Information sharing is key. The more we share about attacks - vulnerabilities and vectors - the more we will learn about how the attacks are waged, who's behind them and what they're after.
The complexity of the smart grid introduces a cybersecurity challenge that isn't easy to overcome. ENISA's Konstantinos Moulinos outlines the steps needed to improve smart grid security.
Customers of Bank of America, Citibank and the former Washington Mutual Bank were taken for millions as part of an ID theft and bank fraud scheme run for nearly six years from a California prison.
Organizations will be learning lessons from Superstorm Sandy for years to come. But one community bank's story speaks to the power of business continuity preparation, which helped avert catastrophe.
President Obama has proclaimed December as Critical Infrastructure Protection and Resilience Month, and is using that declaration to continue his campaign to get Congress to enact comprehensive cybersecurity legislation.
For the third time in a month, a source claiming to be part of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Cyber Fighters has granted an interview to discuss the distributed denial of service attacks on U.S. banks.
The leaders in Congress on cybersecurity matters are the chairs of the committees that have jurisdiction over IT security. In both houses, chairmanship changes mean new lawmakers will lead legislative initiatives on cybersecurity in the 113th Congress.
With high-profile DDoS attacks on leading banking institutions, what should the industry do to improve detection and prevention? Akamai's Mike Smith says most steps aren't so difficult to implement.
South Carolina's Revenue Department went nearly a year without a chief information security officer before its tax system was hacked this summer. The agency's chief says the state couldn't find a qualified candidate for the job that pays $100,000 a year.
Small attacks aimed at merchants are proving the most fruitful for hackers, recent analysis from Verizon shows. But risk expert Wade Baker says there are steps banking institutions can take to respond.
Given the magnitude of sensitive information on Social Security Administration computers, the inspector general says, any loss of confidentiality, integrity or availability of systems or data could have a significant impact on the nation's economy.
The recent wave of DDoS attacks against top U.S. banks is a wake-up call for organizations that are ill-prepared to fight against such an attack. NIST's Matthew Scholl offers strategies to mitigate the threat.
Developing a bring-your-own-device
policy that's well-integrated with an organization's overall information security strategy requires a multi-disciplinary, collaborative approach, says attorney Stephen Wu.
How do we provide mobile applications to our users that fulfill their need for immediate access, but also provide them with assurance that their information is safe? Here are four fundamentals.
A report released by Gov. Nikki Haley says the hacker obtained the password when an employee of the Department of Revenue opened an e-mail containing malicious computer code.
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