Latest editorial and guest blogs on credit unions information security

The Fraud Blog with Tracy Kitten

Tracking fraud incidents and trends wherever -- and however -- they occur.

Why Skimming Will Grow in 2017

Tracy Kitten • January 3, 2017

Localized skimming attacks, whether waged against ATMs or self-service gas pumps, continue to wreak havoc on banks and credit unions. And we're likely to see an uptick in 2017 as fraudsters ramp up their efforts to cash in.

Visa, MasterCard Agree to Give Gas Pumps a Break on EMV Shift

Visa Clarifies Merchants Have EMV Debit Routing Options

The Public Eye with Eric Chabrow

Keeping tabs on federal government efforts to protect citizens' privacy

DHS Cybersecurity Agency Could Get a New Name and a Revamp

Eric Chabrow • December 13, 2017

What does the title National Protection and Programs Directorate mean to you? It's not so clear, unless you are familiar with the Department of Homeland Security's organizational chart. To clarify its mission, the House has voted to rename - and revamp - the DHS agency.

Trump Campaign Aide Knew Early About Hacked Democratic Emails

Dearth of Support for Kaspersky at Congressional Hearing

Safe & Sound with Marianne Kolbasuk McGee

Insights on the security and privacy of healthcare information.

Top Takeaways From the Healthcare Security Summit

Marianne Kolbasuk McGee • November 17, 2017

Dozens of lively discussions sprung up among the healthcare CISOs, legal experts and leaders from government agencies and technology vendors at Information Security Media Group's Healthcare Security Summit in New York. So what are some of the key takeaways?

Healthcare Security Summit Features Leading CISOs

Database Hijackings: Who's Next?

Euro Security Watch with Mathew J. Schwartz

Tracking security and privacy trends across UK, Europe and beyond

Battling Big Breaches: Are We Getting Better?

Mathew J. Schwartz • February 13, 2019

What if organizations' information security practices have gotten so good that they're finally repelling cybercriminals and nation-state attackers alike? Unfortunately, the five biggest corporate breaches of the past five years - including Yahoo, Marriott and Equifax - suggest otherwise.

Collusion Investigation: 37 Indictments and Counting

Data Breach Collection Contains 773 Million Unique Emails

The Expert's View with Jeremy Kirk

Insights from industry experts

Facebook Gets Its First Real Privacy Penalty - From Apple

Jeremy Kirk • February 1, 2019

Apple's conflict with Facebook this week resulted in the most effective and quickest punishment the social network has ever received over a privacy issue. But should a multi-billion dollar tech company like Apple be picking up the slack for the digital privacy enforcement failures of governments?