The unexpected departure of Steven VanRoekel as the federal chief information officer likely will have little direct impact on the Obama administration's cybersecurity initiatives. Find out why.
Security experts analyze the latest details that big-box retailer Home Depot provided about a breach that exposed 56 million payment cards. A hot topic: the nature of the malware used in the attack.
How banks and law enforcement can work together to fight global cybercrime was a hot topic at our Fraud Summit Toronto. And the discussion will continue at our Sept. 23 summit in London.
Legislation that aims to help the Department of Homeland Security recruit and retain cybersecurity professionals is one step closer to becoming law now that it won unanimous approval in the Senate.
Sheplers, a western-wear retailer based in Frisco, Texas, says the company's payment systems have been breached by hackers who gained access to some of its customers' payment card information.
Travel-booking website Viator is notifying approximately 1.4 million customers about a data breach that could potentially affect payment card data, along with other personal information, used to make bookings.
The new Apple Pay mobile payment system isn't going to kill credit cards. But when it launches next month in the United States, the system could help improve payment security. Learn how Apple Pay works.
ATM-related fraud is quickly evolving, says Graham Mott, head of the U.K.'s LINK Scheme and a presenter at the Sept. 23 London Fraud Summit. New malware attacks waged against ATMs prove why information sharing among banking peers is critical.
Home Depot says an estimated 56 million payment cards were exposed in a data breach at its U.S. and Canadian stores. The retailer says an investigation revealed the breach involved custom-built malware not used in other cyber-attacks.
Leading this week's industry news roundup, Cisco unveils a next-generation firewall, and SurfWatch Labs introduces a cyber-risk application aimed at the C-Suite.
A cross-site scripting vulnerability at eBay.co.uk left an undetermined number of users susceptible to an attack that attempted to steal their credentials when they clicked on links within a listing offering a used iPhone for sale.
Apple announces security and privacy changes tied to the release of iOS8, including better data encryption, more secure iCloud backups, and a corporate promise to be more transparent. But it delays release of its HealthKit.
Recalling an up to 10-day delay in Homeland Security helping other agencies cope with the Heartbleed vulnerability, DHS's Phyllis Schneck champions FISMA reform legislation that would codify the department's role as guardian of civilian agency IT.
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announces that five individuals have been arrested and charged for their alleged role in a New York-area ID theft ring that targeted customers of local banks and resulted in $850,000 in fraud losses.
Federal government auditors have identified weaknesses in the technical controls protecting the security of the federally run Obamacare HealthCare.gov website and systems, which they say create increased and unnecessary risks.
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