TraceSecurity's Educational Articles
A Common-Sense Approach to Customer Education
Copyright 2011, TraceSecurity, Inc.
New FFIEC provisions directly aimed at increasing the emphasis placed on education and awareness efforts now require financial institutions to provide a robust security awareness program to both their consumer and commercial account holders. This article explains how a common sense approach to satisfying compliance regulations is probably your best bet.
Originally published September, 2011
Postponing Compliance Efforts is Just Delaying the Inevitable
Copyright 2011, TraceSecurity, Inc.
Part of the FFIEC's justification for updating the customer authentication guidance is because they have recognized a significant portion of institutions still have inadequate risk assessments and ineffective controls in place to protect against ever-evolving threats to online transactions.
Originally published September, 2011
What You Don't Know Really Can Hurt You: Practical Reasons for Security Awareness Training
Copyright 2011, TraceSecurity, Inc.
This article reveals startling statistics about the #1 target of social engineers - frontline employees - and why it is so important for organizations to educate employees BEFORE a breach occurs.
Originally published June, 2011
Don't Ignore Threats From Behind the Firewall
Copyright 2011, TraceSecurity, Inc.
Recent high profile research studies indicate the major threats to information security at most financial institutions lies behind the firewall. Despite the overwhelming evidence the majority of institutions still commit a disproportionate amount of resources towards external threats compared to internal threats.
This article provides insight on why organizations need to gain a more complete view of their security posture in order to maintain a high level of security and meet compliance standards.
Originally published March, 2011
Why Penetration Tests Are a Critical Component of Your Information Security Program
Copyright 2010, TraceSecurity, Inc.
This article explains why social engineers often consider employees the "weakest link" in the security chain. It also illustrates how easy it is for a criminal to exploit an unsuspecting employee.
Originally published November, 2010
A Tailored Approach to Security Awareness Training
Copyright 2010, TraceSecurity, Inc.
This article explains why social engineers often consider employees the "weakest link" in the security chain. It also illustrates how easy it is for a criminal to exploit an unsuspecting employee.
Originally published September, 2010
Combating the Threat of Social Engineering: Keep Employees From Becoming the Weakest Link
Copyright 2010, TraceSecurity, Inc.
This article explains why social engineers often consider employees the "weakest link" in the security chain. It also illustrates how easy it is for a criminal to exploit an unsuspecting employee.
Originally published July, 2010
Black Hats, White Collars: Revealing the Secrets of Cybercriminals
Copyright 2010, TraceSecurity, Inc.
This article details the motivations of cybercriminals, describes many of the tools contained in a hacker's toolbox and what actions they take once inside the network.
Originally published March, 2010
Search Engine Results Poisoned by Phony Listings
Copyright 2010, TraceSecurity, Inc.
A recent study initiated by Jim Stickley of TraceSecurity revealed that using just a little sleight of hand, con artists can manipulate major search engines into ranking the links to fraudulent Web sites above even the legitimate link.
Originally published January, 2010
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