The apparent leak of Snapchat users' photographs, which appears to be tied to a compromise of a third-party service, shows the risks inherent in using such services, one security expert warns.
Emerging reports now suggest other financial institutions may have been targeted by the same hackers who breached Chase. But how can we be sure? Mark Clancy of the Depository Trust & Clearing Corp. explains why the analysis is challenging.
In this post-Target era of "It's not a matter of if, but when," how prepared is your organization for a data breach? Michael Buratowski of General Dynamics Fidelis Cybersecurity Solutions offers tips for breach planning and response.
Banking institutions are diligently working to clean up the mess left after retail breaches. But Congress needs to do more to ensure these breaches don't expose card data in the first place.
Malware known as "Mayhem" that targets Unix and Linux systems has been updated to exploit Shellshock flaws, security experts warn. But with few Unix-flavor systems running anti-virus software, how can it be stopped?
Yet another California healthcare breach-related lawsuit - this one involving Alere Home Monitoring - has been dismissed because of the lack of proof that anyone actually viewed data stored on an unencrypted computer device that was stolen.
Kmart has confirmed a breach that started in early September involving a "new form" of malware that infected the company's payment card systems. Find out the details surrounding the incident.
Today's cyber defenses generate a cacophony of security alerts. Some might be useful. Most are not. And telling the difference isn't always easy.
With so many fish in the sea, it can be a challenge to find the meaningful ones. Join us for this webinar as FireEye Managed Defense analysts Nicole Oppenheim and...
Cybersecurity Coordinator Michael Daniel says much of the Obama administration's efforts will involve getting whatever IT security policy passed on whatever vehicle is available as long as the measure is acceptable to the White House.
The ice cream and fast food chain Dairy Queen has confirmed that Backoff point-of-sale malware was used in a payment card breach that affected 395 of its 4,500 franchised U.S. locations. Find out how many cards were affected.
Citigroup, E*Trade, Regions Financial, Fidelity Investments, HSBC, Bank of the West and ADP are now believed to have been probed by the same hackers that targeted Chase, according to news reports. But so far, none of those firms believes data was compromised.
The Health Information Trust Alliance, in collaboration with several healthcare-related organizations, has developed and is piloting an automated early warning system to share cyberthreat intelligence.
How do fraudsters go about stealing identities, and how can you stop them? ID verification company Jumio spoke to convicted ex-fraudsters, professional criminologists, law enforcement practitioners and fraud managers to uncover some of the most commonly used exploits. This white paper presents what they heard...
Nearly two weeks since news of Shellshock broke, attacks that are taking advantage of the Bash vulnerabilities are grabbing headlines. But Michael Smith of Akamai warns that the battle against hackers capitalizing on Shellshock could go on for years.
This "State of Infections" report discusses the state of the enterprise under attack and trends in threats seen in the second quarter of 2014.
Key findings in this report include:
The rise of ransomware;
The relationship between the size of an enterprise and its infection rate.
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