The certificate authority system is flawed. It's like the Wild West, disjointed and unregulated, where no enforcement exists for standardized accountability.
In the areas of risk management and business continuity, security professionals have advanced significantly since Sept. 11, 2001. But there's still an issue of complacency that needs to be addressed, says Rolf von Roessing, past international vice president of ISACA.
Hacks are unavoidable; they happen. The challenge is how to handle them once they occur. DigiNotar demonstrates what organizations should not do when a breach is discovered.
Disaster preparedness has come a long way since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, but most organizations are still missing the mark, says Kevin Sullivan, former investigator with the New York State Police.
Mobile definitely has vulnerabilities that pose risks. But are our concerns about open-source platforms and the mainstream availability of downloadable mobile apps over-hyped?
Breach notification laws in most states would be preempted if a bill approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee becomes law. But that's a big if because of GOP objections, such as those voiced by the panel's ranking member, Charles Grassley.
Known as "recursion" among his LulzSec compatriots, Cody Kretsinger is among the hacking group's members responsible for the breach of Sony Pictures Entertainment computers between May 27 and June 2, according to federal authorities.
The breach earlier this month of certificate authority DigiNotar could prove to be the worst security event ever to happen on the Internet because it threatens, at its core, a fundamental principle of Internet transactions - economic and social - trust.
The Dutch company that was deceived by hackers into issuing fraudulent digital certificates is liquidating its assets under the protection of a bankruptcy court in the Netherlands after failing to recover from the attack.
With the Swiss bank offering new details about the severity of its trading scandal, industry experts share insights on risk management and the failure of systems and staff to detect unauthorized trades.
International communication and public-private partnerships are the keys to cybersecurity in the financial space, according to the Department of Homeland Security and the Financial Services - Information Sharing and Analysis Center.
The Texas wildfires, which over the past seven days have consumed over 9,205 acres, are a wake-up call to financial institutions to review their business continuity and disaster recovery plans.
The nascent field of cyber intelligence addresses threats that originate anonymously within cyberspace with potentially enormous consequences: physical destruction and economic chaos.
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