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  • Obama Cybersecurity Coordinator Resigns

    Howard Schmidt to Step Down at End of Month Eric Chabrow - May 17, 2012
    Obama Cybersecurity Coordinator Resigns

    Michael Daniel, who as chief of the White House budget office's intelligence branch has extensive background in IT security, will replace Schmidt as cybersecurity coordinator.

  • KYC Practices Fight Fraud

    ACH Fraud Prevention Requires More Staff Education Tracy Kitten - May 17, 2012
    KYC Practices Fight Fraud

    Banking regulators and law enforcement are collaborating to reduce losses linked to account takeover fraud. They say employee training at the branch level is a critical piece in the fraud fight. Why?

  • Global Breach Date Now Jan. 2011

    Visa, MasterCard Offer Revised Timeline Tracy Kitten - May 16, 2012
    Global Breach Date Now Jan. 2011

    New alerts from Visa and MasterCard suggest the breach at Global Payments dates to January 2011, an exposure window significantly longer than originally reported. What are the implications for card issuers?

  • Key Phish Phry Player Sentenced

    Last Figure in International Phishing Ring Gets Prison Term Tracy Kitten - May 16, 2012
    Key Phish Phry Player Sentenced

    A U.S. District Court has sentenced the last key figure from 2009's Operation Phish Phry, a two-year international cybercrime investigation that resulted in the arrest of 100 fraudsters on two continents.

  • 10 Practices to Secure the Supply Chain

    NIST Drafting New Guidance to Mitigate Supply Chain Risk Eric Chabrow - May 15, 2012
    10 Practices to Secure the Supply Chain

    Supply chain risks can occur when organizations purchase and implement information and communications technology products and services. See 10 ways to diminish these risks.

  • Is Global's Breach Growing?

    Sources Say 7 Million Cards May Have Been Exposed Tracy Kitten - May 15, 2012
    Is Global's Breach Growing?

    How much card fraud can issuers link to the breach at Global Payments? Some sources suggest as many as 7 million payment cards may have been exposed, but how can they be so sure?

  • Check Fraud: The Next Generation

    Schemes Have Evolved, But Detection Methods Haven't Tracy Kitten - May 14, 2012
    Check Fraud: The Next Generation

    Check fraud risk may seem minor, relative to threats posed by emerging e-commerce channels. But the lines between checks and e-payments are blurring. What can institutions do to mitigate the threats?

  • FFIEC: After the Risk Assessment

    Gartner's Litan on Institutions' Anti-Fraud Priorities Jeffrey Roman - May 11, 2012
    FFIEC: After the Risk Assessment

    Gartner's Avivah Litan says banking institutions are spending resources on risk assessments. But what steps will they take next to conform to the FFIEC Authentication Guidance? Litan shares insights.

  • Breaking Down a Hacktivist Attack

    Learn How a DDoS Assault Went Down, and Was Prevented Jeffrey Roman - May 11, 2012
    Breaking Down a Hacktivist Attack

    Security firm Imperva had the opportunity to watch a hacktivist attack play out. Learn what the three phases of the attack were and how it was stopped.

  • Online Retailer Breached

    Incident Highlights E-Commerce Vulnerabilities Tracy Kitten - May 11, 2012
    Online Retailer Breached

    N.Y.-based clothing retailer Opening Ceremony says a breach of its online boutique likely exposed names, addresses and credit card details. Why are card breaches becoming increasingly common?

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