As Tropical Storm Isaac strikes, many organizations still sting from the impact of Hurricane Irene and 2011's other natural disasters. What lessons were learned, and how can they be applied now?
Labeling it "a very close call," a U.S. district court has rejected a Mississippi bank's bid to have a former customer held liable for losses, damages and legal costs in an ACH and wire fraud case.
Preparing for an exam to assess FFIEC Authentication Guidance conformance can be daunting. But according to one bank's experience, it doesn't have to be. What words of advice does this institution share?
E-mail, IM, text messaging - we all increasingly depend on messaging technologies. And so do the fraudsters. Craig Spiezle of the Online Trust Alliance discusses how to mitigate our vulnerabilities.
Information security leaders increasingly take risk concerns to their boards of directors. But do they accurately articulate their messages? Heartland Payment's CSO warns of the most common mistakes.
CSC's Sam Visner sees organizations, in growing numbers, thinking more intelligently about cloud computing, its security and architecture. Yet, he says, they're being very deliberate in their approach in adopting cloud computing.
RSA's Etay Maor says Citadel malware and ransomware attacks highlight a growing threat banking institutions and consumers must be prepared to fight. What can institutions do to mitigate risk?
A federal judge this week handed down the first U.S. sentencing related to the $9 million RBS WorldPay heist of 2008. But does the jail time match the crime?
In recent weeks, federal officials have added 25 incidents affecting 215,000 individuals to the official tally of major healthcare information breaches. Learn all the latest details in a complete update.
The two final rules for Stage 2 of the HITECH Act's electronic health record incentive program were unveiled Aug. 23. Find out what the rules have to say about encryption.
A former emergency department employee of Florida Hospital Celebration allegedly inappropriately accessed more than 760,000 patient records to find traffic accident victims. Find out the details about his arrest.
In this week's breach roundup, read about the latest incidents, including a cancer center experiencing its second breach in recent weeks and a hospital staffer arrested for allegedly selling accident victims' records.
More malware attacks fueled by Citadel and Reveton are getting attention from federal authorities, which say banking institutions and consumers should be on high alert. What can institutions do to mitigate emerging malware risks?
At St. Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital in Mississippi, a proactive breach prevention strategy has dramatically reduced privacy violations involving nosy healthcare workers inappropriately accessing medical records.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has reported its second data breach in recent weeks involving an unencrypted mobile device. Find out the details.
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