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  • Measuring the Immeasurable: IT Security

    A Year After Its Debut, Index of Cybersecurity Rises by 30 Percent Measuring the Immeasurable: IT Security

    Factors driving up the index vary from month to monthly, but the clear takeaway of the survey of IT security practitioners is that they're getting more apprehensive about safeguarding IT. Read more...

  • Check Fraud: The Next Generation

    Schemes Have Evolved, But Detection Methods Haven't Check Fraud: The Next Generation

    Check fraud risk may seem minor, relative to threats posed by emerging e-commerce channels. But the lines between checks and e-payments are blurring. What can institutions do to mitigate the threats? Read more...

  • Online Retailer Breached

    Incident Highlights E-Commerce Vulnerabilities Online Retailer Breached

    N.Y.-based clothing retailer Opening Ceremony says a breach of its online boutique likely exposed names, addresses and credit card details. Why are card breaches becoming increasingly common? Read more...

  • Can You Define Cybersecurity?

    Answering That Question Isn't So Easy Can You Define Cybersecurity?

    The lack of common definitions, understandings and approaches among countries may hamper international cooperation on cybersecurity, a need acknowledged by most countries. Read more...

  • Struggling to Make Sense of Log Data

    Infosec Challenge: Detecting APT Threats from Logs Struggling to Make Sense of Log Data

    Even with security information and event management systems, organizations labor to separate normal log data from actionable events, according to the latest Log and Event Management Survey from the SANS Institute. Read more...

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    Howard Schmidt's Legacy: In His Words

    Interviewing the Retiring Cybersecurity Coordinator By Eric Chabrow
    Howard Schmidt's Legacy: In His Words

    We began speaking with Howard Schmidt years before anyone heard the term cybersecurity coordinator. Here are links to key interviews with Schmidt, who's retiring from that post at month's end.

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    Obama Cybersecurity Coordinator Resigns

    Howard Schmidt to Step Down at End of Month By Eric Chabrow
    Obama Cybersecurity Coordinator Resigns

    Michael Daniel, who as chief of the White House budget office's intelligence branch has extensive background in IT security, will replace Schmidt as cybersecurity coordinator.

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    The Business Case for Continuity Planning

    Small, Mid-Size Enterprises Especially Need to Develop Strategy By Lyndon Bird
    The Business Case for Continuity Planning

    Why do so many small and mid-sized enterprises continue to believe that business continuity planning is just for the big guys? And how do we go about convincing them otherwise? Here are some tips.

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    Global Breach Date Now Jan. 2011

    Visa, MasterCard Offer Revised Timeline By Tracy Kitten
    Global Breach Date Now Jan. 2011

    New alerts from Visa and MasterCard suggest the breach at Global Payments dates to January 2011, an exposure window significantly longer than originally reported. What are the implications for card issuers?

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    Key Phish Phry Player Sentenced

    Last Figure in International Phishing Ring Gets Prison Term By Tracy Kitten
    Key Phish Phry Player Sentenced

    A U.S. District Court has sentenced the last key figure from 2009's Operation Phish Phry, a two-year international cybercrime investigation that resulted in the arrest of 100 fraudsters on two continents.

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  • 4 Security Priorities for Banks

    Gartner's Chuvakin on Mobile, Cloud, Hacktivist Attacks 4 Security Priorities for Banks

    From mobile and the cloud to DDoS attacks and risks surrounding big data, what should banks and credit unions do now to mitigate exposure? Gartner's Anton Chuvakin offers his top recommendations.

  • Matching Personalities to Jobs

    Author Identifies Ideal Personality Types for Security Roles Matching Personalities to Jobs

    Do you have the right personality type to flourish in an IT security role? Laurence Shatkin, author of "50 Best Jobs for Your Personality," offers tips for finding the job that truly fits your type.

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