Info Risk Today Podcast

AML concerns heat up, as FinCEN warns U.S. institutions to scrutinize accounts held by foreign political figures. And the unofficial release of an FFIEC draft about online authentication guidance opens regulators to more feedback and criticism.

AML concerns heat up, as FinCEN warns U.S. institutions to scrutinize accounts held by foreign political figures. And the unofficial release of an FFIEC draft about online authentication guidance opens regulators to more feedback and criticism.

This week's top news and views: Overlooked Breach Prevention Steps; HIPAA Enforcement Picks Up; EHRs and Cloud Computing.

Mobile banking, social media, cloud computing. These all are part of the global banking landscape today, and with these innovations come new expectations, says Alessandro Moretti of (ISC)2 and UBS Investment Bank.

Physicians implementing electronic health records should consider cloud computing as a way to improve security, says healthcare IT consultant Patricia Dodgen.

Enforcing standards for privacy and security is a major part of a new health information exchange accreditation program, says Lee Barrett, executive director of the Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission.

Terrell Herzig, information security officer at UAB Medicine, pinpoints frequently overlooked breach prevention steps.

A preliminary draft of new authentication guidance puts greater responsibility on financial institutions, and the ACH/wire fraud case between Experi-Metal Inc. and Comerica Bank marks the first major corporate account takeover incident to hit a courtroom.

A preliminary draft of new authentication guidance puts greater responsibility on financial institutions, and the ACH/wire fraud case between Experi-Metal Inc. and Comerica Bank marks the first major corporate account takeover incident to hit a courtroom.

Government IT security practitioners address the cloud challenge.

An audio review of some of the most compelling content posted on HealthcareInfoSecurity.com in February.

Doug Fridsma, M.D., of the HHS Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, compares and contrasts the security approaches of two national health information exchange projects.

Cisco's Don Proctor longs for days of Microsoft patches.

ADT's John Pearce says continued use of the magnetic-stripe is to blame for growing card-skimming trends and threats in the U.S.

Functionality hasn't changed much in two decades, but capabilities have expanded immensely.

Lee Aase of Mayo Clinic describes the organization's social media guidelines and offers insights on protecting privacy and security.

Tom Oscherwitz says consumers put themselves at risk by giving out too much personal information that is often used for online banking log-in credentials.

Deven McGraw, co-chair of the Privacy and Security Tiger Team that's advising federal regulators, offers insights on how the team's recommendations might be implemented and what topics it will tackle next.

Visa says a move toward EMV can help merchants cut PCI compliance costs, and SWIFT says globalization, regulation and the introduction of new services from non-financial providers will set the tone for payments 2011.

Visa says a move toward EMV can help merchants cut PCI compliance costs, and SWIFT says globalization, regulation and the introduction of new services from non-financial providers will set the tone for payments 2011.