Organizations are finding it hard to achieve their security goals with the supply of highly qualified security experts being low and the demand astronomically high.
The Information Security Officer (ISO) at a large bank, serving a variety of commercial businesses, construction companies and the farming community,...
One way to ensure greater protection for consumers and their personal information following massive data breaches is to give the U.S. Federal Trade Commission the ability to impose greater civil penalties against consumer reporting agencies, such as Equifax, a new government report concludes.
At its core, compliance is about behavior. It's about whether your users utilize protected data sets in an appropriate manner. While most organizations focus on the establishing and assessment of the security controls around access, the true test of compliance revolves around having visibility into what users do with...
Social media account takeovers have become synonymous with embarrassing headlines that feature well-known companies and figures. If your organization has a prominent account, cyber attackers will see you as a ripe target.
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How these takeovers are possible;
Why the complexity of...
Little has been done to address the social media hacking problem despite continued headlines. Most organizations lack the protective countermeasures or the expertise to mitigate risk and respond to incidents. Few companies know how to re-gain control after an account compromise or how to prevent an attack in the first...
The FBI, Gartner, and many other security analysts cite social media as one of the fastest growing security threats. That is why it is important for security teams at organizations with a significant social media presence to gain an understanding of this new attack surface and develop a plan to protect the...
Fraudulent social media brand pages are often used for phishing, malware, and other scams which negatively impact your customers and damage your brand reputation. How can organizations take action against these accounts?
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Identify fraudulent accounts;
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Regulated industries such as financial, healthcare, pharmaceutical, and insurance organizations are under pressure to advance their business by using social media. But how will the regulatory guidelines for social media communications set forth by FINRA, the SEC, FFIEC, and the FDA impact these activities?
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Over the past year, fines levied by various regulatory agencies against breached entities have helped to shape and clarify what cybersecurity attorney Joseph Burton calls the cybersecurity standard of care - a standard for reasonable security that courts will turn to when determining liability and fault in the wake of...
Easy, secure communication is a valuable asset in the financial services
industry. Sensitive information is circulating on a day-to-day basis to
customers, third-party organizations and strategic partners, and one
communication tool emerges above the rest when exchanging sensitive
personal information -...
Securing sensitive emails isn't just a best practice - it's often the law. Compliance with
regulations is a priority for healthcare, financial services and government organizations; it may
also need to be a priority for companies that work with these organizations or practice business
in specific...
Comptroller of the Currency Thomas Curry says "it's only fair" that merchants should be responsible for some of the expenses that result when their systems are breached. Now, security experts consider the implications of his comments.
Expenses linked to the data breach at Target Corp. have already cost the 58 member institutions of the Consumer Bankers Association more than $170 million - a price they should not have to pay, says the association's David Pommerehn.
When breaches result from retailers' lax security practices, merchants should be obligated to help banking institutions cover fraud losses and other post-breach expenses, says Viveca Ware of the Independent Community Bankers of America.
Information sharing within the financial sector has been critical in thwarting cyber-attacks. Legislation pending before Congress would help bridge the information gap among industries, says Paul Smocer of BITS.
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