Production of newspapers owned by Chicago-based Tribune Publishing was disrupted after malware began infecting the company's publishing and printing systems. Tribune newspapers report that they appear to have been hit by crypto-locking Ryuk ransomware.
Mastercard has launched a "fusion center" designed to increase its speed of response and coordination among departments in the event of a cyberattack, says CSO Ron Green, who explains the initiative.
Personal information for 1,000 North Korean defectors, including their names and addresses, has been stolen via a malware attack, officials in South Korea warn. They've traced the leak to a malware infection at a refugee resettlement center, and say police continue to investigate.
In the wake of Equifax and other major breaches, sophisticated fraudsters are finding success as never before. Al Pascual of Javelin Strategy and Research discusses how identity impersonation is manifesting.
Leading the latest edition of the ISMG Security Report: Microsoft's Joram Borenstein highlights his top three areas of focus for 2019. Plus, Randy Vanderhoof of the US Payments Forum on securing card transactions in the coming year.
What not to do after a breach? Share your incident response plan with your attorney and say, "Don't pay too much attention to it; we don't follow it." Randy Sabett of Cooley LLP discusses this and other lessons learned from breach investigations.
In an increasingly complex world of interconnected information systems and devices, more must be done to protect critical infrastructure, says Ron Ross of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Traditional app control is failing to do its job. Most modern firewalls are unable to see almost half of all network traffic, leaving parasitic apps to run unseen and unchecked. These apps steal resources, slow down legitimate activities and create security and compliance risks.
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What's ahead for the cybersecurity landscape in 2019? We've received many lists of predictions from vendors and analysts for next year, and we've picked out five of the most interesting ones.
Web portals designed to provide convenient service to consumers can pose substantial security risks, as numerous breaches in recent years have clearly illustrated. What steps can be taken to reduce those risks?
Why do CISOs need to continue to pay attention to perimeter security? Adam Bixler of Netscout Systems provides insights on the importance of countering rapidly evolving perimeter attacks.
Will the newly introduced Data Care Act prove to be a viable U.S. equivalent to the EU's General Data Protection Regulation, or is it destined to fail? An analysis leads this edition of the ISMG Security Report, which also features reports on robotic process automation and Mastercard's "fusion center."
Security operations centers are the hub for an organization's threat detection. But organizations can take a number of steps to improve SOC operations, says Kerry Matre of Palo Alto Networks.
A business disruption caused by cyberattacks corrupting your critical data and configurations of your systems can be as damaging to an organization's financial well-being and reputation as data theft or a complete IT outage.
This can be especially true when cyberattacks involve data encryption or malware...
Facebook violated consumer protection law by failing to protect personal data that consumers thought they'd locked down, the District of Columbia alleges in a new lawsuit. Plus, Facebook is disputing a New York Times report that it ignored privacy settings and shared data with large companies without consent.
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