Did you know that once a secret makes it into a Git commit history, it stays there forever and can be left undiscovered for months or years? Recent attacks like Uber and Toyota underscore the risks. Once hackers gain access to critical systems via an exposed secret, they can move laterally across an organization to...
Don't click phishy links. Everyone knows that. But are your end users prepared to quickly identify today's tricky tactics being used by bad actors? Probably not. Cybercriminals have moved beyond simple bait and switch domains. They're now employing a variety of advanced social engineering techniques to entice your...
Globally, the average data breach costs firms of all kinds $4.45 million (a breach in the U.S. costs
$9.4 million). Damage to your brand and reputation could make that loss look like peanuts.
Public-facing endpoints and certain back-end systems are often overlooked by traditional
negative security model solutions...
In late Q4 2023, ISMG conducted a survey that attracted over 100 responses from professionals and provided a unique platform for Fraud, AML, Financial Crime, and Compliance leaders to contribute their insights and to offer a deeper understanding of how AI is shaping the daily battle against fraud.
The continuing battle against fraud and financial crime demands constant adaptation and innovation. Generative AI - Artificial Intelligence - and broader AI technologies have brought both excitement and apprehension to our field, as they hold the promise of revolutionising our approach to fraud prevention while...
Our email authentication experts will be on hand to provide their insight and a demonstration of how exactly Proofpoint Email Fraud Defense can help identify and close requirement gaps.
A recently spotted hacking group with a penchant for using open-source tools has been using a less-than-novel tactic: exploiting SQL injection flaws. So warn researchers who recently detected attacks by the group, which has the codename GambleForce and appears to focus on gambling and retail firms.
In the latest weekly update, the former federal CISO, Grant Schneider, joins three editors at ISMG to discuss important cybersecurity issues, including advice for the next White House cyber director and liability concerns facing CISOs following SolarWinds and its CISO being accused of fraud.
Until now there has been an ongoing struggle regarding who owns the money mules and scams problem – Credit Risk, AML (KYC), or Fraud Management? With liabilities shifting, ownership is clearly landing on the shoulders of Fraud Management teams. Fraud leaders must act quickly or risk losing revenue, their reputation,...
Global economic conditions have led to an increase in application fraud, and it's having significant impacts on financial institutions and their customers alike. Andy Pollock of FICO discusses the trend and how institutions can respond to it with enhanced detection and prevention capabilities.
Banking institutions have more data and analytics than ever before. But how are they using them to drive better risk and fraud decisions? Diana Rothfuss and Terisa Roberts of SAS open up on enterprise decisioning - linking people, data and processes faster and more efficiently.
In the modern, API-driven era — where 26 to 50 APIs power the average application — API security couldn’t be more important. Unsecured APIs make easy targets for bad actors searching for exposed application logic, resources and sensitive data.
But despite having multiple API security products in place, 92% of...
In recent years, the adoption of public cloud infrastructures has surged, providing organizations with unparalleled flexibility and scalability. But this shift has also introduced a new set of challenges when it comes to protecting web applications and APIs that are hosted on these platforms.
Containers’ popularity is no mystery: they’re portable, efficient and scalable. However, the speed of container adoption hasn’t always left time for the security of containerized applications and data to be fully addressed.
Our concise e-book, Container Security 101: Understanding the Basics of Securing...
Email is a major entry point for threat actors, who have evolved their tactics to bypass traditional security solutions and now leverage AI to make attacks more scalable and harder to detect. In response, organizations are buying AI-enabled solutions to bolster their security posture. This survey shows...
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