Heartland Data Breach: Doug Johnson, American Bankers Association

Published: Feb. 12, 2009, 10:28 p.m.

Scores of banking institutions have stepped forward and said they and their customers have been impacted by the Heartland Payment Systems data breach. But what can and should they do to understand and respond to the breach?\n\n

In an exclusive interview, Doug Johnson of the American Bankers Association discusses:\n\nWhat the ABA knows now about the Heartland breach; \nWhere banking institutions can go to get additional information; \nWhat to tell bank customers; \nResources the ABA offers member institutions re: data breaches.\n\n\n\n

Johnson serves as Senior Policy Analyst for the American Bankers Association, where his public policy responsibilities include payments system technology and the relationship between technology, privacy, and security. He also advises the ABA and its members on a variety of other matters, including social security reform, real estate brokerage, mortgage finance, and public funds.