European police have announced the arrests of 15 alleged users of remote-access Trojans, which can be employed by attackers to spy on webcams, launch DDoS attacks, steal financial details and launch extortion campaigns.
Retailers cannot avoid innovation. Yet, cybercriminals thrive when retailers innovate. What, then, can retailers do to stop cybercriminals from breaching their defenses? Here are three key questions to answer.
The term sandboxing has long been used to represent a safe, isolated environment in which to run malicious code so researchers can analyze it. Now the same concept is now being applied by network security appliances to execute and inspect network traffic, uncovering malicious code that would previously slip past...
Healthcare providers are migrating from large, independent stand alone organizations into complex new ecosystems. Today Provider Organizations, affiliated physician groups, labs and others are involved in both the provisioning of care, and the collection of vast amounts of information from patients. Health Information...
Credit unions are a frequent target for attacks by cyber criminals determined to gain access to valuable customer information. The traditional approach to stopping these attacks is to create a defense-in-depth strategy consisting of multiple layers of security technologies. But the headlines we see each week provide...
A former hospital CFO has pleaded guilty to submitting false documents so the medical center could receive payments from the HITECH Act EHR incentive program. Some legal experts say other federal prosecutions for HITECH Act fraud are likely.
Staples has confirmed that its retail point-of-sale systems were compromised earlier this year by malware-wielding attackers. Learn what two card issuers say about fraud tied to the breach.
The stiff sentence of a cybercriminal for his role in an Internet-based scheme that trafficked in hacked payment card sends a strong message about the serious nature of ID theft. But experts say more tough sentences are needed to deter fraudsters.
The market for IT VRM software exists to enable the assessment, monitoring and remediation of risks arising from the use of IT vendors and IT service providers. Gartner's first Magic Quadrant on this small but growing market evaluates 10 vendors to help you in your vendor evaluation process.
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Mobile banking adoption is growing and mobile malware threats are growing as well. With as much as 40 percent banking being done on the mobile channel, understanding the threats and securing the experience are key to reaping operational savings and customer satisfaction. This webinar will review:
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To protect against medical ID theft and fraud, healthcare organizations need to build comprehensive security programs that go beyond just putting their "finger in the dike," says security expert Mark Ford of Deloitte.
See how LifeLock's threat detection, proactive identity alerts and comprehensive remediation services help provide peace of mind for consumers and enterprises amid the growing threat of identity theft. This technology presentation will demonstrate how leveraging unique data, science and patented technology from their...
This session will set the stage for the rest of the day, describing how in the last few years we have seen an explosion of technological innovations which have brought many opportunities for commercial growth and consumer convenience. This growth has, however, come at a price. This almost unchecked pace of change has...
Comptroller of the Currency Thomas Curry says "it's only fair" that merchants should be responsible for some of the expenses that result when their systems are breached. Now, security experts consider the implications of his comments.
Financial criminals breach hundreds of merchants each year, displaying a better understanding of how point-of-sale systems operate than even the technicians that maintain them. Security professionals must understand POS architecture, integrated payment processing and weaknesses in the technology, so they can better...
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