Tracy Kitten

Former Director of Global Events Content and Executive Editor, BankInfoSecurity & CUInfoSecurity

Kitten was director of global events content and an executive editor at ISMG. A veteran journalist with more than 20 years of experience, she covered the financial sector for over 10 years. Before joining Information Security Media Group in 2010, she covered the financial self-service industry as the senior editor of ATMmarketplace, part of Networld Media. Kitten has been a regular speaker at domestic and international conferences, and was the keynote at ATMIA's U.S. and Canadian conferences in 2009. She has been quoted by CNN.com, ABC News, Bankrate.com and MSN Money.

Banking on .bank for Security

Tracy Kitten • May 11, 2011

BITS and the ABA are interested in managing future domains affiliated with bank brands and financial interests. If approved, their domain oversight would allow them to control certain domain names registrations.

Battling 'Breach Fatigue'

Tracy Kitten • May 10, 2011

In the wake of recent data breaches, industry experts fear that consumers and employees alike will start exhibiting signs of "breach fatigue" and treat such incidents apathetically. Here are tips for how to ward off apathy.

Fight Fraud with Device ID

Tracy Kitten • May 10, 2011

ThreatMetrix's Taussig says device identification must be part of layered security measures. Banking regulators want financial institutions to deploy multiple layers of online security. But what does that expectation mean when it comes to investments in fraud detection?

Fighting Fraud: Banks Can't Afford to Wait

Tracy Kitten • May 6, 2011

Bankers aren't waiting for the FFIEC to act on the release of its updated online authentication. Instead, they've already begun to comply with the major points recommended in the draft. And the death of Osama bin Laden has heightened concerns terrorists' efforts to launder money through legitimate banking channels.

ACH Fraud: A Cat & Mouse Game

Tracy Kitten • May 5, 2011

Wire fraud incidents from China prove current security measures, including multifactor authentication, are too easy to bypass. And security pundits say it all points back to why the financial industry needs more guidance about adequate online security.

Opportunities in Identity Fraud Management

Tracy Kitten • May 4, 2011

ID fraud prevention requires partnership, and according to Javelin, the future of fraud-detection should be built around integrating a bank's back-end solutions with the fraud-prevention and detection solutions in which consumers are already investing.

Phishing Scheme Uses FDIC

Tracy Kitten • May 3, 2011

FDIC warns of phishy e-mails hitting business owners. The fraudulent e-mails purport to be from the banking regulator, claiming to have important information about business bank accounts.

China Wire Fraud: Warning to Banks

Tracy Kitten • April 29, 2011

In the absence of the FFIEC's new guidance, industry experts say banks need to act now to help mitigate online risks associated with commercial accounts. "You can be sure the attacks won't abate until banks fight back," says Gartner's Avivah Litan.

New Wave of Wire Fraud Strikes Banks

Tracy Kitten • April 27, 2011

Between March 2010 and April 2011, 20 incidents of wire fraud hit small and mid-sized U.S. businesses. All of the transactions involved payments routed to Chinese economic and trade companies located near the Russian border.

Fraud Case Exposes Hackers' Strategy

Tracy Kitten • April 26, 2011

A U.S.-based hacker just pleaded guilty to stealing more than 675,000 credit cards that led to more than $36 million in fraud. "These SQL injections are allowing someone in through the side fence, not the front door," says information security attorney Randy Sabett.

Phishing: E-Mail Needs Authentication

Tracy Kitten • April 25, 2011

Online security has come a long way in recent years, but so have phishing attacks. As the Epsilon e-mail breach proves, fraudsters are honing their attacks through the acquisition detailed e-mail profiles and sensitive information connections, says ID security expert Tim Rohrbaugh.