Financial institutions' hacking rate high
News A global survey has revealed that 39 percent of financial institutions experienced at least one security breach within the past year. Financial institutions view security as providing both a marketing advantage as well as being critical to...
[June 18, 2003, 9:11]
Learn the secrets of competing with larger financial institutions
White Papers It's tough for community financial institutions to succeed, especially when faced with fierce competition from large banks with large budgets. See how IBM can help with solutions tailored for community banks.
[April 11, 2008, 8:32]
The City's Data with Destiny: Research on the impact of the financial crisison data management in financial institutions
White Papers An executive summary of a study examining the impact of the financial crisis on attitudes to data management within financial institutions.
[May 20, 2009, 0:00]
The 12 Business Benefits of Workspace Virtualization: For Cash-Strapped Financial Institutions, Bottom-Line Cost Savings Come With Added Manageability and Security Perks
White Papers And if workspace virtualization is the surest route to cost savings - and the added security that comes with it - financial institutions will quickly make that business case. Institutions benefit from configuration and change control that directly...
[August 5, 2009, 1:21]
It's tough for community financial institutions to compete
White Papers It's tough for community financial institutions to compete. IBM can help, with solutions tailored to the needs of community financial institutions. We'll also send you the new report from TowerGroup on why more and more financial companies are...
[April 11, 2008, 8:32]
IBM System Storage DS - Reliable data storage for financial institutions
White Papers Learn how the IBM Systems Storage DS Family is an ideal partner for financial institutions looking for secure and resilient data storage. Storage infrastructure simplification is an important step a financial institution can take toward meeting the...
[March 18, 2009, 20:16]
Home-grown tech may hinder financial institutions
News UK financial services organisations are being hit by downtime because of a reliance on home-grown applications, a survey has claimed. According to the survey of 103 IT managers and senior leaders in the retail banking, investment banking and...
[October 24, 2007, 9:39]
The Self-Defending Network: Enabling Proactive Compliance and Risk Management for Financial Institutions
White Papers This paper provides thought leadership on how a self-defending network can enable proactive compliance and risk managment for a financial institution, incorporating people, processes, technology and services necessary to protect the institution...
[June 16, 2005, 0:00]
Storage Security Tips for Financial Institutions
White Papers Over the last few years, hundreds of corporations have been featured in headlines for data security breaches. According to the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, the records of over 158 million U.S.residents have been exposed by security breaches since...
[March 14, 2009, 0:18]
Deloitte: People are still weakest security link
News The compromising of customers' systems continues to be the major cause of security breaches in financial institutions, according to the 2007 Global Financial Services Security Survey. In the EMEA region, 71 percent of financial services...
[September 18, 2007, 15:52]
Banks shun offshorers in favour of own operations
News Eran Eisenberg, senior legal counsel at Barclays Bank, said financial institutions are now choosing to set up their own in-house offshore operations, known as captives, to handle business process outsourcing contracts.
[March 11, 2009, 10:49]
Basel II Compliance With Tripwire: Configuration Control for Virtual and Physical Infrastructures
White Papers As if financial institutions did not have enough compliance worries, a new international standard - Basel II - now looms on the compliance horizon. Unlike other laws and standards affecting financial institutions in the US and overseas such as the...
[October 6, 2009, 0:00]
Trade meeting could spark online riots
News Security experts and demonstrators claim that on 30 November political demonstrators may launch an unprecedented Internet attack on world financial institutions in conjunction with the meeting of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Seattle.
[October 11, 1999, 17:17]
Mitigating financial services risk with Component Business Modeling (CBM)
White Papers Learn how IBM's Component Business Modeling (CBM) methodology is helping financial institutions take on the make-or-break challenge of managing risk. As they struggle to comply with Sarbanes-Oxley, the USA PATRIOT Act, International Financial...
[December 19, 2006, 13:30]
Business Continuity Planning and Disaster Recovery
White Papers Business Continuity Planning is the process whereby financial institutions ensure the maintenance or recovery of operations, including services to customers, when confronted with adverse events such as natural disasters, technological failures...
[October 18, 2005, 3:00]
Basel II - Regulatory Imperative or Business Opportunity?
White Papers The new Basel Capital Accord (Basel II) represents the most significant, complex and controversial change to the supervision of financial institutions in history. Basel II is ultimately a risk management revolution disguised as regulation and...
[May 12, 2007, 1:00]
News Burst: Banks hit by high-tech extortion
News Banks and other financial institutions have been targeted by high-tech extortionists, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) confirmed Monday. The ICC said it is aware of several extortion attempts made by computer crackers on international...
[September 20, 1999, 10:21]
IT in the Financial Sector - The Key to Thriving in a Challenging Economy
White Papers In this new white paper, learn specific strategies to enable financial institutions to do more with less. In a challenging economy, IT staff must integrate diverse technologies from consolidated institutions, solve compliance issues, and somehow...
[April 6, 2009, 10:24]
Work together, IM giants told
News Two weeks ago, six top financial institutions met secretly with AOL Time Warner, Microsoft, IBM and other leading corporate instant messaging providers and urged them to build communication networks that interoperate.
[September 13, 2002, 13:23]
Security guru urges banks to beat ID theft
News Banks and other financial institutions need to do more to beat the problem of identity theft, according to a leading information security expert. Financial institutions make it too easy for a criminal to commit fraudulent transactions, and too...
[October 7, 2005, 16:10]



