Security experts are advising Google users to change their passwords in the wake of almost 5 million usernames and passwords surfacing on Russian cybercrime forums. But some of the stolen data may be several years old.
A Government Accountability Office report on agencies' oversight of the security of contractor-operated IT systems contains the revelation that the U.S. government does not know how many of its systems are run by vendors.
Now that Home Depot has confirmed its payments breach, industry experts weigh the possibility that the home-improvement giant's attack is linked to earlier breaches at Target, Sally Beauty and P.F. Chang's.
What steps can organizations take to mitigate insider fraud threats? Michael Theis of Carnegie Mellon, a featured speaker at ISMG's upcoming Fraud Summits in Toronto and London, explains why using data analytics is key.
Apple's advice to always use strong passwords and two-factor authentication ignores that image hackers are bypassing those controls - and celebrities aren't the only victims. Here's what needs to change.
Security firms McAfee and Symantec have joined the Cyber Threat Alliance, which was launched by Fortinet and Palo Alto Networks in May as a way to share threat intelligence.
In the aftermath of news of the hacking of a HealthCare.gov test server, security experts and politicians are assessing the seriousness of the attack and lessons that can be learned from it.
Call center data and logs can help banks predict account-takeover attempts across multiple banking channels, says fraud expert Matt Anthony, a presenter at ISMG's upcoming Fraud Summits in Toronto and London.
A decision as to when a cyber-attack would lead to the invocation of Article 5 - the provision that states an attack on one member state is deemed an attack on all members - will be made on a case-by-case basis.
Apple plans to add safeguards to help address security vulnerabilities exploited by celebrity photo hackers. But some security experts contend that the proposed changes won't block iCloud account hackers.
While massive batches of stolen payment cards continue to flood cybercrime marketplaces, better bank controls are helping blunt related fraud. But addressing underlying problems may still take years.
To avoid the corporate equivalent of the recent celebrity photo dump from iCloud, enterprise security managers must add stronger password, encryption and authentication controls to mobile devices.
In the wake of recent POS breaches, like the one suspected at Home Depot, forensics experts say more banks are taking proactive steps to help merchant clients mitigate their risk of cyber-attacks.
Enterprises need to think beyond malware, breaches and insider threats when assessing information security. Keeping hardware up and running - available - is a crucial aspect of securing essential data.
Goodwill Industries International says in an update about a breach affecting about 330 of its stores that approximately 868,000 payment cards were exposed. It also identifies the malware used to compromise a third-party vendor's systems.
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