Banking Information Security Podcast

Mobile banking and social networks are expected to pose new security threats in the payments space; and one small-business advocate says it's time for regulatory reform to solve the corporate account takeover problem.

To Brian Lapidus, COO of Kroll's Fraud Solutions group, the main threat to data security can be summed up in two words: social networking.

Attorney L.T. Lafferty: New schemes exploit hidden opportunities.

Gemalto's Jania says NFC on mobile devices is paving the way for EMV-like payments in the U.S., and 2011 is the year.

Researchers explore adapting geolocation technology to identify where data reside on the cloud so organizations can comply with IT security laws and regulations, RSA Chief Technology Officer Bret Hartman says.

Activist plans to help banks and businesses conquer fraud.

Federal regulators and industry experts share their views about the top 4 regulatory issues of the new year, and an online breach perpetrated with an SQL injection leads hackers to stored data for 110,000 credit cards.

Federal regulators and industry experts share their views about the top 4 regulatory issues of the new year, and an online breach perpetrated with an SQL injection leads hackers to stored data for 110,000 credit cards.

Adam Dolby says he's more surprised by what U.S. banks aren't doing, especially where transaction and user authentication are concerned.

In the real world, fraud detection and prevention are tough priorities for most financial institutions.

Dmitri Alperovitch, McAfee Labs threat research vice president, discusses the company's annual threat predictions, saying: "We are seeing an escalating threat landscape in 2011."

"The environment that started by supporting whistleblowers ... is essentially morphing into 'Gee, we as an organization need to be completely transparent, whether we want to or not,'" says Cal Slemp, managing director of Protiviti.

Fraud detection and lack of cross-channel integration pose big security challenges for financial institutions, and a lack of resources is to blame.

Enhanced integration of AML and fraud-prevention tools will be top priorities for 2011, says ABA's Johnson.

Thwarting the insider threat entails more than knowing an individual with access to a computer, but to recognize the synergy between the individual, organization, technology and environment, I3P Research Director Shari Lawrence Pfleeger says.

2011 will be the year of more -- more sophisticated malware, more WikiLeaks-style breaches and more regulatory compliance headaches.

Gartner's Avivah Litan says emerging card-fraud schemes such as 'flash attacks' highlight the need for stronger cardholder authentication and transactional analytics.

A panel of regulators and industry experts weighs in on the top 4 regulatory issues of 2011, and card skimming attacks get more sophisticated the world-over.

A panel of regulators and industry experts weighs in on the top 4 regulatory issues of 2011, and card skimming attacks get more sophisticated the world-over.

"What's interesting is that the criminals are now using cryptographic technology to protect the card information they steal, and that's posing challenges for detection and law enforcement," says Jeremy King of the PCI Security Standards Council.