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FFIEC Releases Statement Related to ATM / Card System CyberAttacks

You can find the FFIEC ATM Cash-Out Statement PDF below. FFIEC ATM Cash-Out Statement

Bank Dismisses Law Suit Claims Against Target and Trustwave

Trustwave may have been falsely named as an IT security contractor of Target. Trustmark Nation Bank has officially filed for dismissal of its lawsuit claim against Target and security vendor Trustwave. Trustmark had followed Green Bank of Houston in filing the class-action...

For our Brian Krebs Fans!

Target Security Breach Movie Deal Okay, I admit, the Brian Krebs fans out there already know about this. So, for those of you who have not yet started monitoring his blog, if you’d like to know why you truly SHOULD start monitoring his blog, check it out here! Dan Ha...

Webinar Wednesday: Corporate Account Take Over

Upcoming TRAC Webinar: Corporate Account Take Over Join us for a Webinar on April 9 We have all heard that Corporate Account Take Over (CATO) is a growing problem for community banks, but many banks are taking the wait and see approach. There is not one silver bullet that ca...

Webinar Wednesday: Automate Your IT Risk Assessment

Upcoming TRAC Webinar: Automate Your IT Risk Assessment Join us for a Webinar on March 12 Are you tired of spending so much time using the word document and spread sheet approach to completing your IT Risk Assessments? Are you worried that your risk assessment will not hold ...

New Variant of Zeus Trojan Hides Malware in Photos

Zeus adds steganography to its bag of tricks. Trojan juggernaut Zeus is already widely accepted as one of the more dangerous online bank information stealing malware out there. Even so, security researchers have discovered that it recently received a significant upgrade. Ze...

Get Ready to Respond to the Social Media Guidance!

FFIEC Guidance on Social Media Risk For the past 60 days, the writers and thinkers at infotex have been working diligently on our Social Media Guidance Response Kit.   Given that we conduct “public presence reviews” and “social media reviews” as part of our IT Audit process,...

New Version of Zeus Malware Evades Detection

Bank-credential-stealing malware Zeus receives an upgrade from hackers, making it undetectable by malware scanners. A new version of the infamous Zeus malware has been discovered by experts at Malcovery Security. The malware was found attached as a .zip file to spam emails ...

The Coveted Twitter Account: A Cautionary Tale

A man’s story of how a hacker stole his twitter account using social engineering.   We all know how important it is to take security seriously. Thankfully, few of us have experienced the stress of actually having an account hacked or held for ransom. Naoki Hiroshi...

Microsoft Deadline Forces Older ATMs To Update

Windows XP decommission forces old ATMs to update current OS. The day is fast approaching when Microsoft will be officially decommissioning the Windows XP operating system. The April 8th deadline will affect not only personal computer users, but also ATM machines, nearly al...