Global CEO Study: The Enterprise of the Future in the Banking Industry [ Source: IBM ]
June 2009 - Based on interviews with more than 1,100 CEOs worldwide, the IBM Global CEO study revealed five core traits of successful enterprises of the future. Find out what they had to say about the changing global economy, the impact of innovation and globalization, and how corporate social responsibility factors in for today’s banking leaders. Download the study to discover the key implications for banking leaders.
After the Storm: A new era for risk management in financial services [ Source: SAS Institute ]
July 2009 - According to findings from a recent Economist Intelligence Unit report, less than half of risk professionals in the industry believe their strategies are sound given the financial and economic shell shock of the past 18 months. The way in which financial institutions identify, assess and manage risks continues to fall under intense scrutiny. The crisis has exposed the shortcomings of a whole host of risk techniques, and major soul-searching is now under way to ensure ....
11 Secrets of Business Rules Success [ Source: FICO ]
May 2009 -
Managing business rules gives you control over high volume operational decisions and delivers unprecedented agility. Based on decades of experience developing decision management applications, FICO has developed 11 steps to help you make the most of business rules. These include:
• Picking the right applications. Business rules are a powerful tool for building smarter decisions into your applications but are better suited for some applications than others.
• Following a process. Like ....
Core Mission: Solving the Core Systems Transformation Puzzle [ Source: TechWeb, the Global Leader in Business Technology Media ]
June 2009 - New financial services realities demand enhanced core functionality around risk, regulatory compliance and customer retention. To meet these demands while coping with a continuing global financial crisis and maximize the return on their technology investments, many banks are taking a phased approach to implementing new core capabilities. Three articles explore how some financial services firms are addressing their core systems issues: -- A Return to Core Values: Amid an economic downturn that is only ....
Global Software Integration; Why Do So Many Projects Fail? [ Source: Estrella Partners Group ]
June 2009 - The IT field is littered with failed global software integration sagas. Post mortems on these projects have surfaced many reasons for their failures focusing on mismatched capabilities, local geographical requirements and perhaps project technical management deficiencies. Most global software projects start with a thorough analysis of feature and function. Do the capabilities of the standard software meet the needs of the corporate requirements? This exercise is generally performed by knowledgeable internal personnel, both technical and ....
Surviving in Uncertain Times: Decision Management Technology Can Help Banks Survive and Thrive Amid the Recession [ Source: FICO ]
February 2009 -
Entering a global recession, companies must respond to increasingly complex markets, changing threats and fleeting opportunities. Improving the way you manage your decisions is critical for survival. Decision Management technology meets four imperatives for businesses seeking to thrive in today’s difficult environment:
• Give business owners control to increase agility: Decision Management puts business owners in charge of day-to-day operations, and delivers a stronger partnership between the business and IT. These same business owners ....
True Business Transparency: Understand and Optimize Business Decisions [ Source: QlikView ]
January 2009 - Today’s business situation has never been more volatile, with forecasts appearing uncertain at best and dismal at worst. Most executives see the value of business intelligence, but many feel suspicious of new software and balk at the price tag. In this economy, managers have to make smarter and more timely decisions, and business transparency becomes more critical than ever. The importance of Business Intelligence cannot be overestimated. Gartner ranks BI among the top ten ....
Reducing the Cost of AML Compliance [ Source: SAS Institute ]
January 2009 - This white paper gives a high-level overview of SAS Anti-Money Laundering software solutions as an integrated framework for risk scoring, alert generation, investigation and reporting. SAS has proven its value for financial institutions on every continent, with assets from less than $1 billion to more than $1 trillion, representing all financial sectors. Because no two financial institutions have the same AML monitoring needs, SAS offers customized methodology via distinct offerings. With SAS Anti-Money Laundering, institutions ....
The Hidden Dangers of Everyday Information Transfer [ Source: Sterling Commerce ]
December 2008 - Every day financial services organizations share megabytes, gigabytes or even terabytes of data with their business partners around the world using protocols such as FTP, HTTP, S-HTTP, SFTP, and FTPS. If there’s no apparent service outage, security breach or audit failure, most organizations assume these protocols are doing a secure and effective job of file transfer. But each of these protocols has serious flaws that are quietly making it harder for financial ....
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 ....
Using TriGeo Security Information Management To Meet PCI Requirements [ Source: TriGeo Network Security ]
September 2008 - Simply deploying a security solution cannot guarantee meeting every Payment Card Industry (PCI) requirement in full. This whitepaper discusses the challenges of PCI compliance and how security information and event management (SIEM) provides the data visibility, log management, end-point security and active response needed to demonstrate and meet each of the 12 PCI compliance requirements.
Operational Risk: Where is the Value? [ Source: SAS ]
April 2008 - This article focuses on finding the true tangible value of investing in upgrades (such as technology improvements) to the operational risk control framework and helps senior level security executives explain these benefits to the entire organzation.
Best Practices in Data Management [ Source: SAS ]
May 2007 - As part of the ERM Global Program, this white paper should be used to establish SAS expertise and leadership in data management, particularly in relation to the development of an enterprise risk management strategy.
Best Practices in Reporting: Meeting the Goal of an Enterprise Risk Management Platform [ Source: SAS ]
March 2008 - To show how a sound reporting framework allows a bank to monitor all the risks pertaining to its portfolio (e.g., market, credit, liquidity, etc.) and intervene if necessary, as well as ensure that all decision makers have the intelligence needed to determine the appropriate course of action on the daily run of the bank.
Technology and the Genesis of New Vulnerabilities [ Source: HTM ]
May 2006 - For every new technology deployed, one or more new unforeseen problems are created. These problems, in turn, result in new vulnerabilities. Each vulnerability introduces a new threat potentially leading to serious and possibly permanent damage. This paper will provide several examples how and why technological solutions introduce these unforeseen problems. This paper will demonstrate how a well-intentioned technological solution to a problem interacts with social and technical infrastructures to create new and often more ....
Integrating VoIP into Network Security Planning [ Source: VoIPshield Systems Inc. ]
June 2008 - As Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) continues to take over from traditional telephony in enterprises, many of the security concerns associated with this technology are not being addressed. In financial institutions and other industries where there are strict regulatory controls to ensure the privacy of customer information, a continued lack of emphasis on VoIP security will eventually leave organizations open to legal risks.
Protecting VoIP Infrastructure Using a VoIP Intrusion Prevention System (VIPS) [ Source: VoIPshield Systems Inc. ]
June 2008 - VoIP and Unified Communications are changing the telecommunication landscape. Business benefits, new feature and significant cost reduction in deploying and managing telecommunication networks makes Voice over IP (VoIP) an attractive replacement for the existing TDM technologies. While VoIP inherits the same security threats as the IP data network it also introduces new ones that are specific to the IP based communications. Furthermore, existing compliance and regulatory requirements defined by SOX, GLBA and HIPAA apply to ....
Despite the Risks, FTP Use on the Rise in the Enterprise [ Source: Sterling Commerce ]
October 2007 - New survey report reveals FTP usage on the rise despite bad press, data security breaches and compliance penalties inherent in its use. Learn more now.
Information Governance: A Core Requirement for the Global Enterprise [ Source: CA ]
October 2007 - This white paper was prepared by Cohasset Associates, Inc. which first defines the value of Information Governance and then details its interrelationship with corporate governance, compliance and Federate Records Management. From this foundation, Information Governance's compelling benefits are explored. The actions necessary to implement Information Governance are then addressed and the paper concludes with an evaluation of the CA Information Governance approach and customer offering.
Aveksa Solutions Overview [ Source: Aveksa ]
October 2007 - This datasheet summarizes how Aveksa 3, the industry’s only comprehensive Enterprise Access Governance solution, enables automated, auditable business processes for the management, monitoring, reporting and remediation of access rights to enterprise information assets, while enforcing accountability and enabling key stakeholders to collaborate to achieve good governance through the Aveksa 3 Enterprise Access Governance Suite. The Aveksa 3 Enterprise Access Governance Suite includes Aveksa Compliance Manager, providing policy-based governance through the automated monitoring, review and ....
Managing Risk for Effective Access Governance [ Source: Aveksa ]
January 2008 - User access-related business risk comprises a broad array of potentially damaging events that may be caused or made possible by inadequate governance of access to an enterprise's information assets. Such events range from relatively minor policy and compliance violations to disastrous business losses. The stakes involved in access-related risk have risen dramatically in recent years as organizations have become thoroughly operationalized by technology.With nearly every facet of large enterprises' operations now dependent on or supported ....
Ponemon Institute Survey - The 2008 National Survey on Access Governance [ Source: Aveksa ]
February 2008 - According to the 2008 National Survey on Access Governance released on February 5th by the research firm Ponemon Institute, organizations are facing significant business risks because of inconsistent approaches to access management across the enterprise. This survey of almost 700 experienced IT practitioners show that vast majority believe that employees, temporary employees and independent contractors have too much access to information assets that are not pertinent to their job function, and that access policies ....
Notes on a Scandal: Lessons in Operational Risk Management from Societe Generale [ Source: Diamond Management & Technology Consultants ]
February 2008 - Lightning can, in fact, strike twice and banks that want to avoid being rocked by a Société Générale-scale fraud incident need to move beyond stop-gap measures and build a culture of operational risk management. Diamond Management & Technology Consultants examines facts that have emerged from the Société Générale situation, and the probable causes of fraud point to deficiencies in operational risk management. While details are still surfacing, Société Générale, or SocGen, appears ....
The IBM ECM portfolio: Reducing risk through effective information management [ Source: IBM ]
June 2007 - Faced with mounting regulatory pressures and the climbing cost of litigation, businesses in virtually every industry cite compliance as one of their top concerns. It’s a constant worry: If companies are found to be out of compliance, they face large fines, executive jail time and damage to the company’s reputation, which can dissolve shareholder confidence, destroy customer trust and send stock prices plummeting almost overnight. Many companies respond to today’s strict compliance environment by erring ....
Better Management of Credit Risk: A Guide for Mid-Tier Banks, Credit Unions and Lenders [ Source: SAS ]
April 2008 - Have you harnessed the power of automated, proactive credit risk management? Learn how to improve decision making and accurately forecast risk exposure by viewing this broadcast now. Panelists from the mid-tier banking, credit union and lending sectors demonstrate just how easy it is to integrate and optimize your existing credit risk processes.
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