The UK government pledges at Infosecurity Europe to help businesses improve cybersecurity. But it's going to take more than vouchers and training to address Europe's top threats to security and privacy.
Distributed-denial-of-service attacks jumped significantly in 2012. And it's not just banking institutions that are victims, Verizon finds in its just-released Data Breach Investigations Report.
European banks are the latest distributed-denial-of-service attack targets. But experts say these attacks apparently are not linked to the strikes U.S. banks have battled in recent months.
To retain their customers after a breach of sensitive information, organizations should take the extra step of calling those affected to offer free credit protection services, says security expert Brian Dean.
Global Payments Inc. says it has closed the door on the investigation into the breach it discovered in March 2012. The Atlanta-based processor explains steps it's taken to reinstate PCI compliance.
The SEC in 2011 issued staff guidance on disclosure obligations regarding cyber-risks and incidents. Now, Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller wants the SEC commissioners themselves to provide the guidance.
U.S. banking institutions are reluctant to acknowledge - much less discuss - ongoing DDoS attacks. But in recent regulatory statements, the nation's largest banks are candid about DDoS and its impact.
History shows that DDoS phase 3 may end soon, and banking institutions can expect an even more powerful 4th wave. "There is little reason for the attacks to cease," says Javelin's Al Pascual.
Extortionists employing telephony-denial-of-service attacks - a close relative to distributed-denial-of-service attacks - are targeting emergency communications centers that dispatch first responders.
American Express confirms it was hit this week by a distributed-denial-of-service attack. The hacktivist group that has targeted banks in recent months claims credit for this latest high-profile attack.
Computer networks in nations where the government has ratified international cyber-agreements have lower incidents of malware infection, says Paul Nicholas, Microsoft senior director of global security strategy and diplomacy.
Was the Spamhaus DDoS incident truly the "biggest cyber-attack in history," as some media outlets dubbed it? And what relation - if any - does it have to DDoS attacks on U.S. banking institutions?
The Cyber Warrior Act would establish a cyber and computer network incident response team in each state, which a governor or the president, through the defense secretary, could call up in response to cyberthreats and cyber-attacks.
Understanding big data is not the problem, say Michael Fowkes and Aaron Caldiero of Zions Bank. Figuring out how to use the information contained within big data in a meaningful way - that's the trick.
Organizations looking at implementing encryption should consider taking a unified approach, says Karen Scarfone, who coauthored NIST's encryption guidance. Learn about her other recommendations.
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