Mobile Devices Threaten Enterprises From Within
Today, nearly every office worker carries a mobile phone into work. Much of the time, the devices are more advanced smartphones, such as Android-based phones, Blackberry devices, or Apple’s iPhone. The employees almost never consider the security implications of bringing connected devices behind a company’s firewall.
Loan Modification Scams
Scams aren’t always easy to spot – but it helps if you know the warning signs to look for. There are six red flags to indicate that you may be dealing with a loan modification scammer.
Banking Customers Report Social Engineering
It has come to our attention from one of our clients that their customers (and other community banks’ customers) are currently receiving a higher than normal volume of social engineering pretext calls.
The User Level: Just Say “No” to HTML E-mail
As an employee, you must be forewarned about the use of HTML e-mail. There are several reasons why HTML e-mail is a bad practice. These include that HTML wastes bandwidth and computing resources, doesn’t always display properly, and can be mistakenly flagged as spam. But, the number one reason to avoid HTML e-mail is the security threat it poses to systems and data.
Health Care Fraud Trends and Tips
A pharmaceutical company marketed four drugs to doctors. The drugs had been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for specific medical conditions—like rheumatoid arthritis, schizophrenia, and neuropathic pain—but the company promoted the drugs for other uses as well—like post-operative pain, dementia, and migraines—and sometimes in larger doses than the FDA allowed. In some cases, the company even paid kickbacks to doctors to prescribe the drugs for these other uses.
Social Media: Business Benefits and Security, Governance and Assurance Perspectives
ISACA has published a white paper covering the impacts of social media; what is considered “social media”; risks, security, and privacy concerns; and other various issues concerning the business use of social media.
Chad Smith Promoted to NOC Manager
Chad Smith of Infotex, Inc. has recently been promoted to Network Operations Center (NOC) Manager of the managed services division of the company. “In this position, Chad will be responsible for increasing consistency and lowering average response time,” said Dan Hadaway, President of Infotex. “He has been very customer service oriented from the first day he joined our team, so when the opportunity arose it was a no-brainer decision to put Chad at the helm.”
Don’t Be Scared By ‘Scareware’
We’ve all seen them—pop-up messages telling you your computer is infected with a virus. To get rid of it, all you have to do is order the antivirus software being advertised.
New E-mail Claiming to Be From the FDIC
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has received numerous reports of another fraudulent e-mail that has the appearance of being sent from the FDIC.
Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act Examination Guidance
The FDIC and the other federal banking, thrift and credit union regulatory agencies are issuing the attached guidance and examination procedures related to the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (UIGEA).