The past two waves of denial of service attacks against banks began on Tuesdays. Will new attacks start today? Security experts discuss the latest DDoS attacks and how organizations should respond.
Nearly five years after announcing a competition to develop a new cryptographic hash algorithm, the National Institute of Standards and Technology announces a winner that was designed by a team of European scientists.
Website outages at leading U.S. banks have garnered global attention. But how concerned should European institutions be that they could be the next targets? A London-based security expert shares insight.
Major European institutions are not prepared to prevent or respond to online attacks such as those reportedly hitting U.S. institutions, according to fraud and security experts at ENISA and Barclays.
Online attacks aimed at major U.S. banks have helped to heighten industry cooperation and information sharing. But experts say not all attacks are equal, and understanding the motivation behind the attack is key.
Earlier this year, Bill Wansley of Booz Allen Hamilton warned of nation-state attacks against U.S. banks. Are his predictions now coming true? What should institutions expect in weeks ahead?
Banks struck by the wave of DDoS attacks are communicating badly and missing a great opportunity to educate their customers about cybersecurity, says Gregory Nowak of the Information Security Forum.
Apparent online outages at PNC, U.S. Bank and Wells Fargo are likely linked to suspected earlier attacks that hit Bank of America and Chase. What do these latest incidents mean for other institutions?
With so much hype and confusion around cybersecurity, falsely claiming an attack can have an impact on organizations trying to safeguard their digital assets.
Five pilot projects unveiled by the federal government, if successful, should build trust in online commerce, helping to boost the economy, says Jeremy Grant, head of the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace National Program office.
The new report aims to help access-control experts improve their evaluation of the highest security access-control systems by discussing the administration, enforcement, performance and support properties of mechanisms that are embedded in each system.
Budgets are a big issue today for those managing their risk management frameworks, says NIST's Ron Ross, who offers his advice on using cloud as a means to save money and improve IT infrastructure.
Two Romanians pleaded guilty to breaching point-of-sale systems at Subway and other U.S. retailers. Experts say the breach exposes common security vulnerabilities that remain a concern.
If Congress banned the sale of computer wares from Chinese companies to prevent backdoor spying, components made in China would still make it to American shores through products sold by other vendors. Virtually all of them contain Chinese-made parts.
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