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Keep the Death Master File alive

There’s been a lot of dead people applying for products and services lately, and that has caused some headaches at the Social Security Administration. The problem is that the SSA regularly publishes the list of who has died, along with … Continue reading

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FFIEC issues supplement to 2005 guidance on Internet banking security

Today, the Federal Financial Institutions Examinations Council (FFIEC) released its long awaited supplement to its October 2005 guidance on authentication in an Internet banking environment. The Supplement reflects the FFIEC’s conclusion that financial institutions and their customers are facing increasing … Continue reading

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It’s here…randomized Social Security numbers

It’s official. As of June 25th, the Social Security Administration (SSA) is now issuing Social Security numbers (SSNs) using a random selection process. Since November 1936 when the first SSN was issued as a personal account number to track income … Continue reading

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