Application Security
There are many good reasons to add Application security at the core of an organization’s Internet strategy:
• Ensuring customer trust
• Encouraging website adoption
• Creating and maintaining competitive advantage
• Managing legal and regulatory risks
• Reducing cost of manual testing, recovery and fixes

Online Compliance for Banking and financial services
Banking Organizations operating on the Internet -- whether in the commercial or public sector -- face a growing surge of regulations and legislation. Rules governing online privacy and data security, as well as accessibility by disabled citizens, are increasingly detailed and are being enforced with increasing vigor by regulators.
When it comes to specific legislation, the financial services and pharmaceutical/healthcare industries are among the most closely regulated.

For example, laws such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Disability Discrimination Act in the UK and the EU’s Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations all set requirements for how information is displayed online, and how the underlying data is gathered, stored, shared and communicated.

The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) applies to financial services companies, and governs the way that affiliated financial services firms share customer information. The Act requires for privacy and security policies, annual privacy notices, opt outs for information sharing and, under the Safeguard Rule, proactive steps to secure customer information.

Financial services firms across Europe are governed by highly specific rules covering trading in shares and other securities, collective investments, deposit taking and banking services, and lending. The laws and regulations impose specific requirements on how services are advertised, on disclosure of information, and on financial advice.

Financial services companies and related businesses, such as estate agencies -- are also under obligations to establish the identity of customers in order to prevent money laundering. These obligations apply whether the initial contact is in a branch, by phone or over the Internet. Applicable legislation includes the Financial Services and Markets Act in the UK, which is regulated by the Financial Services