A confluence of events is bringing the need for a new cybersecurity perimeter into clearer focus. The rapid adoption of "cloud first" strategies -across multiple cloud computing flavors (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS and more) - combined with the reality that "work from home" simply hastened employees need for access to apps and...
Validating identity across every digital channel is essential to track money movement information and help control P2P payment fraud, two fraud-fighting experts say.
Fraudsters are sending phishing emails with messages about the Coinbase cryptocurrency exchange to Microsoft Office 365 users in an attempt to take over their inboxes and gain access to data, according to the security firm KnowBe4.
The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report analyzes why clothing retailer H&M was hit with a hefty fine for violating the EU's General Data Protection Rule. Also featured: The coming of age of digital identities; deputy CSO at Mastercard on top priorities for 2021.
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is warning about a recent spike in Emotet botnet attacks - designed to spread other malware - that are targeting state and local government agencies.
Digital identity is coming of age as a way to enable COVID-19 contact tracing, crack down on payment fraud and much more, says Tony Craddock of the Emerging Payments Association.
U.S. federal agencies operate some of the world's largest and most complex digital networks, but many of them rely on older, legacy technology for critical operations. Add to this the fact that the federal government is highly targeted by nationstate adversaries and traditional criminals alike, and the need for...
The FBI is warning organizations in the financial sector about an increase in botnet-launched credential stuffing attacks that are leading to the theft of millions. Many of these attacks, which target APIs, are being fed by billions of stolen credentials leaked over the last several years.
Shopify's announcement this week that two employees inappropriately accessed transactional data from 200 of the merchants that use its e-commerce platform demonstrates the importance of taking a "zero trust" approach to security and improving identity and access management capabilities, security experts say.
A bipartisan bill looks to take some initial steps toward creating nationwide digital identity standards that can address a range of security issues, including theft and fraud stemming from data breaches. The legislation is backed by the Better Identity Coalition.
Few organizations can support breach defense, secure DevOps, guard the privacy of individuals and their data, and enable compliance with worldwide regulations at enterprise scale. This infobrief explores a broad set of integrated security, risk, and governance solutions which can enable these capabilities for your...
While nearly three-quarters of cybersecurity professionals would grade their organization's
ability to identify and mitigate a cyberattack, as above average or superior, nearly half have
been subject to a spear-phishing attack and a third have suffered a malware incident in the
last year. Further, over half of...
Increasingly, cyber attacks are taking advantage of privileged accounts, and traditional PAM controls are not enough to defend against them. Tim Keeler of Remediant discusses the role of Zero Standing Privilege and just-in-time privileged account defense.
To help prevent payments-related fraud, better identity verification of merchants and consumers is needed, says Alastair Johnson of Nuggets, a payments and identity management company.
The emerging cloud-delivered service model known as security access service edge, or SASE, is designed to help simplify security for remote access, says Sean Duca of Palo Alto Networks, who explains how the model works.
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