Credit Union Information Security Podcast

Data leakage - it's one of subtle insider threats to information security at financial institutions. It's tough for leaders to know exactly where their critical data resides - never mind how it's being treated when it leaves the corporate environment in the hands of well-intentioned employees and vendors.

Listen to this interview for insights from Phil Alexander, ISO at a major U.S. banking institution, on:

Just over two years ago, Brian Huntley arrived at Camden National Bank in Maine, charged with responding to regulatory guidance and transforming the bank's information security risk assessment program from one that was threat-based to one that is now asset-based.

Listen to this interview for insights on:

Data loss prevention (DLP) is a challenge for institutions of all sizes. But not all banking/security leaders understand the scope of the threat, where it originates and how best to eradicate it. In this interview, DLP expert Jared Thorkelson discusses:

Workplace violence - it's one of the most common but least understood risks to all businesses.

From robberies gone awry to bullies in the workplace to domestic anger spilling over from home, the workplace is rife for violent situations. In this interview, Kim Matlon, COO of R&A Crisis Management Services, an Ill.-based business continuity, crisis management and project management consulting firm, offers insight on:

But did you realize that one of the ways BoA secures its electronic offerings is by providing its customers with abuse reporting capabilities?

Listen to this dispatch from editor Tom Field to hear more about BoA's online initiatives, as well as to hear insights from a Fifth Third Bank executive on forensics and e-discovery.

The annual RSA Conference is a showplace for the who's who of security solutions vendors. The event showroom is lined with scores of the industry's leading vendors - no one individual could hope to see them all.

So, the Information Security Media Group team did the job for you, visiting with more than 60 vendors of particular interest to banking and security leaders.

Click on the following links to listen to our exclusive interviews with these vendors.

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Also be sure to check out our articles and podcasts from the event's keynote speeches and conference sessions.

Information Security Media Group recently attended the RSA Conference 2008, the premier information security conference showcasing over 300 of the top vendors in the information security technology space. The following audio is a selection of recordings taken on the expo floor where industry-leading vendors addressing all aspects of information security presented their products and services to attendees. Vendor solutions ranged from application security, encryption, multi-factor authentication, biometrics, ID and access management, compliance management, database security, email and messaging security, and many, many other solution categories.

We hope you take the time to investigate all the vendors listed as they all have solutions, products, and services designed to help financial institutions deal with information security issues and regulatory compliance. Vendor interviews and recordings are presented in alphabetical order and please note, we are not endorsing any particular vendor or product, we are just reporting on their take on the finance industry.

Interview With Emergency Management Expert Regina Phelps

Of all the major areas of business continuity/disaster recovery, pandemic preparation is where financial institutions say they've done the least work. And yet it is the major focus of banking regulators, which in 2008 expect institutions to step up their pandemic preparation efforts.

In this interview, Regina Phelps, founder of Emergency Management & Safety Solutions, shares insights on:

• How financial institutions stack up against other industries in terms of pandemic preparation;