As healthcare organizations make broader use of wireless networks and devices, they must develop an aggressive risk management plan to address security threats, says security expert Rebecca Herold.
What have been the biggest privacy issues of 2009, and what emerging trends should you watch heading into 2010?
We posed these questions to J. Trevor Hughes, Executive Director of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). In an exclusive interview, Hughes discusses:
The role of the...
As TJX, Hannaford and Heartland have taught us, incident response isn't just about reacting to your own institution's security breaches - it's about what happens when your card processors, merchants and vendors are compromised.
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How to immediately respond to a payment...
Electronic communication is at the heart of every organization, but one compromised e-mail can damage your corporate brand, compromise intellectual property or put you in non-compliance with laws and industry regulations. Privacy concerns, regulatory compliance, and corporate guidelines all need to be factored into...
For the second time in four months, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts has pushed back the implementation of its new data protection law - one of the toughest in the nation.
Yet even with the new deadline of January 2010, many of the businesses impacted by these stringent data protection requirements won't be...
The number of identity fraud victims has increased 22 percent in the U.S., costing 9.9 million victims a total of $48 billion in 2008.
This is the news from the fifth annual Identity Fraud Survey Report from Javelin Strategy & Research. In an exclusive interview, James Van Dyke, Javelin founder and President,...
Reported data breaches increased by nearly half in 2008, and 12 percent of the total hacks were at financial institutions - up from 7 percent in 2007.
This is the news from the Identity Theft Resource Center's (ITRC) 2008 breach report, which shows that 2008's 656 reported breaches were up 47 percent over 2007's...
At a time when resources are tight and risks are abundant, many banking institutions are going mobile.
This is one of the findings of the recent Banking Confidence Survey, wherein 41% of respondents say their immediate business objectives include investment in new and enhanced services such as mobile banking. Their...
The crime of deception is now even more deceptive.
Multi-channel fraud - schemes that are launched simultaneously via telephone, Internet, in person and via mail - is a growing concern for financial institutions. And the linked crimes aren't always easy to spot.
In this exclusive interview, security expert Diana...
Howard Schmidt, a recognized information security thought leader, offers exclusive insights as new president of the Information Security Forum.
Schmidt, a household name in information security circles since his days as CISO and information security leader at Microsoft and eBay, discusses the global war against...
Sahba Kazerooni is a senior security consultant with Security Compass, a security consulting and training firm specializing in application security based in New Jersey. He is also an internationally-renowned speaker on security topics, and has provided presentations at security conferences around the world, including...
The recent release of a University of Michigan study on the security flaws of online banking websites brings attention to the often overlooked area of web application security.
In this exclusive interview, Jeremiah Grossman of WhiteHat Security shares his insights on the importance of web application security for...
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