The statement mailing error that affected thousands of Wells customers easily could have been avoided. The mishap is pretty easy to pinpoint: Checks and balances, no pun intended, were not in effect.
Occupy supporters plan today to protest at several banks' headquarters in NYC. Coming on the heels of cyberattacks that targeted police in Boston, how worried should banks be about growing physical threats and cyberattacks waged by Occupy sympathizers?
Global events, especially those involving the deaths of politically exposed individuals, have significant impacts on individual banking institutions and the global financial infrastructure.
Banking institutions have a role to play: They must provide more customer education about the lures fraudsters use to compromise bank accounts and, ultimately, identities.
BofA's announcement to charge customers for debit transactions is likely just the beginning, as banks across the U.S. react to debit interchange cuts that take effect Oct. 1.
The certificate authority system is flawed. It's like the Wild West, disjointed and unregulated, where no enforcement exists for standardized accountability.
Mobile definitely has vulnerabilities that pose risks. But are our concerns about open-source platforms and the mainstream availability of downloadable mobile apps over-hyped?
International communication and public-private partnerships are the keys to cybersecurity in the financial space, according to the Department of Homeland Security and the Financial Services - Information Sharing and Analysis Center.
The 9/11 attacks did not just affect America; they impacted the world. The events of that day stir frightening memories in everyone. In the end, every nation is vulnerable to terrorism.
Are executives spending too much time and energy focused on external hacks, sacrificing attention they should be paying to internal threats? It's good that business leaders understand insiders pose risks, but are they taking those risks as seriously as they should?
Banks and commercial customers are more often working together, enabling them to catch and stop fraudulent requests for funds transfers before commercial accounts are drained.
Has our financial system's attention focused so much on cyberthreats that it's forgotten to lock down controls to prevent low-tech schemes? In a nutshell, yes.
International collaboration, steeper convictions for those who are caught and government support for the cyberfight are fueling positive progress in the fight against cybercrime.
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