity.com |
|
Firms are struggling to maintain
compliance with PCI DSS
standards. |
|
8/12/2011 |
PCI Council releases
tokenization guidance |
SC Magazine |
Angela Moscarlito |
The Payment Card Industry
Security Standards Council (PCI
SSC) has released guidelines on
tokenization. |
|
8/9/2011 |
Visa to waive PCI DSS compliance
validation for US merchants that
deploy chip-enabled terminals |
InfoSecurity |
|
In an effort to encourage chip
authentication technology, Visa
will allow qualified U.S.
merchants to abstain from the
requirement to annually validate
compliance with the Payment Card
Industry Data Security Standard
(PCI DSS). |
|
7/15/2011 |
Financial Services Industry
Group Issues Social Media
Guidance |
Hogan Lovells Chronicle of Data
Protection |
Elizabeth Khalil |
Financial services industry
group BITS, a division of the
Financial Services Roundtable,
has released guidance addressing
social media risks and use. |
|
7/13/2011 |
Europe Tries to Curb U.S. Role
in Tracking Terrorists’ Funds |
New York Times |
James Kanter |
In the wake of objections by
many EU officials to a program
that allows the U.S. to access
European financial transactions
as part of efforts to fight
terrorism, the European
Commission has presented its own
proposals for tracking finances
of suspected terrorists. |
|
7/8/2011 |
How Banks Are Aiding and
Abetting Identity Theft |
TIME |
Martha C. White |
The importance of Social
Security numbers (SSNs) as
personal identifiers and why
banks--in light of the threat of
identity theft brought on by the
digital age--continue to use
them to verify customers'
identities. |
|
6/28/2011 |
Your Credit Card Data Is
Probably at Risk |
TIME |
Martha C. White |
Evidence in a recent study
suggests that large credit
card-issuing banks are not
keeping up with the
technological sophistication of
hackers. |
|
6/21/2011 |
Senator: New Cybersecurity
Regulations Needed for Banks |
PC World |
Grant Gross |
At a Senate Banking Committee
hearing, Sen. Robert Menendez
(D-NJ), called for a national
law requiring businesses to
notify customers of a breach |
|
6/9/2011 |
Citi Data Theft Points Up a
Nagging Problem |
New York Times |
Eric Dash |
Regulators are pressuring banks
to improve data security
measures, and some experts are
forecasting a "systemic
overhaul" of the industry's
practices after a recent breach
exposed data on as many as
200,000 credit cardholders. |
|
4/8/2011 |
SEC Levies Privacy Fines on
Three Financial Execs |
IAPP |
Andrew Smith |
The U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission has fined three
individuals for violations of
the Privacy Rule and Safeguards
Rule of Regulation S-P. |
|
3/9/2011 |
European Lawmakers Still Worried
About Banking Data Security |
PC World |
Jennifer Baker |
Europol has approved requests to
send citizens' banking data to
the U.S. Department of Treasury
"without sufficient
consideration for data
protection laws." |
|
2/23/2011 |
EU Refuses to Reveal Bank Data
Transfers to US |
PC World |
Jennifer Baker |
Six months after the Terrorist
Finance Tracking Agreement
between the EU and the U.S. came
into effect,
both
the European Commission and
Europol are not releasing
details on the number of U.S.
requests for data that have been
received and approved. |
|
2/18/2011 |
Information Governance: A
Practical Approach for the
Dodd-Frank Era |
Wall Street & Technology |
Harry Pugh |
Harry Pugh explores the
challenges the finance sector
faces in satisfying privacy
regulations, noting that,
"adhering to the letter and
spirit of the Dodd-Frank Act
requires financial services
firms to do a far better job of
knowing what information they
have and where it is." |
|
12/5/2010 |
Europe Wary of U.S. Bank
Monitors |
New York Times |
Eric Lichtblau |
Exploring the concerns among
U.S. allies in Europe over
monitoring of international
banking transactions for
potential terrorist activity. |
|
11/15/2010 |
Nebraska students' financial
privacy breached |
kcautv.com |
Associated Press |
Approximately 300,000 University
of Nebraska students' financial
data is now available on a state
Web site for all to see. |
|
10/29/2010 |
Revision to PCI standards
welcomed despite minor changes,
as calls made for tokenisation
to be incorporated |
SC Magazine |
Dan Raywood |
Although the PCI Security
Standards Council (PCI SSC)
revisions to the PCI data
security standard (PCI DSS) and
payment application data
security standard (PA DSS) have
been described as minor, the
response so far has been
positive. |
|
10/28/2010 |
PCI Council Releases ‘Steady as
She Goes’ Update of Security
Rules |
Digital Transactions |
|
The Payment Card Industry
data-security standard (PCI DSS)
2.0 was released. |
|
8/31/2010 |
Candidates take different
historical views on privacy
legislation |
Minot Daily News |
Jill Schramm |
Two political candidates in
North Dakota are using a
decade-old financial privacy
bill as fodder for their
congressional campaigns. |
|
8/27/2010 |
Protecting Privacy: It Takes Two |
Bank Info Security |
Tom Field |
The senior vice president and
HIPAA officer for the twelfth
largest bank in the U.S.
discusses the top challenges and
threats in protecting privacy in
today's banking environment. |
|
7/8/2010 |
EU passes SWIFT data sharing
agreement |
v3.co.uk |
Dan Worth |
By a vote of 484 to 109, with 12
abstentions, the European
Parliament voted today to
approve a revised bank transfer
data sharing agreement between
the EU and U.S. |
|
6/28/2010 |
EU, US sign SWIFT terror finance
deal, overcoming privacy worries |
Deutsche Wells |
Darren Mara |
The EU and U.S. signed a revised
agreement today, moving closer
to a deal that would allow the
sharing of banking data in
investigations of suspected
terrorist financing. |
|
6/15/2010 |
Swiss lawmakers approve deal to
hand tax-cheat data to US |
Deutsche Wells |
Darren Mara |
Switzerland's parliament has
approved a deal with the U.S.
that would require UBS to
provide data on as many as 4,450
suspected U.S. tax evaders
holding accounts with the bank. |
|
6/13/2010 |
Accounts Of 500 UBS Clients
Already Sent to U.S.: Report |
New York Times |
Reuters |
Following on the lower house of
Switzerland's parliament's
decision to reject an agreement
to hand over banking information
to the U.S., it is reported that
Swiss authorities have already
handed over 500 accounts of UBS
clients "under an agreement to
end a tax dispute that has
threatened the bank's
existence." |
|
6/10/2010 |
EU Close to U.S. Data Deal |
Wall Street Journal |
Associated Press |
The EU and U.S. are close to
agreement on a five-year accord
on the sharing of bank transfer
data. |
|
6/9/2010 |
Swiss parliament votes to shield
UBS data from U.S. |
Washington Post |
David S. Hilzenrath |
A deal negotiated by the U.S.
with Switzerland to gather
information on Americans with
holdings in Swiss bank UBS is on
the verge of collapsing. |
|
6/5/2010 |
How Paid-Off Loans Can Haunt You |
Wall Street Journal |
Mary Pilon |
Loan data may be retained for
decades after loans are paid
off, and according to
California-based Privacy Rights
Clearinghouse, breaches of more
than 354 million records of
personal data have occurred in
the past five years alone. |
|
4/23/2010 |
EU to enter talks with U.S. to
track terrorist funds |
Washington Post |
Justyna Pawlak |
Reuters reports that European
Union interior ministers on
Friday agreed to let the
European Commission negotiate a
new financial data sharing deal
with added privacy provisions. |
|
4/15/2010 |
EU relaunches talks with US on
sharing bank data |
European Voice |
Toby Vogel |
European Union interior
ministers are expected to meet
on April 22 to discuss and
endorse the start of new
negotiations between the
European Commission and the U.S.
on sharing bank transfer data
that the U.S. contends is
essential to the fight against
terrorism. |
|
4/9/2010 |
EU, US hopeful of new
data-sharing deal |
Associated Press |
Associated Press |
While the EU remains focused on
assuring privacy is protected,
EU and U.S. officials are
hopeful they will be able to
agree on a new data-sharing deal
aimed at anti-terrorism
investigations. |
|
4/8/2010 |
Privacy Issues Hinder Plan on
Tracking Terror Assets |
New York Times |
Raphael Minder |
U.S. Attorney General Eric
Holder acknowledged European
concerns about an accord that
would enable the sharing of EU
citizens' bank transaction data
with U.S. officials for
counterterrorism efforts. |
|
3/24/2010 |
E.U. Weighs Its Own System to
Track Cash for Terrorism |
New York Times |
James Kanter |
The European Commission (EC) has
revived negotiations on sharing
banking data with the U.S. |
|
2/18/2010 |
Talks on future of EU-US bank
transfer agreement |
European Voice |
Toby Vogel |
In the wake of the European
Parliament's decision on
February 11 to strike down the
SWIFT bank data transfer
agreement, officials from the
European Commission and the U.S.
are now meeting in Washington,
DC to begin discussing a
long-term agreement. |
|
2/12/2010 |
U.S. criticizes E.U. rejection
of agreement that would help
track suspected terrorists |
Washington Post |
Ellen Nakashima |
While privacy advocates are
praising the EU's vote to reject
an agreement allowing European
bank transfer data to be shared
with the U.S., Obama
administration officials are
calling the move a "setback" for
counterterrorism cooperation. |
|
2/11/2010 |
Parliament rejects bank transfer
data deal |
European Voice |
Constant Brand |
The European Parliament has
rejected an agreement to share
bank transfer data with the U.S. |
|
2/3/2010 |
US presses Brussels on terror
data swaps |
Financial Times |
|
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary
Clinton called on European
parliament president Jerzy Buzek
to express concern about
members' plans to reject a
data-sharing agreement that
would allow the Society for
Worldwide Interbank Financial
Transactions (SWIFT) to continue
sharing European citizens'
banking transaction data with
U.S. officials, who use it to
track terrorist financing. |
|
1/28/2010 |
EU-US bank data deal to enter
into force |
EuropeanVoice.com |
Toby Vogel |
A financial data-sharing
agreement between the U.S. and
EU will go into effect next week
despite the European
Parliament's request for a
delay. |
|
1/22/2010 |
Swiss Court Rules UBS Cannot
Release Client’s Data |
New York Times |
|
A client of Swiss bank UBS won
her appeal to prevent the bank
from turning over data to the
United States when a Swiss
administrative court ruled that
a disclosure agreement between
the two countries only applied
to cases of "fraud or the like." |
|
1/18/2010 |
Parliament threatens to derail
EU-US bank data deal |
European Observer |
Valentina Pop |
The European Parliament has
threatened to block financial
data transfers between EU member
nations and the U.S. under the
SWIFT agreement unless it gets
answers to questions it has
asked of Spain and Switzerland. |
|
11/30/2009 |
EU approves data-sharing SWIFT
agreement with US authorities |
DW-World.de |
Michael Lawton |
European Union nations have
agreed on a controversial
measure that will allow U.S.
authorities continued access to
European citizens' financial
transaction data for the purpose
of fighting terrorism. |
|
11/13/2009 |
EU-US Accord on SWIFT Data Hits
Political Snag |
PC World |
Paul Meller |
Several European nations are
backing away from a draft
agreement to allow the sharing
of European citizens' financial
data with U.S. authorities for
the purpose of fighting
terrorism. |
|
9/28/2009 |
Google, bank resolve issue over
misfired e-mail |
CNET News |
Elinor Mills |
Rocky Mountain Bank and Google
have resolved an issue involving
a Gmail user who received
sensitive information on bank
accountholders. |
|
9/21/2009 |
Bank Sends Sensitive E-mail to
Wrong Gmail Address, Sues Google |
Wired |
Kim Zetter |
A Wyoming bank sent sensitive
customer data to a Gmail user
and now wants Google to release
the account holder's identity. |
|
7/27/2009 |
US Snooping Rights in Europe:
Criticism Grows over Banking
Data Deal |
Spiegel Online |
|
Lawmakers from European Union
member states are anxiously
following negotiations between
the European Commission and the
United States over an agreement
that would give U.S. authorities
access to bank data as part of
ongoing anti-terrorism efforts. |
|
7/27/2009 |
EU bank data move ignored legal
advice |
European Observer |
Andrew Rettman |
According to the European Union
(EU), member states ignored the
advice of the Union's legal
experts when it cut out the
European Parliament from
negotiations to strike a deal
giving the U.S. access to
Society for Worldwide Interbank
Financial Transactions (SWIFT)
records. |
|
7/8/2009 |
UPDATE 2 - Swiss to stop UBS
handing over data in US tax row |
Reuters |
Sven Egenter and Emma Thomasson |
The Swiss Justice Ministry said
today that, if necessary, it
will seize UBS clients' data in
order to prevent its release to
U.S. authorities. |
|
6/23/2009 |
U.S. May Drop Case Against UBS |
New York Times |
|
The U.S. Justice Department
might drop its case against
Switzerland's largest bank. |
|
6/16/2009 |
Obama wants new financial agency
for consumers |
Associated Press |
Anne Flaherty and Jim Kuhnhenn |
A report on the Obama
administration's proposed
sweeping changes to financial
services regulation. |
|
6/5/2009 |
State privacy law not hurting
banks, feds say |
San Francisco Chronicle |
Bob Egelko |
In response to a U.S. Supreme
court request, the Justice
Department filed its opinion on
California's financial privacy
law; saying that the high court
should not hear an American
Bankers Association (ABA)
request for appeal. |
|
4/28/2009 |
Privacy notices work best in
table form, says US Government
research |
Out-Law News |
|
Bank customers best understand
privacy and information sharing
policies when they are
structured as a table rather
than as solid text, a study for
the US government has found. |
|
4/24/2009 |
Device identification in online
banking is privacy threat,
expert says |
CNET News |
Elinor Mills |
A widely used technology to
authenticate users when they log
in for online banking may help
reduce fraud, but it does so at
the expense of consumer privacy,
a civil liberties attorney said. |
|
4/15/2009 |
SEC Reopens Public Comment
Period on Proposal for Model
Privacy Form |
RTTNews |
|
Consumers have tested a model
privacy form developed to help
them easily compare financial
institutions' privacy policies. |
|
4/15/2009 |
Debit card info top of hacker
wish list |
iT News |
Brett Winterford |
A new report shows hackers are
focusing more of their efforts
on financial services companies,
with debit card data becoming
the main attraction. |
|
4/2/2009 |
State Supreme Court upholds
privacy of bank records |
The Star Ledger |
Mary Fuchs |
New Jersey's Supreme Court ruled
on Wednesday that banks may not
release a customer's account
information without a court
order. |
|
4/2/2009 |
Leaders see end to banking
secrecy |
Financial Times |
Alex Baker & Vanessa Houlder &
Jamil Anderlini |
G20 leaders predicted an end to
banking secrecy. |
|
3/25/2009 |
Coalition Urges Obama to Defend
California Financial Privacy Law |
California Progress Report |
Richard Holober |
A coalition of advocacy groups
is urging the Obama
administration to defend
California's landmark financial
privacy law. |
|
7/23/2008 |
Most Bank Sites Are Insecure |
Information Week |
Thomas Claburn |
In a study of the Web sites of
more than 200 financial
institutions, University of
Michigan researchers found that
more than 75 percent are
vulnerable to customer data
compromises. |
|
6/3/2008 |
Q
& A with IAPP Practical Privacy
Series Speakers |
IAPP |
Chris Wolf |
Financial services professionals
are among those across myriad
sectors working to come into
compliance with measures aimed
at preventing identity theft and
strengthening data protection
principles. |
|
6/3/2008 |
Q
& A with IAPP Practical Privacy
Series Speakers |
IAPP |
Chris Wolf |
Financial services professionals
are among those across myriad
sectors working to come into
compliance with measures aimed
at preventing identity theft and
strengthening data protection
principles. |
|
5/15/2008 |
South Africa:
New Law Gives FSB Leeway
on Privacy |
allAfrica.com |
Linda Ensor |
The South African Financial
Services Board (FSB) may get new
powers to disclose confidential
information in the interest of
better regulating financial
services institutions. |
|
5/15/2008 |
South Africa:
New Law Gives FSB Leeway
on Privacy |
allAfrica.com |
Linda Ensor |
The South African Financial
Services Board (FSB) may get new
powers to disclose confidential
information in the interest of
better regulating financial
services institutions. |
|
4/28/2008 |
Phishing Season:
Fraudsters Step Up
Attacks on Financial
Institutions |
Bank Info Security |
Linda McGlasson |
A small scale phishing attack on
a credit union in Arizona
prompted employees into quick
action to track down the
fraudsters. The attack came to
employees via text message, and
the credit union was able to
track down the company that
owned the phone number and send
a cease-and-desist letter,
blocking all incoming calls from
the number. |
|
4/28/2008 |
Phishing Season:
Fraudsters Step Up
Attacks on Financial
Institutions |
Bank Info Security |
Linda McGlasson |
A small scale phishing attack on
a credit union in Arizona
prompted employees into quick
action to track down the
fraudsters. The attack came to
employees via text message, and
the credit union was able to
track down the company that
owned the phone number and send
a cease-and-desist letter,
blocking all incoming calls from
the number. |
|
3/27/2008 |
United States, IT & Telecoms,
SEC Seeks to Better Protect
Investors' Privacy With Proposed
Amendments to Regulation S-P |
Mondaq |
Proskauer Rose LLP |
The Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) intends to
better protect investors from
privacy breaches by beefing up
Regulation S-P rules. The
proposed new guidelines call for
data breach notifications
requirements, broadening the
safeguards rule, and will align
SEC privacy guidelines more
closely with those of other
federal agencies. |
|
3/27/2008 |
United States, IT & Telecoms,
SEC Seeks to Better Protect
Investors' Privacy With Proposed
Amendments to Regulation S-P |
Mondaq |
Proskauer Rose LLP |
The Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) intends to
better protect investors from
privacy breaches by beefing up
Regulation S-P rules. The
proposed new guidelines call for
data breach notifications
requirements, broadening the
safeguards rule, and will align
SEC privacy guidelines more
closely with those of other
federal agencies. |
|
3/14/2008 |
They Watched Spitzer and they
watch you |
ABC News |
Scott Mayerowitz |
From a $30 dinner purchase to
much larger sums, if tied to a
bank, your every financial move
is being monitored, says an
ABC News
report. Where your data ends up
depends upon the nature of your
transactions. |
|
3/14/2008 |
They Watched Spitzer and they
watch you |
ABC News |
Scott Mayerowitz |
From a $30 dinner purchase to
much larger sums, if tied to a
bank, your every financial move
is being monitored, says an
ABC News
report. Where your data ends up
depends upon the nature of your
transactions. |
|
2/22/2008 |
Opinion: Experian Disingenuous
In Making LifeLock Claim |
American Chronicle |
Denise Richardson |
Writing for the
American
Chronicle,
consumer credit expert and
advocate Denise Richardson says
that credit bureau Experian's
claims that ID theft prevention
firm LifeLock is making
fraudulent claims in its
marketing is a case of the pot
calling the kettle black. |
|
2/22/2008 |
Opinion: Experian Disingenuous
In Making LifeLock Claim |
American Chronicle |
Denise Richardson |
Writing for the
American
Chronicle,
consumer credit expert and
advocate Denise Richardson says
that credit bureau Experian's
claims that ID theft prevention
firm LifeLock is making
fraudulent claims in its
marketing is a case of the pot
calling the kettle black. |
|
2/21/2008 |
Liechtenstein Toughens Financial
Privacy Rules |
International Herald Tribune |
Eric Pfanner |
The government of Liechtenstein
is rewriting the rules governing
its financial foundations, used
as tax havens by many wealthy
Europeans, to protect the
identities of account holders. |
|
2/21/2008 |
Liechtenstein Toughens Financial
Privacy Rules |
International Herald Tribune |
Eric Pfanner |
The government of Liechtenstein
is rewriting the rules governing
its financial foundations, used
as tax havens by many wealthy
Europeans, to protect the
identities of account holders. |
|
2/8/2008 |
Insiders Are Biggest Threat To
Data Security |
CXO Today |
Tabrez Khan |
The dangers that insider data
theft pose to data operations,
especially those in banking,
financial services and insurance
industries, particularly when
those industries engage third
parties, such as contractors and
off shore data processing firms. |
|
2/8/2008 |
New PCI Rules On Horizon |
Information Week |
George Hulme |
George Hulme warns Web merchants
in his
InformationWeek
Security
Weblog that they'd better get up
to speed with the new Payment
Card Industry Data Security
Standards (PCI DSS) coming in
June. |
|
2/8/2008 |
Insiders Are Biggest Threat To
Data Security |
CXO Today |
Tabrez Khan |
The dangers that insider data
theft pose to data operations,
especially those in banking,
financial services and insurance
industries, particularly when
those industries engage third
parties, such as contractors and
off shore data processing firms. |
|
2/8/2008 |
New PCI Rules On Horizon |
Information Week |
George Hulme |
George Hulme warns Web merchants
in his
InformationWeek
Security
Weblog that they'd better get up
to speed with the new Payment
Card Industry Data Security
Standards (PCI DSS) coming in
June. |
|
1/31/2008 |
Georgia Considers $3 Credit
Freeze |
Atlanta Journal Constitution |
Ben Smith |
By a 167-2 vote this week, the
Georgia House overwhelmingly
passed a bill that would help
protect consumers from identity
theft by offering them the
ability to freeze credit for
only $3. |
|
1/31/2008 |
Georgia Considers $3 Credit
Freeze |
Atlanta Journal Constitution |
Ben Smith |
By a 167-2 vote this week, the
Georgia House overwhelmingly
passed a bill that would help
protect consumers from identity
theft by offering them the
ability to freeze credit for
only $3. |
|
1/2/2008 |
Mortgage Company Settles FTC
Charges Related To Improper
Document Disposal |
Originator Times |
|
American United Mortgage Co.
must pay a $50,000 civil penalty
for violations of the Disposal
Rule. The company also is
required under a stipulated
judgment and final order to
comply with the Disposal,
Safeguards and Privacy rules. |
|
1/2/2008 |
Mortgage Company Settles FTC
Charges Related To Improper
Document Disposal |
Originator Times |
|
American United Mortgage Co.
must pay a $50,000 civil penalty
for violations of the Disposal
Rule. The company also is
required under a stipulated
judgment and final order to
comply with the Disposal,
Safeguards and Privacy rules. |
|
12/17/2007 |
Consumer Advocates Say FTC Too
Lenient With Credit Agencies |
USA Today |
Byron Acohido & Jon Swartz |
This article explores criticism
from consumer advocates that the
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
has failed to more stringently
regulate the sale of credit data
to lenders and consumers. |
|
12/17/2007 |
Consumer Advocates Say FTC Too
Lenient With Credit Agencies |
USA Today |
Byron Acohido & Jon Swartz |
This article explores criticism
from consumer advocates that the
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
has failed to more stringently
regulate the sale of credit data
to lenders and consumers. |
|
12/11/2007 |
Financial sector gears for new
laws |
Australian IT |
Karen Dearne |
The new Minister for Home
Affairs, Bob Debus, has warned
the financial sector not to drag
its heels on tough new "know
your customer" anti-money
laundering rules which come into
effect tomorrow. |
|
12/11/2007 |
Financial sector gears for new
laws |
Australian IT |
Karen Dearne |
The new Minister for Home
Affairs, Bob Debus, has warned
the financial sector not to drag
its heels on tough new "know
your customer" anti-money
laundering rules which come into
effect tomorrow. |
|
12/10/2007 |
Expert: Banks Should Contribute
Toward Anti-Phishing Efforts |
Computer World |
Randal Jackson Auckland |
Thom Hooker, Director of
Operations at SMX, an anti-spam
and anti-virus email service
provider, is challenging banks
in New Zealand to make a change
to their Internet address
protocols to help cut down on
the number of spam emails
disguised as communications from
banks. |
|
12/10/2007 |
Expert: Banks Should Contribute
Toward Anti-Phishing Efforts |
Computer World |
Randal Jackson Auckland |
Thom Hooker, Director of
Operations at SMX, an anti-spam
and anti-virus email service
provider, is challenging banks
in New Zealand to make a change
to their Internet address
protocols to help cut down on
the number of spam emails
disguised as communications from
banks. |
|
12/6/2007 |
Opinion: Rules For All Seeking
To Build, Audit Privacy Programs |
Computer World |
Jay Cline |
The benefits of the Generally
Accepted Privacy Principles
(GAPP), which some experts
embrace as the best
international framework for
achieving compliance with
increasingly complex global
privacy regulations. |
|
12/6/2007 |
Opinion: Rules For All Seeking
To Build, Audit Privacy Programs |
ComputerWorld |
Jay Cline |
The benefits of the Generally
Accepted Privacy Principles
(GAPP), which some experts
embrace as the best
international framework for
achieving compliance with
increasingly complex global
privacy regulations. |
|
11/13/2007 |
Debit Card Signature
Transactions Leave Banks
Vulnerable |
The Boston Globe |
Ross Kerber |
Mounting use of debit card
signature transactions is
leaving many financial
institutions exposed to fraud,
according to this article in the
Boston Globe. |
|
11/13/2007 |
Debit Card Signature
Transactions Leave Banks
Vulnerable |
The Boston Globe |
Ross Kerber |
Mounting use of debit card
signature transactions is
leaving many financial
institutions exposed to fraud,
according to this article in the
Boston Globe. |
|
11/9/2007 |
Opinion: Biometric Signature
Verification Systems Hold
Promise As Anti-Fraud Solution |
Bank System & Technology |
Dr. Tatiana Vazioulina |
Dr. Tatiana Vazioulina of
Parascript, which uses patented
digital image analysis and
pattern recognition technologies
to glean relevant information
from images, explores in this
column the potential for
signature verification "to
alleviate security breaches and
offer solutions to key
challenges, such as financial
theft and fraud." |
|
11/9/2007 |
Opinion: Biometric Signature
Verification Systems Hold
Promise As Anti-Fraud Solution |
Bank System & Technology |
Dr. Tatiana Vazioulina |
Dr. Tatiana Vazioulina of
Parascript, which uses patented
digital image analysis and
pattern recognition technologies
to glean relevant information
from images, explores in this
column the potential for
signature verification "to
alleviate security breaches and
offer solutions to key
challenges, such as financial
theft and fraud." |
|
11/8/2007 |
VISA Continues Work On New
Security Standard |
Computer World |
Jaikumar Vijayan |
The Payment Card Industry (PCI)
Security Standards Council,
which manages the PCI data
security requirements, is
supporting Visa Inc.'s proposal
for new best practices related
to third-party application
software for retailers. |
|
11/8/2007 |
VISA Continues Work On New
Security Standard |
Computer World |
Jaikumar Vijayan |
The Payment Card Industry (PCI)
Security Standards Council,
which manages the PCI data
security requirements, is
supporting Visa Inc.'s proposal
for new best practices related
to third-party application
software for retailers. |
|
10/29/2007 |
FAQ: What Visa's payment
application security mandates
mean |
Computer World |
Jaikumar Vijayan |
Visa last week issued new
mandates that require any
company that accepts credit
cards to ensure that all
third-party payment applications
used to store, process or
transmit consumers' card data
are in compliance with Visa's
minimum security requirements. |
|
10/29/2007 |
Trademark Infringement Meets
Consumer Privacy |
InternetNews.com |
Catherine Pickavet |
A trademark case between two
financial firms has revealed
that customers of one company
were unwittingly emailing
sensitive data, including Social
Security numbers, to the wrong
company with a similar name. |
|
10/29/2007 |
FAQ: What Visa's payment
application security mandates
mean |
Computer World |
Jaikumar Vijayan |
Visa last week issued new
mandates that require any
company that accepts credit
cards to ensure that all
third-party payment applications
used to store, process or
transmit consumers' card data
are in compliance with Visa's
minimum security requirements. |
|
10/29/2007 |
Trademark Infringement Meets
Consumer Privacy |
InternetNews.com |
Catherine Pickavet |
A trademark case between two
financial firms has revealed
that customers of one company
were unwittingly emailing
sensitive data, including Social
Security numbers, to the wrong
company with a similar name. |
