Taking Control of Payment Duplication [ Source: CONIX Systems ]
November 2007- Being duped is never a good thing. This is especially true for financial institutions when the age-old backroom problem, payment duplication, is magnified because of new electronic clearing protocols. In the past, duplicate postings to demand-deposit accounts (DDAs) were a manageable processing anomaly because financial institutions became proficient at minimizing these exceptions in the paper check-based environment. However, times have changed. Payment systems must now deal with automated clearinghouse and lockbox items, as well ....

Anti-Money Laundering: Helping Life Insurance Companies Mitigate Regulatory Risk [ Source: SAS ]
June 2008- The U.S. Department of Treasury released in October 2005 the final ruling that life insurance and annuity companies must implement money laundering-prevention programs and comply with Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) guidelines by May 2006. This white paper takes a brief look at ways SAS Anti-Money Laundering is designed to help these companies comply with regulations. You will learn about SAS' ability to detect a variety of suspicious activities. Anti-Money Laundering helps life insurance and annuity ....

Man-in-the-Middle Attacks: Helping to eliminate the threat without impacting the business [ Source: Entrust, Inc. ]
September 2008- Man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks have become increasing recognized as a serious and sophisticated threat that can defeat a single layer of security. This white paper explains this new trend and how a cost-effective collection of solutions, including EV SSL certificates, multifactor authentication and fraud detection, can help banks defeat MITM attacks.

Internet PIN Debit: Aligning the Needs of Merchants, FIs and Consumers for Online Payments [ Source: Acculynk ]
June 2009- This white paper details the opportunity Internet PIN debit provides to merchants and financial institutions to align consumer preferences with their own interests and bottom lines. The paper finds that Internet PIN debit fits the profile of a preferred “cash-based” payment method with a popular physical analog, and has the opportunity to capture a significant portion of Internet transactions. Topics covered in the white paper include: the shift in consumer payment preferences from credit cards ....

Authentication and Fraud Detection Buyer’s Guide from Entrust [ Source: Entrust, Inc. ]
November 2008- The Entrust Authentication and Fraud Detection Buyer’s Guide guide has been developed to assist financial services organizations in identifying their requirements for an authentication and fraud-detection solution, and in selecting a solution that meets their security needs. It outlines key questions that should be considered during the selection process to ensure that the chosen solution will address the organization’s requirements both from a business and operational perspective.

The Cost of Phishing: Understanding the True Cost Dynamics Behind Phishing Attacks [ Source: Cyveillance ]
December 2008- In this white paper, Cyveillance’s phishing experts demonstrate the financial savings resulting from speedy detection and take down of phishing attacks, as well as significant financial repercussions of slow phishing detection and take downs. According to a Gartner study released in December 2007, phishing attacks represent a staggering amount of fraud, costing organizations more than $3 billion annually. Even more shocking than this cost is the fact that phishing is a steadily growing problem with ....

Economist Intelligence Unit Study: The Bigger Picture -- Enterprise Risk Management in Financial Services Organizations. [ Source: SAS ]
September 2008- A global survey of 316 financial services executives conducted in July 2008 by the Economist Intelligence Unit on behalf of SAS reveals that more than 70 percent of respondents believe that losses stemming from the credit crisis were largely due to failures in addressing risk management issues. Read this paper to learn more about the implications for how financial organizations approach risk management and the future of ERM in light of the ongoing impacts of ....

EMC Documentum Information Rights Management Extends Security and Control [ Source: EMC ]
October 2008- The EMC Documentum architecture for information rights management (IRM) helps global companies and government agencies actively control, secure, and track sensitive information, wherever it resides, beyond delivery to and access by authorized users. The system uses strong industry-standard cryptography combined with a unique client-server architecture. Documentum IRM Services’family of client applications or plug-ins works with a common policy server to secure and control electronic information. This white paper provides an overview of the technical architecture ....