Customers want to be involved with their banking security, but few institutions allow them to play active roles in fraud prevention. What has to change?
It's one thing to have a data breach response team. It's quite another to ensure that team is made up of savvy personnel, says Brian Dean, a former privacy executive for KeyBank.
Cybersecurity threats are maturing, but information and risk management have yet to come of age for many Gulf countries. But this maturity must come soon, says Abbas Kudrati, head of information security at the eGovernment Authority of the Kingdom of Bahrain.
In the wake of Japan's devastating earthquake and subsequent tsunami, business continuity plans are being tested, and organizations must prepare for aftershocks of all kinds.
A proposed cybersecurity workforce framework by NICE can serve as a helpful tool for organizations that may need assistance deciding what competencies are relevant for their enterprise.
Physician group practices, many of which are adopting their first electronic health record system, need to make staff training on privacy and security issues a top priority, says Susan Turney, M.D., the new CEO at the Medical Group Management Association.
The emerging trend of class action lawsuits filed in the wake of major health information breach incidents offers one more incentive to boost breach prevention efforts.
What's really scary, beyond the obvious, is the risk this hidden software poses to organizations trying to protect the security of their data and the privacy of their employees.
A card compromise at a California-based grocery chain has raised questions about the efficacy of PCI-DSS. Experts say even if merchants are compliant, fraudsters can easily get around the security measures.
Data breaches are all about reputational risk, says attorney Lisa Sotto. And as legal requirements grow, attorneys must play increasingly integral roles in helping clients respond to incidents.
Bank of America, a pioneer in mobile banking, says mobile is hot, but it also opens financial institutions to unknown risks. What proactive steps should banks and credit unions take to ensure they're ready?
Retailers and fast-food chains throughout the world are reporting an uptick in point-of-sale skimming incidents. Why do fraudsters find retailers and restaurants so easy to target?
Facebook promises to give consumers clear and prominent notice and obtaining express consent before their information is shared beyond the privacy settings they have established.
Information security threats - especially to critical infrastructures and from nation-states - are evolving. But security education curricula are struggling to keep pace, according to Eugene Spafford, renowned information security professor at Purdue University.
IEEE sees 2012 as a disruptive year of widespread mobile-device intrusions as a growing number of smartphones - now 20 percent of the market - make them an attractive target for hackers.
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