A new phishing site pops up targeting your online banking customers. Many of the end users who land on the page won't realize they're about to disclose their login or payment card information and help fraudsters conduct both online and cross-channel fraud.
2016 saw on average more than 400,000 phishing sites each...
As digital banking has become mainstream, it has changed not only how consumers interact with banks, but also their expectations and definitions of speed, service and security.
Delivering a top-notch customer experience while maintaining strong cybersecurity is a must in attracting the next big wave of customers...
In the global panorama of financial cybercrime, one year might bring little change, with the same types of malware continuing to target the same geographies, while the next can be very active. That was certainly the case 2016, with some countries seeing a marked rise in the attention of cybercriminals.
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Secure sockets layer (SSL) and transport layer security (TLS) have become an integral part of the internet, and adoption rates have skyrocketed. More than 45% of websites are encrypted today (up from 30% in October 2015) and 40-50% of enterprise traffic is encrypted, compared to just 25%-35% in 2013. This growth...
Cloud services firm Coupa is one of the latest business email compromise victims, after a fraudster pretending to be its CEO faked out the HR department and stole all of its 2016 employees' W-2 forms. Security experts say rigorous training remains the only viable defense.
The security landscape changed dramatically with the maturation of crypto-ransomware. Not only did this new type of malware bring about a more lucrative business model for attackers, it also spurred the adoption of many so-called 'next-gen' endpoint security techniques.
While these techniques bring impressive new...
The notion of "next-gen" is now promoted by some providers of endpoint security software as a way to improve the efficacy of protecting endpoints from compromise, given the prominent role endpoints play in cybersecurity attacks, the ways in which mobility and cloud apps have expanded the attack surface area, and the...
Several recent health data security incidents serve as reminders of why healthcare entities need to stay focused on efforts to prevent and detect insider breaches, even as attention is diverted by headlines about hacker attacks.
A recent study by Forrester Research unveils a direct correlation between data breaches and organizations' IAM immaturity. What needs to change? Corey Williams of Centrify offers strategic advice.
Williams, senior director of products and marketing at Centrify, says there is a stark disconnect between the amount of...
A federal judge has granted class-action status for a breach-related lawsuit against an Alabama hospital where a former employee stole patient data and was convicted of identity theft. What's significant about the ruling?
A man who allegedly used a smartphone with a Tor proxy and VPN client to hide his online activities has been arrested and charged with narcotics distribution after U.S. Postal Service employees spotted him mailing large numbers of envelopes while wearing latex gloves.
Organizations are shifting from an IT-driven to a business-driven approach to information security, with a focus on minimizing business disruption, says Kartik Shahani of RSA.
Leading the latest edition of the ISMG Security Report: FBI Director James Comey's revelation of a counterintelligence investigation of possible ties between Donald Trump's presidential campaign and Russia's actions to influence the U.S. presidential election.
A recent study by Forrester Research unveils a direct correlation between data breaches and organizations' IAM immaturity. What needs to change? Corey Williams of Centrify offers strategic advice.
As WikiLeaks reaches out to firms about code targeted via CIA attack tools contained in the "Vault 7" document dump, Cisco says its review of the leaked information led to the discovery of a zero-day flaw that affects 318 of its devices, including numerous switches.
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