Jun 22 2009 14 mins 4
The Heartland Payment Systems (HPY) data breach came as an unpleasant surprise to many financial institutions and their customers in early 2009. What are the threats we should eye as we look ahead to 2010? In an exclusive interview, Bryan Sartin of Verizon Business, discusses the company's exhaustive research of data breaches, offering insight on:
Breach trends that financial institutions should watch;
Where institutions are most vulnerable;
Security strategies and technologies that are most effective.
Sartin heads up the investigative response team at Verizon Business. As a senior forensics examiner, he has taken the lead in many high-profile data compromise investigations in the Americas, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. In addition, Sartin is well-versed in both criminal and civil computer forensic procedures, is a certified expert witness, and is a frequent course instructor and speaker on the topics of incident response planning, computer forensics and regulatory compliance.
