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

War Declared on Default Passwords

Mathew J. Schwartz • October 17, 2018

With at least 20 billion new consumer devices set to be internet-connected by 2020, initiatives in the U.K. and California are trying to ensure that as many IoT devices as possible will be out-of-the-box secure, for starters by not shipping with default passwords.

Suspected NASA Hacker Busted After Boasting About Exploits

Experts' View: Avoid Social Networks' Single Sign-On

The Expert's View with Jeremy Kirk

Insights from industry experts

The Moral Responsibility of Social Networks

Jeremy Kirk • August 31, 2018

Does social media fuel toxic politics and racial tension? We're still in the early of days of understanding the long-term effects of social media on society, but the early signs aren't good. It's time for social networks to take moral responsibility for content on their networks - even if they don't want it.