When it comes to fighting DDoS attacks, institutions must understand the threats against them, says Bill Wansley of Booz Allen Hamilton. Varying attack vectors require different modes of detection and prevention.
Making an appearance twice a year just to ask for additional budget will not cut it. The CISO needs to make sure the board members know that he or she is a true enabler of the business.
Website outages at leading U.S. banks have garnered global attention. But how concerned should European institutions be that they could be the next targets? A London-based security expert shares insight.
A denial of service attack may pose less immediate risk than a data breach - but it's trickier to respond to, says attorney Ronald Raether. What tips does he offer to organizations targeted by DDoS attacks?
Banks struck by the wave of DDoS attacks are communicating badly and missing a great opportunity to educate their customers about cybersecurity, says Gregory Nowak of the Information Security Forum.
Cyber is part of our everyday lives. Still, in many cases, a natural - or perhaps an unnatural - divide exists between the virtual and physical worlds. This is especially true in the way we deal with crime.
"The reality is that, if you look across IT, IT people are very good at so many things; they're much better at it in a lot of cases than security people are," RSA CISO Eddie Schwartz says.
Hacktivist attacks are on the rise. So how should organizations respond? ISF researcher Gregory Nowak offers unique advice about the role communications plays when hacktivist threats emerge.
A lingering legal dispute over a corporate account takeover incident at escrow company Village View has finally come to a close. Find out more about the details of the case and the settlement.
A new survey from FS-ISAC and the ABA finds financial losses linked to ACH fraud are decreasing. What are banks doing differently, and what technology investments are reaping the most rewards?
In response to Congress' request for additional information, the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board has changed its story about how it found out about a July 2011 breach affecting its Thrift Savings Plan.
In this week's breach roundup, read about the latest incidents, including a breach affecting restaurants in the Penn Station chain, as well as the expanding impact of a University of Nebraska breach.
Restaurant chain Penn Station says debit and credit card details may have been exposed in a breach that targeted 43 franchised locations. But what was the nature of the scheme?
An attack on the Thrift Savings Plan exposed personal details about more than 120,000 federal pension participants. Learn why one expert says the breach could have serious long-term implications.
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