President Obama says his proposed cybersecurity budget is designed to help prevent foreign nations or hackers from shutting down American networks, stealing trade secrets or invading the privacy of American families.
For the third time in recent weeks, in-the-wild attacks are exploiting a newly discovered zero-day vulnerability in
Adobe's Flash plug-in for Web browsers, Trend Micro reports.
Hackers posing as women on Skype tricked Syrian opposition fighters into infecting their systems with malware, which furnished the hackers with "valuable insight into military operations," according to a new report from cybersecurity firm FireEye.
Recognizing the behavior of an intruder, rather than relying on digital signatures, will prove to be a better way to prevent hackers from pilfering data and creating havoc in IT systems, says Radware CEO Roy Zisapel.
Even a few weeks after the RBI announced its plan to consider removal of the two-factor authentication requirement for small-value transactions, security critics continue to react strongly against the notion.
Starting in April, Singapore plans to have a dedicated and centralized cybersecurity agency. But experts question whether the agency can take a holistic approach and effectively coordinate with industry.
Chinese authorities reportedly want foreign software and hardware vendors that sell to its banking sector to share source code and encryption keys. Western technology firms have reacted with alarm.
Lawmakers are more serious than ever about cybersecurity legislation. Their intent is to enact, but can they compromise on legislation to share cyberthreat information and nationalize data breach notification?
The Federal Reserve's just-released plan for faster payments and technology standardization, while applicable to ACH and wire transactions, won't easily translate for card payments, says Troy Leach of the PCI Security Standards Council.
Data breaches are inevitable, hence it's up to executives to ensure their enterprise is secured, without trying to encrypt everything, warns Prakash Panjwani, president and chief executive officer of SafeNet.
In the wake of an "inebriated" government employee crashing a drone on the White House lawn, federal officials sound warnings over the potential weaponization of consumer drones. But is it anything more than a Hollywood-style movie plot?
A payment card breach at an Indiana resort signals that similar incidents will occur throughout 2015 as businesses continue to deal with malware and point-of-sale attacks, one security expert says.
Despite bipartisan rhetoric, comments from lawmakers and witnesses at a Jan. 27 House hearing illustrate why reaching a consensus on a national data breach notification law remains a challenge.
The FBI has issued an alert about a "Business E-mail Compromise" fraud scam targeting businesses that regularly make wire transfers to foreign companies. Experts offer mitigation insights.
The Federal Reserve on Jan. 26 revealed its roadmap for an overhaul of the U.S. payments system, which includes plans for faster settlement and a focus on improving payments security to reduce fraud.
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