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Governance & Risk Management

Earn a Master's in Cybersecurity

Tracy Kitten  •  June 2, 2010

Interview with Joe Giordano, assistant professor of cybersecurity and economic crime management at Utica College, New York

Card Not Present Fraud

Is U.S. Ready for Chip & PIN?

Tracy Kitten  •  June 1, 2010

Is the U.S. ready for chip and PIN payment card authentication? Or are American financial institutions and merchants too invested in current technologies to even consider such a move?

Card Not Present Fraud

BankInfoSecurity.com Week in Review: May 29, 2010

Tracy Kitten  •  May 28, 2010

A review of the week's tops news items by Tracy Kitten, managing editor for BankInfoSecurity.com.

Email Threat Protection

CUInfoSecurity.com Week in Review: May 29, 2010

Tracy Kitten  •  May 28, 2010

A review of the week's tops news items by Tracy Kitten, managing editor for CUInfoSecurity.com.

Account Takeover Fraud

Editor's Choice: May's Top Banking News, Views

Tracy Kitten  •  May 28, 2010

A review of the month's tops news items by Tracy Kitten, managing editor for Information Security Media Group.

Card Not Present Fraud

EMV and the U.S.: Member Convenience Drives Change

Tracy Kitten  •  May 27, 2010

Interview with Merrill Halpern of United Nations Federal Credit Union: Why EMV Makes Sense.

ATM / POS Fraud

Fighting the Skimming Factor

Tracy Kitten  •  May 25, 2010

Interview with Jerry Silva, founder and financial-services technology strategist for PG Silva Consulting, re: ATM and POS skimming.

Card Not Present Fraud

MasterCard, Heartland Settlement 'Fair'

Linda McGlasson  •  May 24, 2010

MasterCard issuing institutions affected by the Heartland Payment Systems data breach are getting a fair shake in the newly announced settlement, industry experts say.

3rd Party Risk Management

5 Top Security Threats to Credit Unions

Tom Field  •  May 24, 2010

Interview with NCUA Board Member Gigi Hyland on Today's Top Information Security Challenges and the Current State of Credit Unions.

Card Not Present Fraud

BankInfoSecurity.Com Week in Review: May 22, 2010

Tracy Kitten  •  May 21, 2010

A review of the week's top news items by Tracy Kitten, managing editor for Information Security Media Group.

Card Not Present Fraud

PCI Update Gets Mixed Reviews

Linda McGlasson  •  May 19, 2010

The new point of sale standard released by the PCI Security Standard Council receives mixed reactions from industry security experts.

Card Not Present Fraud

Heartland, MasterCard Settle

Linda McGlasson  •  May 19, 2010

MasterCard and Heartland Payment Systems have settled on a $41.4 million payment to recover losses from the processor's card data breach.

Card Not Present Fraud

Regulatory Reform - What it Means to Main Street Banks

Tom Field  •  May 18, 2010

Larry Marik, newly-elected chair of the Nebraska Bankers Association, discusses what banking regulatory reform means to Main Street Institutions.

Account Takeover Fraud

5 Tips to Reduce Banking Fraud

Linda McGlasson  •  May 17, 2010

The keys to overcoming corporate account takeover: a mix of "old school" procedures and layers of technology.

Card Not Present Fraud

BankInfoSecurity.Com Week in Review: May 15, 2010

Tom Field  •  May 14, 2010

A review of the weeks tops news items, by Tom Field, editorial director of Information Security Media Group.