In a new alert, the OCC says banking institutions should be concerned about fraud attempts linked to recent distributed-denial-of-service attacks on prominent U.S. banks.
CISOs' top three priorities for 2013 are emerging threats, technology trends and filling security gaps, says RSA CISO Eddie Schwartz. But what new strategies should leaders employ to tackle these challenges?
House Cybersecurity Caucus Co-Chair Jim Langevin sees the new International Telecommunication Regulations, approved in Dubai earlier this month over the objections of the U.S., as a veiled threat to suffocate Internet freedom around the world.
The Government Accountability Office is preparing a comprehensive analysis of the nation's cybersecurity strategy to determine its effectiveness in securing government IT and critical information infrastructures.
Hacktivists' phase 2 DDoS attacks against U.S. banks appeared to subside Dec. 19, when only Wells Fargo reported limited online access issues. How does the latest incident compare to previous attacks?
As the recent PATCO case shows, fraud litigation is moving away from just establishing damages. The key legal question now is: What is reasonable security? Attorneys discuss the 2013 fraud legal landscape.
Threats have evolved, and so have our Internet needs. This is why organizations need to explore the security and productivity gains of the next-generation firewall, says Patrick Sweeney of Dell SonicWALL.
Organizations must gather as much information as possible to make informed decisions in order to respond to IT incidents more effectively, says ENISA's Marnix Dekker.
"While these two priorities - sharing and safeguarding - are often seen as mutually exclusive, in reality they are mutually reinforcing," President Obama says in the introduction to the strategy.
When it comes to mobile security, users say the right things, but still indulge in risky behavior. Javelin's Al Pascual tells how security leaders can create better partnerships and practices in 2013.
The arrest of 10 individuals allegedly tied to a global phishing scheme that exploited Facebook is good news. But experts say banking institutions need to push stronger security and authentication to protect accounts.
The line between national security and civilian systems is a blurry one, says Franklin Reeder, a former OMB executive, who co-authored a report identifying ways to cross the line to defend both.
Hacktivists announced Dec. 18 that they planned yet another round of distributed-denial-of-service attacks against five U.S. banks. Wells Fargo confirmed its online banking site experienced outages throughout the day.
Eurograbber got banks' attention after compromising out-of-band authentication in Europe. But researchers say it's the knowledge of the hackers behind the attack, not the Trojan, that's most concerning.
PNC confirmed its online banking site was bombarded with high volumes of traffic for the second time this week. Meanwhile, banks worldwide are watching and preparing for similar DDoS attacks.
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