Latest editorial and guest blogs on information risk management

India Insights with Suparna Goswami

News and Viewpoints from ISMG's India Team

Data Localization: Time for Bold Action

Suparna Goswami • October 3, 2019

To enhance data security, it's time for the Indian government to stop talking about requiring data localization and spell out - and enforce - tough requirements.

PSD2 Authentication Deadline Needs to Be Firmed Up - Now

New Defense Cyber Agency Chief Spells Out Priorities

Euro Security Watch with Mathew J. Schwartz

Tracking security and privacy trends across UK, Europe and beyond

NSA Is Latest Intelligence Agency to Sound VPN Patch Alarm

Mathew J. Schwartz • October 9, 2019

The U.S. National Security Agency is the latest intelligence agency to warn that unpatched flaws in three vendors' VPN servers are being actively exploited by nation-state attackers. Security experts say such alerts, which are rare, are a clear sign that serious damage is being caused.

Developers' Code Reuse Security Conundrum: Cut, Paste, Fail

Zynga's Breach Notification: How Not to Inform Victims

The Fraud Blog with Tracy Kitten

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

Information Sharing: A Powerful Crime-Fighting Weapon

Tracy Kitten • November 12, 2016

The success of Operation SAMBRE, a global cybercrime investigation into the theft of billions of dollars from banks throughout the world, proves why information sharing between law enforcement and the private sector is key to battling cybercrime.

London Summit: Inside a Cyber Takedown

Will Faster Payments Mean Faster Fraud?

The Public Eye with Eric Chabrow

Keeping tabs on federal government efforts to protect citizens' privacy

Trump Campaign Aide Knew Early About Hacked Democratic Emails

Eric Chabrow • October 31, 2017

Former Trump campaign aide George Papadopoulos learned that Russia had thousands of pilfered emails containing "dirt" on Hillary Clinton three months before they appeared online, according to court documents.

Dearth of Support for Kaspersky at Congressional Hearing

'Private Citizens' Sue Trump Campaign for Exposing Their PII

Safe & Sound with Marianne Kolbasuk McGee

Insights on the security and privacy of healthcare information.

HIPAA Enforcement: A Look Ahead

Marianne Kolbasuk McGee • May 1, 2017

Under the Trump administration, will the ongoing ramping up of HIPAA enforcement continue? And what other action can we expect on health data privacy and security issues?