Why are breaches in the payments arena so difficult to trace and investigate? Verizon breach investigator Dave Ostertag offers insights about the forensics complexities of a processor breach.
An attack on the Thrift Savings Plan exposed personal details about more than 120,000 federal pension participants. Learn why one expert says the breach could have serious long-term implications.
Israel is being blamed - or, perhaps, taking credit - for the creation of Flame, the sophisticated cyberspyware that has targeted organizations in the Middle East, especially its mortal enemy, the government of Iran.
By understanding the motivations behind hacktivism, organizations can learn why good public relations can play an important role in thwarting attacks or minimizing their impact.
Hacktivist attacks will increase, and researcher Gregory Nowak says organizations can take proactive steps to reduce exposure and protect brand reputation. Why, then, are many organizations failing?
Global Payments has been less than forthcoming with information about its data breach. How could this lack of transparency hurt the processor, and what's the lesson for others?
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?
Banks have a lot of data, but how well is it integrated? How much are institutions gleaning from the data they house? State Street Corp's chief scientist says financial services could be doing more.
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?
Factors driving up the index vary from month to monthly, but the clear takeaway of the survey of IT security practitioners is that they're getting more apprehensive about safeguarding IT.
When breaches occur, most organizations struggle to collect the right data and get investigations off the ground. How can breach response improve? Verizon's Chris Novak offers expert advice.
Do banks and credit unions use all the data they collect? One credit reporting bureau says they could be doing more with their data to track and prevent fraud.
Application security is driving demand for highly skilled consultants. It's a challenging profession, and I've broken out five key skills that will distinguish you in the field.
In Georgia, a man has pleaded guilty for his role in a $1.3 million phishing scheme. How did Bank of America and Chase help law enforcement agencies crack this alleged international fraud ring?
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