A subgroup of the Federal Financial Institutions Examinations Council (FFIEC) is now considering amendments to the document "Authentication in an Internet Banking Environment," guidelines for financial institutions in the form of a whitepaper published in 2005.

At EVS, we’re always working to spread the message of fraud prevention and compliance as our industry continues to grow.

The Arizona immigration law has, once again, brought immigration reform to the forefront of the country's conscience.

Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and other popular social networking sites are coming under federal scrutiny both here in the U.S. and abroad over their privacy settings for users accounts.

Last week, Brian Krebs of Krebs on Security made an informative post on ways that both businesses and their banks can improve their efficient e-banking protections, and possibly mitigate or significantly decrease the risk of falling victim to cyber attacks.

Major data breaches, unique and sophisticated hacking attempts, and large-scale cases of identity fraud and account exploitation are frequent sights on industry news networks, blogs and feeds. And while reporting the major incidents shows us how damaging cyber attacks can be, they fail to illustrate just how often the attacks occur. McAfee’s recent survey of over 600 “critical infrastructure enterprise” technology executives does exactly that—and the results are disturbing.

The cyber security industry is comprised of many different facets, each with an important role to play in the fight against online identity theft and identity fraud. Topics ranging from the latest in transaction protection software to known vulnerabilities and software patches are available across countless publications and blogs. But as important as it is, consumer protection, which is largely out of the control of any one business, receives little coverage. This is because, as a topic, consumer protection sits on the cusp between its own unique range of issues and its importance as a part of the business fraud protection cycle. Every business should keep in mind that fraud prevention truly begins with the security level of your customers’ online interactions.