Latest editorial and guest blogs on information security careers

The Fraud Blog with Tracy Kitten

Tracking fraud incidents and trends wherever -- and however -- they occur.

Visa Clarifies Merchants Have EMV Debit Routing Options

Tracy Kitten • November 22, 2016

After complaints from merchants and an update from the Fed, Visa has modified debit routing rules, noting that merchants can route U.S. EMV debit transactions through any of more than a dozen available networks, and not just Visa's. The move could have implications for chip-and-PIN use.

Cybersecurity Assessment Tool Use Not 'Truly' Voluntary

Information Sharing: A Powerful Crime-Fighting Weapon

The Public Eye with Eric Chabrow

Keeping tabs on federal government efforts to protect citizens' privacy

DHS Cybersecurity Agency Could Get a New Name and a Revamp

Eric Chabrow • December 13, 2017

What does the title National Protection and Programs Directorate mean to you? It's not so clear, unless you are familiar with the Department of Homeland Security's organizational chart. To clarify its mission, the House has voted to rename - and revamp - the DHS agency.

Trump Campaign Aide Knew Early About Hacked Democratic Emails

Dearth of Support for Kaspersky at Congressional Hearing

Safe & Sound with Marianne Kolbasuk McGee

Insights on the security and privacy of healthcare information.

HIMSS19: The Cybersecurity Obstacles, Opportunities Ahead

Marianne Kolbasuk McGee • February 15, 2019

Another annual HIMSS conference is in the rear-view mirror. But what's up the road in terms of top cybersecurity-related challenges facing the healthcare sector?

HIMSS19: Cybersecurity in the Spotlight

HIMSS18: Cybersecurity Takeaways

Euro Security Watch with Mathew J. Schwartz

Tracking security and privacy trends across UK, Europe and beyond

Battling Big Breaches: Are We Getting Better?

Mathew J. Schwartz • February 13, 2019

What if organizations' information security practices have gotten so good that they're finally repelling cybercriminals and nation-state attackers alike? Unfortunately, the five biggest corporate breaches of the past five years - including Yahoo, Marriott and Equifax - suggest otherwise.

Collusion Investigation: 37 Indictments and Counting

Data Breach Collection Contains 773 Million Unique Emails

The Expert's View with Jeremy Kirk

Insights from industry experts

Facebook Gets Its First Real Privacy Penalty - From Apple

Jeremy Kirk • February 1, 2019

Apple's conflict with Facebook this week resulted in the most effective and quickest punishment the social network has ever received over a privacy issue. But should a multi-billion dollar tech company like Apple be picking up the slack for the digital privacy enforcement failures of governments?