Canada led North America in EMV adoption, and now it is seeing a commensurate growth in card-not-present fraud. Gord Jamieson of Visa Canada describes how Visa is responding to this latest wave of CNP fraud.
For one month, the installer for a widely used, free Windows utility called CCleaner also installed a malicious payload that was designed to allow attackers to push additional malware onto infected PCs, warns Cisco Talos. Developer Piriform, owned by Avast, has released updates that expunge the malware.
Researchers in Australia says they've conquered a thorny problem: how to view information stored on multiple air-gapped networks at the same time without security or usability concerns. They've created a device, called the Cross Domain Desktop Compositor, that's been tested by the Australian Department of Defense.
Even prairie dogs can recognize and report potential threats and attacks. So why, after years and billions of dollars, do people still struggle with this basic concept? In this presentation, PhishMe's CEO explores how to harness the common detection techniques used by these critters and lessons we can all learn from...
In cryptocurrency we trust: The government of North Korea has been turning to bitcoin exchange heists and cryptocurrency mining - potentially using malware installed on other countries' systems - to evade sanctions and fund the regime, security experts say.
The Trump administration is directing U.S. federal executive branch agencies to remove anti-virus software from Russian-owned Kaspersky Lab from their computers within 90 days. Kaspersky denies "inappropriate" ties to Russian government.
A former cybersecurity analytics specialist at health insurer Anthem, which experienced a massive data breach, offers insights on key steps organizations should take to avoid becoming the next breach victim in the headlines.
Ransomware variants are implementing new, innovative techniques that employ unknown binaries and non-malware tactics to evade and bypass traditional defenses. Their encryption techniques go beyond simple files and shares to make it even harder to restore using backups; and their targets are increasingly becoming...
With threat actors increasingly moving to circumvent anti-malware systems by compromising legitimate on-device tools, there is a growing need to address malware, file-less attacks, and in-memory attacks. 53% of successful breaches do not involve malware, with attackers instead leveraging native endpoint tools and...
Only 38 percent of banking/security leaders have high confidence in their organization's ability to detect and prevent fraud, according to the latest ISMG Faces of Fraud Survey. John Gunn of VASCO Data Security weighs in on how to improve that confidence.
A detailed analysis of the Equifax breach highlights the latest edition of the ISMG Security Report. Also, an update on Russia exploiting social media to influence the 2016 presidential vote.
Yes, malware commonly targets the Windows operating system. But if you limit malware analysis to Windows OS, you're leaving gaping vulnerabilities, says Christopher Kruegel of Lastline Inc. Here's how to maximize your analysis.
Kruegel, CEO of Lastline, says that one common limitation of malware analysis is that...
Leading the latest edition of the ISMG Security Report: Observations about America's standing as a global cybersecurity leader from Christopher Painter, who until earlier this summer served as the United States' top cyber diplomat. Also, threats posed by IoT devices.
Detective Constable Raymond Black of the Met Police's FALCON Cyber Crime Unit has been an investigating officer for numerous high-profile hacking cases in Britain. Black offers several high-profile takeaways from cases investigated by FALCON and describes how law enforcement pursues cybercrime perpetrators and...
In an increasingly digital world, where players from virtually all sectors are racing to innovate, the risk of data theft is very real. The payment card industry has defined standards for protecting cardholder account data. But what about other data types? And what can be learned from payment card industry standards?...
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