A malware attack that exploited a point-of-sale vulnerability of a select group of Kentucky and Southern Indiana retailers has now been linked to attacks against Schnuck Markets Inc. and four other merchants.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has issued new guidance for designing cryptographic key management systems that describes topics designers should consider when developing specifications.
Creating circles of trust - networks of IT security professionals who rely on one another - is a key element in forthcoming National Institute of Standards and Technology guidance on incident response.
To address the insider threat, Jeremy Walczak of Independent Health is using a privileged identity management system. Walczak and other experts offer detailed insights on mitigating emerging threats.
An emerging concept known as accelerated breach response aims to improve how organizations react to such incidents. What are the hallmarks of the new approach? Attorney Ellen Giblin offers insights.
NIST is developing risk management guidance on the IT supply chain that says organizations should take an incremental approach and ensure that they first reach a base maturity level in organizational practices.
Because big data brings significant benefits - and risks - CEOs and boards of directors must take charge of developing privacy protection policies, ISACA International Vice President Jeff Spivey says.
Account takeover techniques are getting more sophisticated; new "account checkers" are helping hackers automate their processes. The trend is just one more reason why we need advanced forms of authentication.
White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Michael Daniel sees significant savings in continuous diagnostics because the automated approach to identifying systems vulnerabilities could replace costly checklist compliance reporting.
In the wake of Arbor Network's recent discovery of a new botnet that's brute-forcing passwords on WordPress sites, security experts, including Nick Levay of Bit9, recommend beefing up password security on web applications.
Three U.S. banks have been targeted by new DDoS attacks that apparently had little impact. As bank defenses improve, some experts say the attackers may shift targets to other industries affecting critical infrastructure.
As organizations use social media to grow their online presence, questions of ownership become an increasing concern, says Alan Brill of Kroll, who advises organizations on how to mitigate risks.
One of the biggest influences on Phyllis Schneck, the new Homeland Security deputy undersecretary for cybersecurity, is her father, Paul Schneck, an internationally accomplished computer scientist.
Version 3.0 of the PCI Data Security Standard is coming, and draft guidelines reflect the impact of recent retail breaches. PCI GM Bob Russo explains big changes to ensuring payment card security.
The old saw of a blind squirrel fortuitously finding an acorn reminds the Atlantic Council's Jason Healey of cyber-assailants from third-rate cyber-power Iran, believed to be behind DDoS attacks on U.S. banks.
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