Tools & Technology

• Online Bank Fraud Suit Settled (BankInfoSecurity)

  November 29, 2012

  Patco and its bank resolve case involving $500,000 account takeover in 2009.

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  Making Sense of Babble

  By Richard Gamble  |  November 28, 2012

  Toyota Financial Services resolves multiple banking connections and messaging formats with a solution built on SWIFT Integrator.

• Banks See FX Profits Erode (WSJ)

  November 28, 2012

  Electronic trading cuts into banks’ revenue from foreign exchange.

• China Hack Attack Drives California Firm to Brink

  By Michael Riley, Bloomberg  |  November 28, 2012

  Software maker Solid Oak endures three years of cyber harassment.

• Cybercriminals Target SEPA Migration (Finextra)

  November 26, 2012

  McAfee says scammers aim to initiate Sepa credit transfers to mules in EU.

• Remote Deposit Could Be Banking Killer App (Finextra)

  November 21, 2012

  Atlanta Fed cites benefits and risks in study.

• Political Gridlock Leaves U.S. Facing Cyber Risk

  By Eric Engleman and Michael Riley  |  November 15, 2012

  Reid can't muster the votes to revive cybersecurity measure in Senate.

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  Windows 8: Microsoft’s Big Bet

  By Joe Dysart  |  November 12, 2012

  Companies will likely be slow to adopt the new operating system, analysts say. (Microsoft's Steve Ballmer)

• China Most Threatening Force in Cyberspace, Panel Says

  By Tony Capaccio, Bloomberg  |  November 6, 2012

  Chinese hackers intent on gathering intelligence rather than launching attacks, according to U.S. panel.

• Companies Keep Mum as Cyber Attacks Snare Deal Data

  By Ben Elgin, Dune Lawrence and Michael Riley, Bloomberg  |  November 5, 2012

  Coca-Cola, ArcelorMittal and Chesapeake Energy among companies that failed to disclose computer attacks.