Posts Tagged ‘FDIC’

FTC Postpones Active Red Flags Rule Enforcement To May 1, 2009

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

I was surprised to read this yesterday…

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Federal Reserve Releases Examination Procedures For Red Flags Rule Compliance

Friday, October 17th, 2008

If you must comply with the Red Flags Rule, which is a rule that falls under the umbrella of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA), which most organizations in the U.S. who process payments from their customers must comply with, for which compliance is required by November 1 of this year, then you should review the recently released guidance documents that will be used by the government oversight examiners…

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Did You Know This Was National Consumer Protection Week?

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

Here’s another event related to compliance, information security and privacy to put on your calendar…
This is National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW) in the U.S.

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FDIC Releases Updated IT Officer’s Risk Management Program Questionnaire

Monday, December 10th, 2007

Last week the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) released an updated version of their IT officer’s risk management program questionnaire for banks and financial organizations to use to prepare for regulator audits.
Information security, privacy and IT pros in all types of organizations can benefit by looking through the questionnaire, even if they are not in a regulated industry. Auditors of all types often take such questionnaires and modify them for their use, so if internal or external auditors are looking at your IT risk management program, chances are they will be looking for similar types of information.

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