06/02/2004
05/17/2004
Other than the Bank Protection Act, are there any other regulations that govern physical vaults and their specific construction requirements? For example, are there specifics regarding burn time, sprinkler protection, etc. that apply to banks and savings associations outside of the rather broad requirements of the BPA?
05/03/2004
I need to update our information technology policy/information security policy. Can you refer me to any online which I can view for ideas and content?
05/03/2004
There are some attorneys in Miami that are telling clients that they do not have to file a SAR for wire transfer fraud. Are there any circumstance when this is correct?
01/01/2004
The recent Census Bureau revelation that the Hispanic population has overtaken the black population as the largest minority group has not gone unnoticed by the banking industry.
11/17/2003
We have a procedure to review unusual activity in employee's accounts on a regular basis. In addition, if we have a suspicion regarding a teller, we have reviewed account activity for that teller. Are there any privacy rules which would restrict our ability to review our employee's account information? Also, is there any consent required by the employee when they begin employment?
11/03/2003
I've attended a number of security officer workshops and have heard many times that the security officer should be a higher level corporate officer, not only due to the management level nature of the tasks involved, but due to the liability the security officer assumes. Just what are those liabilities?
10/01/2003
Federal regulators have some fancy tools and the Comptroller of the Currency plans to use his. The tool in question is federal preemption.
08/04/2003
I am in the process of revamping the policies for our IT department. These policies include Information Security Program, Internet Usage, E-Risk, Disaster Recovery, On-Line Privacy, EDP/End User, and Electronic Banking. Do you have any suggestions on where I can get templates for these policies?
08/04/2003
I am looking for information on the Bank Protection Act. Can you point me in the right direction?