John Pironti, chief information risk strategist with Getronics, shares his insight on leading edge risk management practices for information security & banking professionals. His tips include:
Focus on Basic Principles
As we start looking at risk management and more specifically information risk management, which...
Institutions of all sizes struggle with staffing resources - having enough hands available to tend to information security matters. At America First Credit Union in Riverdale, Utah, Lane Gittins, the Systems Security Manager, has learned to overcome this challenge by working in a consultative style - directing a...
Mark Bernard is the Security & Privacy Officer at Credit Union Central of British Columbia. Today, Mark's credit union is the first financial institution to achieve ISO 27001 certification. Mark discusses ISO 27001 certification and its benefits with BankInfoSecurity.
Background: ISO 27001 is an information security...
Planning for disaster - whether a simple service disruption or a pandemic event - is paramount to any financial institution. But where does the responsibility fall?
Roger Batsel, SVP, Managing Director of Information Systems at Republic Bank, Louisville, KY., says it's time to separate duties: Let IT handle system...
The clear message from banking regulators in their Senate testimony is: Banks are hurting.
The follow-up question is: Exactly how badly are they hurting, and how will their pain trickle down to impact information security programs and priorities?
Security leaders are quickly evolving in their roles to focus more on the business of banking, less on the technology of information security.
This is the main message delivered by the results of ISACA's recent Information Security Career Progression Survey of 1400 Certified Information Security Managers (CISMs) in...
Interview with John Pironti of ISACA's Education Board
Security leaders are quickly evolving in their roles to focus more on the business of banking, less on the technology of information security.
This is the main message delivered by the results of ISACA's recent Information Security Career Progression...
Here's the situation: You have to hire a new CISO for your financial institution. Which is better: to hire a banker who can be trained in information security, or to hire an information security professional who can be trained in banking?
We posed this question to a group of industry experts and professionals,...
Workplace violence - it's one of the most common but least understood risks to all organizations.
From robberies gone awry to bullies in the workplace to domestic anger spilling over from home, the financial institution is rife for violent situations. In this interview, Kim Matlon, COO of R&A Crisis Management...
Interview with Kim Matlon, Business Continuity/Crisis Management Expert
Workplace violence - it's one of the most common but least understood risks to all businesses.
From robberies gone awry to bullies in the workplace to domestic anger spilling over from home, the workplace is rife for violent situations. In...
In stepping up the fight against cyber crime, Michael Chertoff, Secretary of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has a simple request: Send some of your best & brightest employees to help the government's efforts.
"We want your ideas, insights and I daresay your employees," Chertoff told the crowd in a...
Interview with Mark Bernard of Credit Union Central of British Columbia
We first met Mark Bernard last fall. The Security & Privacy Officer at Credit Union Central of British Columbia, Mark discussed risk management and the process of becoming ISO 27001 Certified.
Today, Mark's credit union is the first financial...
Security awareness is a key topic - for financial institution employees and customers alike.
At Nu Union Credit Union in Lansing, Mich., MaryAnne MacIntosh oversees a program that educates everyone from the board of directors to customer service reps. And her program has not only changed the security environment...
MaryAnne MacIntosh of Nu Union Credit Union Discusses Her Growing Initiative
Security awareness is a key topic - for financial institution employees and customers alike.
At Nu Union Credit Union in Lansing, Mich., MaryAnne MacIntosh oversees a program that educates everyone from the board of directors to...
Interview with Philip Alexander, Information Security Officer
Offshore outsourcing - it's a topic that stirs great debate among banking/security leaders. Proponents tout the potential cost-savings and easy access to top talent. Opponents point to cultural, infrastructural and, yes, security concerns inherent in...
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