Author: Ken Palla
Since 2005, Ken has been in Online Security. He was a Director at MUFG Union Bank, retiring in early 2019. He helped shape the initial responses to the U.S. 2005 and 2011 FFIEC Regulatory Guidance to improve online security for US Banks. He is an early adopter and has selected and implemented a number of online security products. Ken was an advisor to the RSA eFraud Global Forum and a Program Committee member for the annual San Francisco RSA Conference. He was on The Knoble Scam Committee for three years. In 2019, he received the Legends of Fraud Award at the 3rd annual FraudCON conference in Israel. He is currently consulting to banks and to online security vendors.
Is 2026 The Toughest Year for Online Security?

We are half way through 2026 and we are starting to see the impacts of Gen AI for evil. In just one example, fraudsters have figured out how to defeat many controls around account opening. Create and upload a bogus government document—no problem. Do a selfie and liveness test—no problem. Submit PII to look like […]