Latest editorial and guest blogs on information risk management

The Public Eye with Eric Chabrow

Keeping tabs on federal government efforts to protect citizens' privacy

DHS Cybersecurity Agency Could Get a New Name and a Revamp

Eric Chabrow • December 13, 2017

What does the title National Protection and Programs Directorate mean to you? It's not so clear, unless you are familiar with the Department of Homeland Security's organizational chart. To clarify its mission, the House has voted to rename - and revamp - the DHS agency.

Trump Campaign Aide Knew Early About Hacked Democratic Emails

Dearth of Support for Kaspersky at Congressional Hearing

The Fraud Blog with Tracy Kitten

Tracking fraud incidents and trends wherever -- and however -- they occur.

Why Skimming Will Grow in 2017

Tracy Kitten • January 3, 2017

Localized skimming attacks, whether waged against ATMs or self-service gas pumps, continue to wreak havoc on banks and credit unions. And we're likely to see an uptick in 2017 as fraudsters ramp up their efforts to cash in.

Visa, MasterCard Agree to Give Gas Pumps a Break on EMV Shift

Visa Clarifies Merchants Have EMV Debit Routing Options

Safe & Sound with Marianne Kolbasuk McGee

Insights on the security and privacy of healthcare information.

HIMSS18: Cybersecurity Takeaways

Marianne Kolbasuk McGee • March 9, 2018

What's on the minds of healthcare CISOs these days when it comes to cybersecurity challenges and initiatives? Here's a rundown of insights from the big HIMSS18 conference.

HIMSS18: The Cybersecurity Agenda

Health Data Breaches: Comparing UK, US Trends

Euro Security Watch with Mathew J. Schwartz

Tracking security and privacy trends across UK, Europe and beyond

Bitfi Gets Pwnies Award for 'Lamest Vendor Response'

Mathew J. Schwartz • August 9, 2018

Hubris has a new name: Bitfi. The cryptocurrency wallet-building company, backed by technology eccentric John McAfee, earned this year's not-so-coveted Pwnies Award for "Lamest Vendor Response" for how it mishandled security researchers' vulnerability disclosures. Bitfi has promised to do better.