The U.S. explosion in card skimming will be the ultimate catalyst for change from mag stripe to chip and PIN technology. "I do believe that shift has begun," says SVB's Pradeep Moudgal. "Everyone wants to be in a much more secure environment."
Pradeep Moudgal of California-based SVB says the bank's decision in June to migrate commercial credit cards over to EMV was easy. "The biggest advantage of the chip card, at the end of the day, is to reduce fraud," he says.
How much crossover should banking institutions rely upon as they evaluate authentication standards for retail vs. commercial accounts? Online security expert Christopher Beier offers insights.
The total number of Americans affected by major health information breaches since the HIPAA breach notification rule took effect could grow by more than 50 percent once two major recent incidents are added to the official federal tally.
What fraud and security issues does Paul Smocer, the new president of BITS, see as being top concerns in the coming year? Mobile payments, social media, and a strong need for institutions and organizations to comply with existing guidance top the list.
Roger Baker, CIO at the Department of Veterans Affairs, outlines the department's mobile device security strategy, providing details on the rollout of iPhones and iPads.
By using federated digital credentials, the federal government has taken a significant step toward creating more efficiency to better serve the needs of the American people in the 21st century, Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard Schmidt says.
Facial recognition, arguably, is the technology that most threatens individual privacy online, and that's on the mind of Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller, who has asked the FTC to report on its growing use.
The Department of Defense and two other government agencies have issued a proposed rule designed to help ensure that government contractors provide adequate privacy training to their staff members.
Aggressive HIPAA enforcement, as well as compliance education, are top priorities for Leon Rodriguez, the new director of the Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights.
A Pasco County, Fla., man has been charged for his involvement in a summer skimming spree that targeted Bank of America ATMs. Why do authorities believe he likely has connections to an international crime ring?
Yet another breach incident involving the theft of computer storage media from a vehicle was added to the official federal tally of major health information breaches this week.
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