Results for Search Submit Filter by: Advanced Filter All results Solutions Industry Typelist People Client Story Insights/Blogs Sort by: Relevance Date Filter Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Blog February 24, 2017 A New and Better AML Regime? On February 16, 2017, The Clearing House (a banking association and payments company that is owned by twenty-five of the largest commercial banks) released a report entitled A New Paradigm: Redesigning the U.S. AML/CFT Framework to Protect National Security and Aid Law Enforcement. The report analyzes the current effectiveness of the U.S. anti-money laundering/counter-terrorism financing (AML/CFT… Blog February 27, 2017 Customer Loyalty Through Better Security — and How to Achieve It Customer loyalty programs are among the basic building blocks of successful consumer products and services companies today. These programs are not only competitive differentiators, but also key drivers of revenue and profits for retailers, restaurants, hotels, airlines and many other businesses. The success of loyalty programs, however, hinges on more than inspiring customers to opt in and… Blog February 27, 2017 OCC Handbook Update Consolidates 13 Years of Evolving Financial Services Audit Policy and Guidance On December 30, the federal Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued OCC Bulletin 2016-47, Revised Comptroller’s Handbook Booklet and Rescissions. The handbook is the official field guide for federal bank examiners. The update consolidates 13 years of policy changes and guidance to create a single source of truth for all audit-related supervisory matters going forward. Further, the… Blog March 1, 2017 Building Cyber Resiliency Is the Path to Better Brand Protection for Consumer Products and Services Companies Last week, I wrote about customer loyalty, and how a strong cybersecurity program can help ensure the trust of consumers. Here are some fresh stats about the business impact of cyber threats that consumer products and services executives should know about: In 2016, one in five businesses lost customers due to a cyber attack. Nearly 30 percent lost revenue. About one-quarter lost business… Blog March 2, 2017 From Tiny Tech to Populism: Latest Issue of PreView Scans the Global Risk Horizon Imagine a DNA-programmed nanoparticle capable of hacking cancer cells, a plankton-sized carbon tube that can remove pollutants from water, or food packaging that changes color in the presence of dangerous bacteria. Nanotechnology, with a market predicted to reach almost $13 billion by 2021, has the potential to change the world, and every industry — from healthcare to the military — has a stake… Blog March 2, 2017 Some Considerations for Manufacturers as U.S. Lawmakers Work to Peel Back Regulations It took the new Trump administration essentially no time to start issuing executive orders and presidential memoranda designed to ease regulations on U.S. businesses. Certain changes the administration is advocating would be welcome news for manufacturing and distribution companies, such as: A presidential memorandum that is intended to streamline federal permitting processes for, and to… Blog March 8, 2017 New York Steps Up With First State-Level Cybersecurity Regulations for Financial Services Companies With the future of federal regulations uncertain, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has taken cybersecurity matters into its own hands. Effective March 1,, 2017, banks, insurers and other financial services regulated by the NYSDFS must maintain a cybersecurity program designed to protect consumers and ensure the safety and soundness of New York State’s financial services… Blog March 10, 2017 Board-Level Cybersecurity Discussions Must Be Proactive, Have Substance, and Inspire Real Change Cybersecurity is a hot topic in most boardrooms today. Not a shocking revelation, certainly. But keep in mind that, in many organizations, it has taken a long time for this issue to even become an agenda item for the board. Among them are technology, media and communication companies, which should be helping to set the standard for cybersecurity best practices. Many of these companies are… Blog March 13, 2017 Partly Cloudy: Outage Raises Resiliency Concerns Everyone needs a little downtime – critical IT infrastructure, not so much. Security and reliability have long been the two primary enterprise concerns when it comes to the cloud. And while security has been the dominant concern over the past couple of years, recent high-profile cloud outages have brought reliability front and center. A recent outage affected almost 150,000 sites. In the not so… Blog March 14, 2017 Data Security Alarms Should Be Sounding for Oil and Gas Oil and gas industry executives don’t need to see a new Wikileaks story about secret CIA hacking tools or hear more about the electronic penetration of presidential campaigns to understand the seriousness of a potential digital hack to their operations. But it’s a large step from knowing a risk exists to being ready for it. Achieving confidence in the ability to manage such risk can involve… Load More
