Many chief information security officers have the business savvy and technical know-how to be their organization's chief information risk officer. But should CISOs assume that extra role?
John Streufert, the DHS director overseeing the rollout of a federal continuous diagnostic initiative to mitigate IT systems vulnerabilities, expects that many state and local governments will participate in the program.
Special Publication 800-101 Revision 1 is aimed to help organizations develop procedures to deal with the explosion of mobile devices and to prepare specialists to conduct forensically sound examinations.
Scientists are discovering ways to make quantum key distribution a more cost-effective and efficient way to securely share encryption keys, but there's still a long way to go before the methods can be practically applied.
Even with the latest disclosures of the efforts the National Security Agency goes through to decrypt Internet communications, enterprises can take specific steps to protect their information from prying eyes.
The FDIC is urging banking institutions to pay more attention to vendor management in light of recent breaches, such as one that compromised core processor Fidelity National Information Services.
The NSA, in a highly classified program code-named Bullrun, used supercomputers, technical trickery, court orders and behind-the-scenes persuasion to undermine encryption, according to a news report.
Citi's settlement with two states over a breach that exposed 360,000 cards will likely set an example for other states. One expert says banking institutions will likely pay more damages when accounts are compromised.
International markets that have implemented EMV technology are seeing reductions in card fraud, but non-EMV markets are seeing dramatic upticks, says U.K.-based card fraud expert Neira Jones.
The massive initiative to deploy continuous monitoring at U.S. federal government agencies will be done in phases, with the initial rollout occurring over three years, the Department of Homeland Security's John Streufert says.
Fraud is increasing across the board, but attributing losses to certain types of fraud continues to pose challenges for many banking institutions, says Doug Johnson of the American Bankers Association.
"We've made the investments in our shields, they must work" - this statement must have been decried by legions of ancient soldiers as this age-old defense decayed before their eyes and they were crushed on the battlefield. In fact, the graveyard is littered with 'proven' defense strategies which, given time, have...
Iris scanning is becoming old hat for authenticating individuals entering secured facilities or crossing international borders, but it remains several years away for use in providing access to IT systems.
Few community banks and credit unions have taken the necessary steps to help guard against the growing risks of patent infringement lawsuits. What lessons can they learn from larger institutions?
Account takeover fraud is growing globally, and it's not just banks that are suffering, says analyst Julie Conroy. Here, Conroy explains why fraudsters continually have the upper hand.
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