4163 Results from /regulation
Robert Siciliano Security Analyst at Safr.me
Government officials are posting our Social Security numbers on the web, but corporations are required to keep them under lock and key. Congressman Robert Wexler was recently targeted by a Ghanaian extortionist who supposedly obtained Wexler’s Social Security number, as well as his wife’s, from a public record posted at The Virginia Watchdog. Bet
11 August 2009 /security /regulation
Sriram Natarajan Risk Dog at Credit Risk Fraud Cards Professional
Internet scamsters are breaking new boundaries. Now they are offering compensation for victims of Internet Fraud! As I have always held - the scamsters are far ahead of the pack in creativity. To make you feel even better; the compensation comes from no less than the UN General Secretary! Check out this email that landed in my inbox: "The UNI...
09 August 2009 /regulation
Sun Sentential reports that Congressman Robert Wexler, of Florida, was targeted by an extortionist who threatened to turn his Social Security number over to identity thieves. Wexler refused to give in to the extortionist’s demands, and reported the plot to the Secret Service and Capitol Police. Other members of Congress were targeted, as well. The...
07 August 2009 /security /regulation
There are 437,000,000 debit cards in circulation, and their use is on the rise. Criminal hackers are paying attention. Credit cards offer some measure of protection, but when a debit card is compromised, the stolen money is taken directly from the victim’s bank account. Federal laws limit cardholder liability to $50.00 in the case of credit card f...
06 August 2009 /security /regulation
Retired Member
Don't Go It Alone! The inability to effectively manage complex securities is the primary cause of the global financial crisis. With few untouched by the crisis, addressing the challenges associated with complex securities is a top issue. At the same time, banks, brokerage firms, insurance companies, investment managers, hedge funds, as well as non...
04 August 2009 /regulation
Stanley Epstein Associate at Citadel Advantage Group
I have been reading of late in the financial press and various blogs how bank Boards are, all of a sudden embracing a culture of risk management. Suddenly they are into governance issues too. What rot! Where have the banks and their Boards of Directors been these past ten years or so? And at the same time too, where have the regulators been? Basle...
31 July 2009 /regulation
On the IT front I can't report any real increase in the level of risks out there. With a couple of conventions on at the moment we could get a few new exploits, but they don't really effect the general risk level, after all, the horse has bolted and that data just isn't going to come back, except as fraud. Could it get any worse? Not if the smarte...
31 July 2009 /regulation Information Security
Most people assume that corporate espionage is just James Bond stuff. However, according to USA Today, even small and medium businesses are at risk. Spying has been going on since the beginning of time, and it’s alive and well today. In most cases, spying starts because a person or entity needs or wants information that is otherwise kept confident...
31 July 2009 /security /regulation
The ISITC OTC Derivatives Working Group, of which I am a member, recently announced its Market Practice for Contract Notification. I've been involved with OTC Derivatives trading operations and technology for almost 20 years now, the last 10 primarily on the buyside. When I first joined an FpML working group, allocations weren't even part of the ...
30 July 2009 /regulation
Cedric Pariente Stanford Certified Project Manager at EFFI Consultants
It's been less than a week since Windows 7 was released to manufacturer and already we're seeing reports that Windows 7 RTM Ultimate has been cracked using an OEM product key from computer manufacturer Lenovo (though the crack isn't limited to their hardware). Download Squad points out that, while Microsoft could potentially sort this out, it seem...
30 July 2009 /security /regulation Transaction Fraud Systems and Analysis
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