Fraud, Feds top concerns as CSOs meet in New York
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NEW YORK - The explosive growth in online fraud and the impact of tough new federal regulations were on the minds of information security executives who gathered in New York Tuesday for the second annual CSO Interchange, a gathering of chief security officers (CSOs).
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Last Wednesday in Brussels, a working group comprised of leading European information privacy officials concluded that a major global financial transaction processing organization based in Belgium may have violated EU law in complying with subpoenas from the US Treasury Dept. for information.
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Iphtashu Fitz writes &quot;CNet News is reporting that the US Secret Service in conjunction with authorities in six foreign countries have arrested 28 people in the last 48 hours on charges of identity theft, computer fraud, credit card fraud and conspiracy.
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Bank of New York (BK:NYSE - news - research) reportedly faces a $24 million fine to avoid a criminal indictment for allegedly failing to report suspicious activity at one of its branches.
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The past several months have seen increasing public scrutiny of federal government contractors. The concerns raised by Congress and highlighted in the news media include organizational conflicts of interest, inappropriate outsourcing and excess profits.
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A high-profile probe and a towing scandal are the latest in the city's struggles against crooked deals.
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Study lists New York, Detroit and Los Angeles as the cities with the highest occurrence of identity fraud.
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Global finance chiefs meet in Washington amid concerns about the world's economic outlook.
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A service launched last week that aims to help online users determine whether their credit card and Social Security numbers may have been compromised is running into skepticism about how secure -- and safe -- it is.
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The U.S. government on Thursday  charged 13 people, including employees at major Wall Street  banks, with securities fraud, wire fraud, bribery and other  charges in what authorities are calling one of the most  pervasive insider trading rings in years.
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U.S. lawmakers wrote to regulators on Monday expressing concern that some banks are processing unsigned checks used by fraudsters seeking to drain money from the accounts of vulnerable people like the elderly.
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FBI agents met in recent days with two high-level Pentagon officials to discuss the case of a Defense Department analyst who is suspected of turning
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NEW YORK - Bank of New York reportedly is negotiating with federal prosecutors to avert a potential criminal indictment. The Wall Street Journal reports that the bank is facing charges it failed to report suspicious activity at one of its branches.
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Experts are concerned that data may not being properly protected by the IRS and that a massive data loss by the agency, similar to the one last month by the U.K.'s Revenue and Customs office, could disrupt the nation's banking system.
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The US Secret Service has arrested 28 people on charges stemming from an undercover investigation into cybercrime. Charges against the suspects include identity theft, computer fraud, credit-card fraud and consipracy.
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has taken steps on two fronts to protect corporations, executives and accounting firms from investor lawsuits that accuse them of fraud, the New York Times reported in a story published on Tuesday.
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New York State prosecutors are investigating whether Wall Street banks withheld information about the risks posed by investments linked to subprime mortgages.