Organizations and security controls have changed, so senior management and regulators now demanding more of internal auditors.
Beyond financial and control issues, internal auditors now are being asked to assess the effectiveness of an organization's enterprise risk management program, says Warren W. Stippich, Jr....
Know what scares security expert John Pescatore the most? The image of a remote employee sitting a home office or public setting, plugging into an unsecured network, accessing critical data via a personal laptop or PDA.
Organizations have never had so many security risks in so many remote locations, says Pescatore,...
One of the recurring topics at last week's BAI Retail Delivery Conference & Expo -- in almost all recent conversations about the banking industry, in fact - was social media.
I was stunned and saddened to learn of the sudden death of David Taylor, one of the most prominent thought-leaders on the Payment Card System Data Security Standard (PCI).
So, how many banking institutions have failed in 2009?
If you pay attention to the popular news media, then your answer is 106. And you'd be partially right. That is the number of FDIC-insured banks to have failed this year - the most in any year since about two President Bushes ago.
This month didn't slip out of my scope, but it's already October 15 -- halfway through Cybersecurity Awareness Month, designated for the last six years as the month when the public relation arms of security vendors, governors of states and other political types with predetermined agendas set forth to right a whole...
Of all things I was prepared for over the Columbus Day weekend - baseball playoffs, kids' activities, fall foliage - I wasn't prepared for this: A week without bank failures.
There is no such thing as the hack-proof computer.
Once we accept that reality, the next challenge is to acknowledge that a certain amount of IT risk is a part of conducting business. Risks also come in many different forms. I'm often asked which is worse -- regulatory, policy or compliance risk? I believe it may...
The Federal CIO Council recommends that agencies' decision to permit social media must involve a collaborative, risk-based decision-making process that requires strong business justifications that identify mission requirements.
The news story going around about the couple that was granted permission to sue their bank because of lackluster security measures interests me in a few different ways.
Well, it is good to finally have a number to go along with the Heartland Payment Systems data breach, and even better that three hackers have been indicted for the crime. Albert Gonzalez, a 28- year-old identified as the lead hacker, faces up to 25 years in prison and a $250,000 fine if convicted.
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