Hacktivist attacks will increase, and researcher Gregory Nowak says organizations can take proactive steps to reduce exposure and protect brand reputation. Why, then, are many organizations failing?
Cybersecurity threats are so great that the FBI recognizes its falling behind on them. What must be done to contain the flood of cyber criminals? FBI cybersecurity leader Steve Chabinsky offers ideas.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation warns of a scheme involving pop-up windows through which fraudsters trick travelers into installing bogus software updates. The "updates" are really malware installations.
Some of the most-connected people in D.C.'s cybersecurity community never heard of Michael Daniel, who will succeed Howard Schmidt when he retires as White House cybersecurity coordinator. Here's the skinny on Daniel.
A $1.5 million mortgage fraud scheme in Virginia shows that these complex scams continue to thrive. Why is this type of fraud so difficult to detect, and what can be done to prevent it?
How are banking institutions addressing mobile security risks and authentication challenges? Paul Smocer of BITS says some of the proactive steps banks are taking might surprise you.
"You need to educate people, and you need to have the right control procedures in place to ensure that people are aware of insider fraud," says Larry Ponemon, offering tips to reduce insider risks.
In an interview about the insider threat, Ponemon discusses:
Key findings from this new research;
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From mobile and the cloud to DDoS attacks and risks surrounding big data, what should banks and credit unions do now to mitigate exposure? Gartner's Anton Chuvakin offers his top recommendations.
Global Payments has been less than forthcoming with information about its data breach. How could this lack of transparency hurt the processor, and what's the lesson for others?
Banking regulators and law enforcement are collaborating to reduce losses linked to account takeover fraud. They say employee training at the branch level is a critical piece in the fraud fight. Why?
Michael Daniel, who as chief of the White House budget office's intelligence branch has extensive background in IT security, will replace Schmidt as cybersecurity coordinator.
We began speaking with Howard Schmidt years before anyone heard the term cybersecurity coordinator. Here are links to key interviews with Schmidt, who's retiring from that post at month's end.
Banks have a lot of data, but how well is it integrated? How much are institutions gleaning from the data they house? State Street Corp's chief scientist says financial services could be doing more.
How much card fraud can issuers link to the breach at Global Payments? Some sources suggest as many as 7 million payment cards may have been exposed, but how can they be so sure?
Supply chain risks can occur when organizations purchase and implement information and communications technology products and services. See 10 ways to diminish these risks.
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