bank News and Other Resources

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Forget banking reform, only IT can save Britain's banks in the post-branch world

September 12, 2011 4:39am PDT

Banks must put smart technology - and the customer - at the heart of their business model...

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How DBS Bank implements two-factor authentication

September 24, 2012 9:50am PDT

Paul Mah explains why he is impressed with how Singapore-based DBS Bank implements two-factor authentication for its online banking system.

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Articles

The bar is rising for online banking features

June 14, 2005 7:00am PDT

Mark Vernon reports on the trend in banking to feature more online services, following the lead of new Internet banks, such as NetBank, which are exclusively online.

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Trojan attacks bank accounts, automates wire transfers

December 18, 2007 6:23pm PST

Anti-virus vendor SecureWorks has raised an alert on a variant of the Prg Trojan that pilfers commercial bank accounts by initiating wire transfers.

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When bank ID management goes wrong

May 17, 2010 12:37pm PDT

Banks are required to collect information to identify their customers. But do they go far enough when conducting remote transactions?

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Infographic: Online banking and security

January 18, 2012 7:47am PST

This is a handy infographic to share with friends, family, and coworkers -- reminding them to stay alert and follow some basic security tips for online and mobile banking.

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How secure is your bank card?

April 15, 2009 1:31pm PDT

Personal Identification Numbers, or PINs, are supposed to provide secure authentication for bank cards. Unfortunately, they are increasingly failing to do so.

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Wi-Fi security for road warriors: On-line banking

May 1, 2008 9:24pm PDT

On-line banking has inherent risks. Learn what they are and how to mitigate them.

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Mobile banking apps may be vulnerable: Testing and results

November 29, 2010 7:09am PST

Mobile-banking applications are a nice convenience, but are they secure as they need to be? If you use your bank's app, you need to learn what I found out.

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Five tips for making GnuCash work for your business

April 1, 2011 12:21pm PDT

If your budget is tight and you're tired of dealing with crash-prone accounting software, you might want to take GnuCash for a spin. Here are some of the best ways to take advantage of this open...

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Banks better get moving on extending mobile apps to tablets

May 6, 2013 4:12am PDT

If banks want to stay competitive, they may want to focus less on checking fee gimmicks and more on developing apps for mobile banking.

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Can the cloud be safe for banks?

January 4, 2012 9:00am PST

Aditi Roy Ghatak considers the issues at stake for the banking industry to implement cloud technology. Here are some of the possibilities for this security-sensitive industry.

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On-line banking: How safe is it?

September 24, 2009 1:07pm PDT

Michael Kassner is changing how he banks on-line after reading a MIT Technology Review article. You may want to as well; here's what it says about crimeware.

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Articles

Developing the bank branch with next-generation ATMs

June 7, 2005 7:00am PDT

Mark Vernon discusses the trend in the banking industry to revitalize branches with new technologies. Next-generation ATMs will expand the services available at the local branch, allowing bank...

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Deutsche Bank predicts large investment in 'private clouds'

March 17, 2010 4:57pm PDT

At the Cloud Connect conference in Santa Clara, Vijay Bhagavath, technology equity researcher for Deutsche Bank, estimates upcoming trends in IT spending. He adds that investment in ‘private...

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The banking industry is ripe for business process outsourcing

September 25, 2003 7:00am PDT

Business process outsourcing--outsourcing an entire business function--is finding acceptance among more and more banks. What should banks consider before making this valuable and cost-saving move?

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Security News Roundup: Keyloggers used to harvest banking credentials

December 26, 2008 1:13am PST

This week's security events include news of Microsoft confirming a serious SQL Server bug, Check Point acquiring Nokia's Security Appliance business, and a peek into the shady underworld of...

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Is it time for U.S banks to adopt smart cards?

March 20, 2006 3:31pm PST

My colleague George Ou recently wrote that the U.S. banking system needs to abandon its Shared Public Key system (PIN numbers known by both the bank and its members) and adopt a Public Key...