Kim Peretti, the ex-prosecutor who helped nab Heartland hacker Albert Gonzalez, says recent indictments offer insights into the actors behind global fraud schemes that affected 160 million cardholders.
A judge finds WikiLeaks leaker Bradley Manning not guilty of aiding the enemy but convicts him on other charges. How will the mixed verdict sway NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden's decision on whether to remain on the lam?
White hat hacker Barnaby Jack, who passed away July 25, will be remembered for his demonstrations that dramatically spotlighted the vulnerabilities of ATMs and medical devices.
New details about attacks aimed at compromising card data from Global Payments, Heartland and others were revealed last week when federal authorities unsealed indictments against five alleged cyber-criminals.
Recent DDoS attacks on banks are prime examples of the new age of ideological threats to organizations across all industries. Who are the threat actors, and how can organizations best manage risks?
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Authorities in New York have filed charges against two Russians for card fraud schemes and network malware attacks that compromised 800,000 accounts at Citibank and PNC, as well as data at NASDAQ.
How were four Russians and a Ukrainian allegedly able to steal more than 160 million payment card numbers from corporate networks over seven years? An indictment announced by U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman provides details.
In this week's roundup, a New Hampshire credit union offers details of a malware attack. Plus, Apple reports that its developer website was breached and personal information may have been accessed.
The author of the forthcoming book "Secrets and Leaks" explains why the acts of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden don't carry the same weight as those of Pentagon Papers leaker Daniel Ellsberg.
While U.S. banking institutions brace for the next wave of distributed-denial-of-service attacks, new cyberthreat research reminds us that no industry is DDoS-immune.
IT security pros see metrics as a useful tool to validate operational performance. But many organizations' top leaders evaluate security on cost. It's time to bridge that gap.
Harbor Freight Tools, a 400-store retail chain, is reporting a cyber-attack against its payment processing system. The breach is the latest involving compromised merchant processing systems that one security analyst says proves payments systems are "fundamentally insecure."
The National Security Agency is piloting a new program, as a result of the Edward Snowden incident, in which systems administrators with top-secret clearance can access certain secret documents only with the approval of another colleague.
As social media use grows, so do the risks of organizations getting caught up in costly legal disputes over ownership and assets. Alan Brill of Kroll advises on how to mitigate such risks.
At a time of heightened cybersecurity threats, few organizations have processes for employees at all levels to report breaches. It's time for accelerated breach response, says attorney Ellen Giblin.
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