Banking Technology Connections: January 24, 2012

Welcome to Banking Technology Connections. The goal of the newsletter is to communicate recent trends and issues facing Banking Technology Professionals.

Please contact Matthew J. Putvinski, CPA, CISA, CISSP, Member of the Firm and Director of IT Assurance and Security services, at (617) 428-5479 or mputvinski@wolfandco.com if you have questions regarding this e-newsletter.  If you would like to subscribe to this newsletter and receive it via email please contact Laura Lozada at llozada@wolfandco.com.

Interesting Articles of the Week
"Should you tweet at your bank?" Via @BryanYurcan
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/tweet-bank-201350787.html

"Symantec admits its networks were hacked and source code stolen" Via @Security_FAQs
http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=12241

"Will banks be required to regulate SOPA?" Via @mattputvinski
http://www.americanbanker.com/issues/177_11/sopa-pipa-anti-piracy-banks-payments-blocking-1045767-1.html

"What is SOPA?" Via @mattputvinski
http://gizmodo.com/5877000/what-is-sopa

"Top 10 PCI compliance mistakes" Via @kgosselin
http://www.darkreading.com/compliance/167901112/security/news/232400411/top-10-pci-compliance-mistakes.html

"Fiserv, FIS Lawsuit May Affect Banks in Several Ways" Via @banktech
http://www.banktech.com/payments-cards/232400455

"Bank officer charged with fraud" Via @mattputvinski
http://www.thesunchronicle.com/articles/2011/08/27/mansfield/10054476.txt

"Phishing Your Employees 101" Via @briankrebs
http://krebsonsecurity.com/2012/01/phishing-your-employees-101/

"New cyber security threats in 2012" Via @TheLorenziGroup
http://topics.myfoxboston.com/m/50860972/new-cyber-security-threats-in-2012.htm?q=data+security

"Zappos Breach Impacts 24 Million" Via @SecurityEditor
http://www.databreachtoday.com/articles.php?art_id=4406

"5 Community Banking Predictions for 2012" RT @banktech
http://www.banktech.com/management-strategies/232400205

Do you have an article that you would like to share with the group?  Let us know and we will add it to the list!

Upcoming Events
1/24/2012 - FMS Boston Chapter - 10 Things Core Service Providers Don't Want You to Know
http://www.fmsboston.org/meetings1.php

1/26/12 - ISACA - Apple iOS - Mobile Security and Deployment Risk Mitigation
http://isacane.org/events_detail.php?select=286

2/23/12 ISACA NE: Advanced Persistent Threat: The Battle To Own Your Network
http://isacane.org/events_detail.php?select=287

3/12/12 - 3/15/12 - Wolf is hosting a "Best Practices for Securing and Auditing Virtualized Environments" in our Boston office. Great training and 32 CPEs for $1,500.  To register or for more information, please contact Melissa McCarthy at 617-261-8171 or mmccarthy@wolfandco.com.

3/13/12 - Shared Assessments Summit 2012: The Role of Vendor Risk Management in an Increasingly Complex Business Environment - Use Code "CB10" when registering to save 10% for being a client of Wolf!
http://www.cvent.com/events/shared-assessments-summit-march-2012/event-summary-1eadfbbd853c455e9432906801c13b1c.aspx
 
4/11/12 - Maine Bankers Association - Bank Expo
http://www.mainebankers.com/maine-banks-events-education/events

6/6/12 - NY Bankers Association - 9th Annual Technology, Compliance & Risk Management Forum
http://www.nyba.com/education/2011-TCRM-Forum.html

Do you have an event that you would like to share with the group?  Let us know and we will add it to the list!

Important Regulation Deadlines
12/31/2011 - FFIEC Multifactor Authentication
http://www.ffiec.gov/press/pr062811.htm   

3/1/2012 - Mass Privacy Regulation Vendor Contract Requirements
http://www.mass.gov/ocabr/docs/idtheft/201cmr1700reg.pdf  

Is there a regulation that you feel is pertinent to the group that we missed?  Please let us know!

If you would like to subscribe to this newsletter and receive it via email please contact Laura Lozada at llozada@wolfandco.com.