Today's cyber-culture causes financial institutions to rely heavily on the use of electronic information, which can be a gold mine for hackers. Malicious individuals are constantly searching for security vulnerabilities and weaknesses to gain access to electronic information. Are you taking the proper steps to protect...
Data breaches tied to credit and debit cards accounted for more than 25% of all breaches in 2011. What must banking institutions and merchants do to help reverse this trend?
Data breaches are under-reported, and breached organizations aren't giving consumers the information they need about these compromises, says Karen Barney of the Identity Theft Resource Center.
Jason Clark, CSO of Websense, has met recently with 400 CSOs. In a pre-RSA Conference interview, he discusses how security leaders can be more effective when facing mobile security and other challenges.
In the wake of the latest high-profile hacktivist attacks against banking institutions, industry experts offer these tips to bolster online security, customer awareness and the corporate image.
Organizations that have experienced a breach report that three lessons they learned were to limit the amount of personal information collected, limit sharing data with third parties and limit the amount of data stored, a new survey shows.
How can companies and IT security leaders keep a security breach from becoming a long-term problem and stop it from negatively affecting their customer base?
Recently discovered viruses, consisting of Trojans and other malware, at City College of San Francisco have stolen personal banking information and other data from perhaps tens of thousands of students, faculty and administrators, says John Rizzo, president of the board of trustees.
Zappos.com and its parent company Amazon.com face a class action lawsuit stemming from a recent data breach that affected more than 24 million customers.
Zappos was quick to communicate after discovering a data breach impacting 24 million customers. But did the online retailer respond appropriately, or make some missteps in its haste to notify? Francoise Gilbert of the IT Law Group gives a mixed review.
Cyberhackers are increasing their efforts to target online credentials. And phishing attacks waged against accountholders at Chase in the U.S. and Barclays in the U.K. have made it clear that banking accounts are the target.
As we close out one year and begin another, we look back at IT security lessons that emerged over the past 12 months. Here are five that should resonate in the coming year.
Breaches have an adverse impact on the fundamental operations of a business or government and without fully understanding that, executives and managers cannot smartly run their operations successfully.
These new sites now make Information Security Media Group the largest global network of information security-focused media sites, reaching the most diverse audience of decision-makers in each of ISMG's key markets.
Fraud threats have changed little in the past decade. But their global scale has, and James Ratley, president of the ACFE, details how fraud examiners must change their approach to fighting these crimes in 2012.
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