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The FFIEC and Password-Generating Tokens

August 29, 2011 – 6:00 am – In June 2011, the FFIEC (Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council) issued a “Supplement to Authentication in an Internet Banking Environment,” available at http://www.ffiec.gov/pdf/Auth-ITS-Final%206-22-11%20(FFIEC%20Formated).pdf The FFIEC comprises five financial regulatory…
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Who’s In Charge Here? The Problem of Information Security Governance

July 28, 2008 – 6:00 am – A long-time friend of mine recently called with surprising, and sad, news.  “I’ve been laid off due to poor profits,” he said.  “I receive eight-month’s severance.  But if, at the end of eight months, I tell my ex-employer that I’m retired, I’ll get…
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Human Fallout and the Security Impact of the Sub Prime Crisis

May 13, 2008 – 6:00 am – By now everyone heard of, or should I say felt, the impact of the Sub-prime crises on the economy as a whole and on US financial institutions. In particular, the big banks have been affected by having to write off billions of dollars in losses. In order to help restore their balance sheets, these…
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