In new guidance from the PCI Council, its leaders outline why businesses that handle card data need to address employee education. Here, experts explain why this guidance is a positive step for card security.
Sophisticated threats require advanced threat protection. A threat-focused next-generation firewall must adhere to three strategic imperatives. Learn how these imperatives improve defense against advanced threats.
A bill before Congress to encourage the sharing of cyberthreat information won't come up for a vote until lawmakers act on legislation to end NSA's bulk collection program, says Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Tom Carper.
What advice does the first CISO have for today's security leaders? Steve Katz speaks up on top security threats, how to defend against them and what it takes to lead an effective security team.
Twitter is suing the federal government, seeking to pave the way to publish its transparency report that documents the government's requests for user information.
An important lesson to learn from the massive JPMorgan Chase breach is that banks can't just focus on protecting card data and online banking accounts; they also must protect their customers' personally identifiable information.
If JPMorgan Chase, which was considered one of the most secure organizations in the world, can be breached, then virtually all other banks likely are at risk, too. Experts explain why early detection and information sharing are key to mitigating threats.
The Obama administration put a face - actually two faces - on a nearly half-billion-dollar program aimed, in part, at providing cybersecurity skills to the unemployed.
Fraudsters continue to make inroads against financial institutions based in the United Kingdom - and beyond - because banks aren't working together to share information about the attacks they see, according to presenters at the London Fraud Summit.
FS-ISAC has teamed up with the Depository Trust and Clearing Corp. to offer software designed to ease cyberthreat information collection and sharing, helping safeguard against cyber-attacks.
How banks and law enforcement can work together to fight global cybercrime was a hot topic at our Fraud Summit Toronto. And the discussion will continue at our Sept. 23 summit in London.
Security firms McAfee and Symantec have joined the Cyber Threat Alliance, which was launched by Fortinet and Palo Alto Networks in May as a way to share threat intelligence.
A Twitter chat featuring Gartner's Avivah Litan offered a lively discussion of numerous fraud-related issues, including card breaches, weak authentication and the need for mobile scrutiny. We'll host more chats soon.
Initial reports suggested that Russian hackers could behind an attack against JPMorgan Chase, and perhaps other U.S. banks. While it's still far from clear who the culprits are, experts discuss the potential hacking motivations of a nation-state.
Michael Daniel explains that among his biggest challenges as special assistant to the president is fully understanding the economics and psychology behind cybersecurity, topics that few people have mastered.
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