Privacy

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  • Don’t Break the Bank: Back up Your Files
    By Michael Krutikov, Symantec | May 10, 2013
    The loss of sensitive and confidential information, be it by theft, accident or natural disaster, can be devastating.
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  • Overprivileged, Well-Meaning, And Dangerous
    By | March 12, 2013
    Non-malicious insiders add a lot of risk when IT gives them too much access and not enough education
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  • The Morality of Big Data
    By Kathy Burger | February 27, 2013
    The writings of Alan F. Westin, a legal scholar and expert on privacy who died recently, raise important questions for banks and other businesses seeking to capitalize on big data.
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  • The Top Challenges Facing Banking IT in 2013
    By Bryan Yurcan | December 21, 2012
    As usual, bank IT department's will have much on their plates for 2013.
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  • Good News -- And Room for Improvement -- About Banks' Customer Experience Efforts
    By Kathy Burger | December 10, 2012
    Accenture's 2012 Global Consumer Survey finds that consumers give relatively high ratings to their banks' efforts to provide tailored experiences.
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  • Twitter In Legal Spat Over Data Clampdown
    By Reuters | November 29, 2012
    Twitter is going to court over its recent decision to raise revenue by constricting access to its data stream to third party businesses and developers.
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  • U.S. Bank Is Most Trusted Bank: Report
    By Jonathan Camhi | July 12, 2012
    Ponemon Institute's Privacy Trust Study for Retail Banking analyzes factors that build trust between banks and customers.
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  • Former CFPB Official to Lead BITS Fraud Reduction Program
    By Kathy Burger | February 29, 2012
    Former CFPB official Diane Ness to lead BITS fraud reduction program.
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  • ID Theft Ring Arrests Reinforce the Importance of Bank Security
    By Bryan Yurcan | October 10, 2011
    Authorities in New York say that several bank tellers are among 111 people indicted for being part of an identity theft scam.
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  • How Has the Banking Industry Changed in a Decade?
    By Kathy Burger | September 09, 2011
    The banking industry survived, the 9/11 terrorist attacks, only to be confronted in 2008 with the challenges of the global financial crisis. Both events, along with some key technology developments, shaped the financial services industry in which we work today.
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  • Regulatory Enforcement of IT Security: Slap on the Wrist vs. Padlock on the Door
    By Art Gillis | May 30, 2011
    Regulatory Enforcement of IT Security: The times demand a more aggressive approach to data security.
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  • Bank of Ireland Chooses NICE Actimize Solutions for Financial Crime Protection
    By Kathy Burger | April 05, 2011
    Bank of Ireland chooses NICE Actimize solutions for financial crime protection; seeks a holistic view of financial crime risk across the enterprise.
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  • Synchronization: The Key to Protecting Banks' Key Organizational Asset...Their Data
    By Bill Carey, Siber Systems Inc. | February 24, 2011
    Global systems bolster network performance and service levels, while synchronization solutions can ensure uninterrupted access to (and protection for) critical files
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  • Banks' Technology Response to Regulatory Changes
    By Sandeep Vishnu, Partner, North American Finance, Risk, and Compliance Practice, Capco | January 19, 2011
    Meeting the Dodd-Frank Act's ongoing and evolving regulatory demands will require banks to make significant investment in data and analytics.
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  • Changes in IT and Computing Platforms Drive New Concerns and Approaches to Security
    By Kathy Burger | November 04, 2010
    Ernst & Young's 2010 Global Information Security Survey finds organizations are increasing security spending in response to new risks from mobile, cloud and social networking.
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  • ID Theft, Card Fraud Top Consumer Concerns, Unisys Survey Finds
    By Matt Gunn | April 13, 2010
    Identity theft is among the top concerns of American citizens, with 64 percent saying they are seriously concerned about its implications, according to the latest update to the Unisys Security Index, released April 13.

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  • uMonitor and TransUnion Expand Relationship, Focusing on Account Opening and Funding
    By Kathy Burger | February 19, 2010
    uMonitor and TransUnion expand relationship, focusing on Account Opening and Funding; goal is to help banks and credit unions make better decisions.
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• • Hackers Tend to Take the Summers Off
    By Maria Bruno-Britz | August 25, 2009
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  • Perspectives: Banks Must Respond to Intensifying Privacy Regulations
    By Peggy Bresnick Kendler | July 30, 2009
    The new Massachusetts Data Security Regulations could create serious challenges for financial services companies that handle the personal data of Massachusetts residents.
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  • Massachusetts Privacy Regulations Are Step in the Right Direction
    By Martha A. Dean, SVP, Operations Officer, Wainwright Bank & Trust Co. (Boston) | July 30, 2009
    Banks are well positioned to comply with the regulation due to preexisting measures currently in place for data protection and privacy.
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  • Banks Spend in Wrong Privacy Areas
    By Rick Kam, President and Founder, ID Experts Corp. (Beaverton, Ore.) | July 30, 2009
    Information security depends on policies and procedures as much as technology.
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  • New Encryption, Vendor Privacy Requirements Good for Banks
    By Catherine A. Allen, Chairman and CEO, The Santa Fe Group (Santa Fe, N.M.) | July 30, 2009
    New Massachusetts Data Security Regulation adds encryption, vendor responsibility to the privacy mix.
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  • Mass. Privacy Rule Doesn't Translate to National Standard
    By Avivah Litan, VP, Distinguished Analyst, Gartner (Stamford, Conn.) | July 30, 2009
    To ensure privacy, banks must make someone responsible for information security, document processes and implement basic security technology.
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  • CNBSignin Enables Two-Factor Authentication Via Mobile Devices
    By Kathy Burger | June 21, 2009
    Akros TechLabs' CNBSignin enables two-factor authentication via mobile devices.
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• • PSECU Secures Web Channel with Trusteer
    By Maria Bruno-Britz | June 02, 2009
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