At the Black Hat event in Las Vegas later this month, researchers plan to reveal vulnerabilities in hooking engines, a critical component of security software and other applications, including Microsoft Office.
Adoption of cloud applications and infrastructure is increasing. As a result, IT teams are expected to be experts in evaluating their features and capabilities. Deep knowledge of redundancy, global infrastructure, and SLAs has also become business critical. However, there is one section in the cloud service provider's...
Examining the human factor in the age of cyber conflict and the new healthcare challenge concerning ransomware highlight this edition of the ISMG Security Report. Also, hackers target the Republican convention.
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A bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced legislation to encourage agencies to use secure cloud computing services as an alternative to continued reliance on legacy systems, which some government officials and IT security practitioners say puts data at risk.
An analysis of the record of the U.K.'s new prime minister, Theresa May, on cybersecurity and online privacy and a report on efforts to create an antidote to ransomware highlight this edition of the ISMG Security Report.
All fraud hurts, but when compared to other instruments and transaction channels, nothing has the potential to hurt like check deposit fraud. Account take over is still a major problem in the banking industry, and with recent mass compromise events, the risk is on an upswing.
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A recent interview about Hillary Clinton's email server controversy drew numerous comments, with respondents divided over whether users will devise ways to circumvent systems safeguards to do their jobs more effectively. Join the conversation.
There's often a dangerous trade-off made between convenience and security. That's illustrated no better than by a recent issue patched by Microsoft. It's an attack so devilishly smooth that it's a wonder hackers had not figured it out before.
The Chinese government likely was responsible for the hacking of computers at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. in 2010, 2011 and 2013, according to a new congressional report. Also, a new audit from the FDIC inspector general criticizes the agency for continued lax information security practices.
How low will ransomware go? New malware - dubbed Ranscam - demands bitcoins to unlock files, but in reality they've already been deleted, researchers warn. As always when it comes to defending against ransomware, preparation pays.
Challenges such as false positive alerts, authentication issues for users, and tool management represent a huge distraction that takes your security team's attention away from fraud prevention, increases your security costs, and makes it more difficult for your organization to adapt to emerging threats as quickly as...
When evaluating and implementing fraud prevention technologies, most security professionals focus on only the fraud avoidance capabilities. They often overlook the potentially significant adverse impact on customers' experience and operational costs. Good fraud prevention solutions must be effective at identifying and...
You work hard to maintain your organization's reputation as a trusted financial advisor, and with good reason. Because many banks offer similar services and interest rates, one of your greatest differentiators, from your customers' perspective, is service.
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The malware industry supplies all the components cybercriminals need to easily perpetrate malware-driven financial fraud and data theft. In today's virtual world, the scope of organizations vulnerable to malware-driven cybercrime is quite broad. In addition to banks and credit unions that are subject to online banking...
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