Something old, something new: In 2022, check fraud remains a focus of bank risk professionals, while instant P2P payments are an increasingly popular platform for scammers seeking to take advantage of consumers.
The American Bankers Association and management consulting firm Oliver Wyman today released a new report that provides a framework for bankers to fight fraud by improving their customer identity management.
The value of ransomware-related BSA filings in 2021 approached $1.2 billion—a 188% increase compared to the previous year.
Citing the increased frequency and sophistication of cyber attacks, the Financial Stability Board today released a set of recommendations for standardizing cyber incident reporting among financial institutions and regulators.
Since its launch at ABA’s Annual Convention this week, ABA’s revamped #BanksNeverAskThat campaign website, banksneveraskthat.com, has received more than 61,000 page views.
As the industry observes Cybersecurity Awareness Month in October, ABA President and CEO Rob Nichols announced the launch of the third annual #BanksNeverAskThat campaign, the latest iteration of ABA’s award-winning campaign geared at educating consumers about the persistent threat of phishing scams.
In a letter to the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council earlier this month, ABA and the Bank Policy Institute offered feedback on the FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool, a voluntary tool developed in 2015 to help financial institutions assess their cyber risk and preparedness.
The FDIC and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network today published key takeaways and solution summaries from a recent “tech sprint” to develop solutions for banks and regulators to help measure the effectiveness of digital identity proofing—the process used to collect, validate and verify information about a person.
The latest incarnation of ABA’s award-winning #BanksNeverAskThat anti-phishing campaign returns in October. The season premiere of the ABA Banking Journal Podcast features a banker’s perspective on participating in the campaign and a sneak preview of new creative.
The OCC today issued a bulletin for community banks on the legal requirements for protecting non-public OCC information in video teleconferencing services.