The idea of a cyber war council, reportedly proposed by a financial services industry trade group, has not received an enthusiastic reception from cybersecurity experts, some of whom question its viability to defend against cyberattacks.
Attorneys for Target have requested a halt in the discovery process for class action lawsuits stemming from the retailer's December 2013 data breach until the court can consider its forthcoming motions to dismiss most of the suits.
Is having too many stakeholders who care about cyberspace's viability a hindrance to security? That's one way to interpret comments from White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Michael Daniel as he addresses the challenges of governing the Internet.
More than three years after he was indicted, an alleged hacker accused of breaking into point-of-sale systems at retailers throughout the nation has been arrested by the U.S. Secret Service.
A Tampa, Fla., woman has been sentenced to seven years in prison for her role in a fraud scheme that compromised 4,000 payment card numbers and led to an estimated loss of $650,000.
The "Bolware" malware gang has used Web injection and "man-in-the-browser" techniques to steal up to $3.75 billion. The attack campaign demonstrates how easily attackers anywhere in the world can commit browser-based fraud.
Characterizing the state of employment among American information security practitioners, executive recruiter Joyce Brocaglia says, "We are experiencing negative unemployment in the field of information security."
What is the consumer impact of big data breaches such as Target's and P.F. Chang's? Victims blame the breached entities, and they want government action, says Al Pascual of Javelin Strategy & Research.
P.F. Chang's has issued an update to customers, saying its data breach was the work of a "highly sophisticated" gang, and that forensics experts continue to investigate the full extent of the breach.
From Neiman Marcus to P.F. Chang's, 2014 has shaped up to be the 'Year of the Data Breach.' What lessons can be gleaned from the trenches of breach investigation? Experian's Michael Bruemmer shares tips.
A remote-access attack on a POS vendor may have resulted in the exposure of payment card transactions conducted at at restaurants throughout the northwestern U.S.
The "Energetic Bear," a.k.a. "Dragonfly," hacking campaign targets U.S. and Western European energy firms. While the hackers appear to be backed by Russia, the purpose of their attacks remains unclear.
A class action suit against breached restaurant chain P.F. Chang's China Bistro is unlikely to succeed, some security experts say, because proving consumer losses linked to specific merchant data breaches is difficult.
The world may move at Internet speed, but the IT security and risk management challenges organizations face seem to be tackled at a much slower pace. Hard to believe, right?
A credit card breach at six Splash Car Wash locations in Connecticut involved malware that compromised the company's credit card systems. Two security experts offer analysis of the incident.
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