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On January 22, 2013, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council proposed guidance on the applicability of consumer protection and compliance laws, regulations, and policies to activities conducted via social media by depository institutions.  The proposed guidance would not impose additional compliance obligations on institutions.  Instead, the guidance is intended to help financial institutions understand potential consumer compliance, legal, reputation, and operational risks associated with the use of social media, along with expectations for managing those risks. 

The proposed guidance defines “social media” as “a form of interactive online communication in which users can generate and share content through text, images, audio, and/or video.”  The FFIEC warns that social media can impact a depository institution’s risk profile by increasing the risk of harm to consumers, compliance and legal risk, operational risk, and reputational risk. 

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In an interview with Information Security Media Group, William Henley, Associate Director of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s (FDIC) Technology Supervision Branch, discussed the status of the banking industry’s implementation of FFIEC authentication guidance released in July 2011.  Henley generally said that the industry was working towards compliance and offered that FDIC examiners at this

On July 10, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) issued risk management guidance for depository institutions’ use of cloud computing.  The guidance defines cloud computing generally as “a migration from owned resources to shared resources in which client users receive information technology services, on demand, from third-party service providers via the Internet ‘cloud.’”  The guidance also considers cloud computing to be a form of outsourcing subject to the risk management requirements set forth in the FFIEC Information Technology Examination Handbook for Outsourcing Technology Services.Continue Reading FFIEC Issues Risk Management Guidance for Cloud Computing

Yesterday, Village View, Inc. reached a settlement with Professional Business Bank, a California state-chartered bank subject to regulation by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), over the company’s lawsuit against the bank arising from a data security breach.  In March 2010, Village View lost nearly $400,000 after the company’s bank account was compromised by hackers. 

Last year, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) released a much-anticipated supplement to its Authentication in an Internet Banking Environment guidance.  The supplement updates the FFIEC’s supervisory expectations regarding depository institutions’ customer authentication, layered security, and other controls for Internet banking.  Starting this year, FFIEC information technology examinations will include reviews for compliance with

The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) released the long-awaited supplement to its authentication guidance, Authentication in an Internet Banking Environment.  The supplement represents the most current and authoritative guidance regarding data security in connection with online banking platforms. 

Here are a few highlights of the supplement:

  • Financial institutions should perform periodic risk assessments