Microsoft Announces Retirement of Windows XP – Hackers Prep for Attack
Microsoft has recently announced that it plans to cease patching one of their most successful operating systems, Windows XP. The date is set to April 8, 2014 and hackers across the world have marked their calendars.
The Anatomy of a CAT Attack
In order to understand the power of the three layers of security required by the June 2011 Supplement to the FFIEC’s 2005 Guidance on Authentication in an Internet Banking Environment, it is helpful to understand just how a corporate account takeover (CAT) attack works. Nowadays, criminals can purchase applications that are designed to attack American […]
What customers need to be told
According to the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council’s (FFIEC), a financial institution’s customer awareness and educational efforts should address both retail and commercial account holders and, at a minimum, include the following elements: An explanation of protections provided and not provided to account holders relative to electronic funds transfers under Regulation E, and a related […]