IT security pros see metrics as a useful tool to validate operational performance. But many organizations' top leaders evaluate security on cost. It's time to bridge that gap.
When it comes to fighting fraud, technology can only go so far, says Nancy Guglielmo of BITS. So, how can banking institutions truly correct the user behavior that enables many fraud schemes?
As social media use grows, so do the risks of organizations getting caught up in costly legal disputes over ownership and assets. Alan Brill of Kroll advises on how to mitigate such risks.
Former federal banking examiner Amy McHugh says detailed risk assessments have to be a priority. And recent legal decisions and settlements in disputes involving corporate account takeover prove why.
The apparatchiks at the Kremlin think they're clever sorts with plans to replace computers with typewriters to prevent the American e-spies at the National Security Agency from hacking into Russian intelligence systems.
Preliminary results of the 2013 Faces of Fraud Survey show institutions are still suffering big financial losses linked to ACH and wire fraud. Why are they still getting hit, in spite of investments to detect and prevent account takeover?
Former White House privacy counselor Peter Swire says the time is right to re-evaluate the checks and balances surrounding government programs that collect data on American citizens.
It's been two years since the FFIEC issued updated guidance for online-banking transactions. But how effective have banks' conformance strategies actually been at curbing fraud? Experts weigh in.
Despite what's now been a two-month break from hacktivists' DDoS attacks on banks, we can expect more assaults from Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Cyber Fighters. And this next wave should concern us all. Here's why.
Aimed to be voluntarily adopted by the nation's critical infrastructure operators, the cybersecurity framework will revolve around a core structure that includes five major cybersecurity functions: Know, Prevent, Detect, Respond and Recover.
Spear-phishing attacks are up and targeting individuals across all industries, according to a new warning from the FBI. Security experts advise how organizations can better detect and prevent attacks.
A side benefit of consolidating the military's 15,000 networks is the need for fewer systems administrators. Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, says that should help diminish the insider threat.
New guidelines for mobile security are likely on the way for U.S. financial institutions, banking leaders and mobile experts say. Learn the reasons behind their predictions.
Here are some questions we'd like to ask the former systems administrator at the National Security Agency to learn more about the motivation behind his leak of the U.S. government's top-secret information collection programs.
Hacktivists may have halted their attacks, but DDoS strikes against U.S. banks continue. Download-flooding attacks that took aim at two banks last week demonstrate the need for continued vigilance.
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