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Seven senators, including Sen. Chuck Grassley, sent a letter requesting information on what steps the Justice Department was taking to address the issue.

Many businesses are not doing enough to protect their client sensitive PII information. They do not realize that internet and cloud services are not bullet-proof, says Pravin Kothari, founder and CEO of CipherCloud.

Banks have to do a better job of protecting personal information about their customers' children.

Featurespace has formed a partnership with Emailage to combat online application fraud, where criminals use stolen consumer credentials to apply for credit cards or bank accounts in victims’ names.

Banks have to do a better job of protecting personal information about their customers' children.

Under the regulation, banks and financial services providers must secure their own systems as well as implement third-party risk management programs, which can mitigate insider threats from third parties, says Michael Magrath, director of global regulations and standards for OneSpan.

This is how the firm tried to make sure no one knew.

The FDIC chief said it is critical to give the industry clarity on using emerging technologies, particularly for the thousands of community banks her agency oversees.

Under the Illicit Cash Act, anti-money-laundering rules would be clearer — so banks would have no excuses for noncompliance.

A Fed team toured an Amazon facility at about the same time Capital One’s data was hacked; House oversight members want answers from the CEOs of the two companies.

Most cloud storage systems have gaps that open the door to account takeover, API attacks and other threats, argues Pravin Kothari, founder and CEO of CipherCloud.

Three GOP members of Congress have sent letters to the companies requesting staff-level briefings on the breach in which an ex-employee of Amazon Web Services illegally accessed data of more than 100 million people who had Capital One credit cards or had applied for them.

Anti-money-laundering regulations are among the most costly, and few criminals get caught. Banks say there’s a better way.

This type of fraud could increase as criminals become more sophisticated and look for new ways to land a payday.

Anti-money-laundering regulations are among the most costly, and few criminals get caught. Banks say there’s a better way.

Those that were prohibited from working at federally insured institutions include a former credit union employee who pleaded guilty to money laundering and embezzlement.

To address users’ privacy concerns, secure data and avoid litigation or fines while delivering a competitive customer experience, financial institutions must adopt a customer digital identity and access management (CIAM) strategy, says ForgeRock's Ben Goodman.

As management teams meet to set their priorities, there is a range of issues, including consolidation, cybersecurity and succession planning, that will likely come up.

Banks submit millions of Bank Secrecy Act filings each year, yet only a fraction are valuable to law enforcement.

The time is ripe to move decision-making up the ladder and for organizations to bite the bullet by creating a more inclusive comprehensive strategy for the overall business that considers all the disparate security needs, writes Madeline Aufseeser, an analyst and fintech executive.