Faced with a vulnerability that exposes Microsoft's Internet Explorer Web browser to a zero-day exploit involved in recent targeted attacks, CISOs need to take prompt action, security specialists say. Learn the steps they recommend.
Target on April 29 announced the appointment of a new CIO and described its new security initiatives in the wake of last year's massive breach that compromised 40 million credit card numbers.
AOL is investigating a data breach that involved unauthorized access to information about a "significant number of user accounts." Learn what information was exposed.
Following news of a serious zero-day exploit impacting several versions of Internet Explorer, the Department of Homeland Security is urging the use of other Web browsers until the issue has been remediated.
The Consumer Bankers Association doesn't have an official stance on lawsuits that have been filed by banks against breached retailers, but the association's David Pommerehn says the CBA does support banks' rights to recover losses.
The burden of complying with regulations can be stressful, but the cost of a breach is too high to ignore.
Whether you are a HIPAA-covered entity or business associate, the changes to HIPAA through the HITECH Act have expanded the privacy and security regulations affecting your organization, as well as penalties...
Fraud Summit - San Francisco 2014 - In the U.S., the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Secret Service have played critical roles in investigating financial fraud cases, tracking down the perpetrators and bringing them to justice. Yet, within many private sector organizations there remain questions about when and how...
With the news that several large technology companies are going to assist in funding critical open source projects such as OpenSSL following the Heartbleed exploit, security experts weigh in on the move.
Distributed-denial-of-service attacks against Boston Children's Hospital's website have security experts debating whether such attacks could become far more common in the healthcare sector.
During the webinar we will discuss how logging end-user activity will help you detect malicious activity, see the detail behind a possible threat and improve security measures that deter future threats. Topics will include:
Effective detection mechanisms that provide alerts to potential threats;
How to obtain...
Following a data breach, sensitive information, including credit card data, is often sold through the underground economy. Security experts discuss why it's so difficult to shut down online criminal forums.
The federal tally of major breaches continues to grow. But even relatively small breaches can result in tough federal sanctions, as settlements announced earlier this week show.
The Massachusetts attorney general has launched an investigation into a data breach involving a subsidiary of Experian. Earlier, attorneys general in Illinois and Connecticut announced similar investigations.
Iowa State University is notifying about 50,000 individuals who enrolled in certain classes between 1995 and 2012 about a hacking incident that exposed their personal information. Learn what steps the university is taking to improve security.
Industry analysts are debating why it took retailer Michaels nearly three months to confirm a breach of its point-of-sale network, and they're asking if the breach is linked to others, including those at Target and Neiman Marcus.
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