When it comes to fighting fraud, technology can only go so far, says Nancy Guglielmo of BITS. So, how can banking institutions truly correct the user behavior that enables many fraud schemes?
At a time of heightened cybersecurity threats, few organizations have processes for employees at all levels to report breaches. It's time for accelerated breach response, says attorney Ellen Giblin.
Losses linked to retail breaches have fueled class action lawsuits on behalf of consumers. But Javelin's Al Pascual says banks are soon likely to take legal action, too, in breach cases that expose cards and lead to fraud.
What are the top three cybersecurity game changers, and what negative impact can they have on organizations if security leaders do not manage them properly? Rolf von Roessing of ISACA shares insight.
The best argument for enactment of a federal data breach protection law to replace 46 state statutes is that physical location is not relevant in a society that relies on mobile technologies, says public policy advocate David Valdez.
Patent infringement lawsuits that involve security practices are becoming more common in heavily-regulated industries. Organizations need to take several steps to be well-prepared, advises patent attorney James Denaro.
Most organizations rate their mobile device security efforts as poor, in need of improvement or just adequate, according to the latest ISMG survey. So where are the security gaps? Malcolm Harkins of Intel offers insights.
RSA Chief Information Security Officer Eddie Schwartz is heading a new task force that he hopes will help develop the next generation's well-trained, rightly skilled cybersecurity workforce.
Cyberthreats, including distributed-denial-of-service attacks, are growing worldwide. So FS-ISAC is expanding its information sharing efforts internationally to help financial institutions counter the threats, says Bill Nelson, the organization's president.
The mobile security focus has shifted from basic block-and-tackling to ensuring better productivity and corporate data protection, says Jonathan Dale of Fiberlink. What new challenges are posed?
DDoS attacks on U.S. banks will continue, and community institutions may well be the next major targets. Rodney Joffe of Neustar offer tips for how smaller institutions can assess DDoS risks and improve DDoS mitigation.
In an interview about DDoS threats and defenses, Joffe discusses:
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Robert Bigman, former CISO at the CIA, says many government agencies and other organizations have yet to take adequate steps to prevent rogue systems administrators from accessing sensitive information on systems they manage.
Reports of account takeover incidents have increased in the last 18 months, yet losses have remained steady, says former federal banking examiner Amy McHugh, who analyzes what security measures are working and what still needs to be done.
Security and privacy professionals should be cautious about the type of information they share with the federal government's intelligence community, says Peter Swire, a former White House privacy counselor.
The implementation of IPv6, the new Internet communications protocol, will have a major impact on identity and access management. EMC researcher Davi Ottenheimer explains how organizations should prepare.
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