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Telephones in Vaults
03/16/2025
Is it still a good practice, or industry standard, to have a telephone hidden in the cash vault? We recently revamped our phone system, and in the process, most of the vault phones in our 8 branches were disconnected. Nobody checked with the Security Officer, they just determined that the phone lines in question didn’t have any history of being used, so they got disconnected. I recently did a Security Officer walk through of all the branches and discovered the vault phones were not working. My recommendation was to hook them back up and I’m getting push back because of the cost.
Navigating the Next-Generation Wave of Check Fraud
03/09/2025
Despite the increasing adoption of digital payments, check fraud remains a significant challenge for financial institutions.
Facilities Coordinator as After-Hours Contact
03/02/2025
We have hired on a facilities coordinator to help with the maintenance of our buildings. He lives very close by to our main office and we are hoping that he could eventually become an after-hours contact for the security system as well, but my boss feels as though she remembers there possibly being an issue with doing this. Would you be willing to share your thoughts on this with us?
Smarter ATM and Branch Surveillance
03/02/2025
Cameras are a critical component of ATM and branch security to protect staff, customers, and ATMs.
A New Era of ATM Tech and Crime Tactics
03/02/2025
On September 2, 1969, the first Automated Teller Machine (ATM) - called the Docuteller - started doling out dollars at Chemical Bank (now Chase Bank) in Rockville Center, New York.