The Challenges of Securing Smart Cities

Middle Eastern, Asian Leaders Align with Security FrameworksExperts from the Middle East and Asia say "smart cities" must be built over a secure ecosystem from the design stage, inclusive of people, policies,... Read more »

Fighting Financial Fraud: Mitigation for Malware, Phishing & DDoS Attacks

Financial services firms, especially in the banking industry, are constantly faced with security threats from cybercriminals who use DDoS attacks, malware, phishing and other methods to try and steal sensitive customer data,... Read more »

Will Banks Drop Target Lawsuit?

Judge Denies Banks' Motion to Block MasterCard SettlementA judge's decision to allow MasterCard's settlement with Target to stand isn't likely to be appealed and could discourage banking institutions, some experts say, from... Read more »

Saudi Banks: Lessons from Attacks

The banking sector in Saudi Arabia faces growing challenges from phishing attacks and APTs. Banque Saudi Fransi's Osman asks: Have CISOs learned their lessons and made adjustments after past attacks? Read more »

UK Elections: Privacy, Security Impacts

As Tories Take Majority, Experts Detail Expected PoliciesBritain's Tory party has secured a majority in Parliament, which means the country will soon see a new legislative agenda. Here are some of the... Read more »

Meru Cabs: Customer Data Exposed

Company Fixing Flaws that Left Customer Info UnprotectedMumbai-based Meru Cabs, which offers online and mobile-app cab bookings, has been inadvertently exposing customer data to the Internet. How did the exposure occur, and... Read more »

The Implications of Court’s NSA Ruling

Assessing Order Declaring NSA Bulk Collection Program IllegalA federal appellate court decision that the National Security Agency's bulk data collection program is illegal could have sweeping ramifications beyond derailing the initiative to... Read more »

Appeals Court: NSA Lacks Bulk Collection Authority

Ruling Says Patriot Act Didn't Authorize NSA to Create ProgramA federal appeals court has ruled that the National Security Agency's collection of metadata of Americans' telephone calls is not authorized by the... Read more »

Lenovo Patches Critical PC Flaws

After Superfish, Fresh Warnings Over Preinstalled SoftwareLenovo issues an emergency patch to fix flaws in the System Update software that it preinstalls on business-focused Windows PCs after security researchers discover vulnerabilities that... Read more »

ISF on Asia’s Security Challenges

What are some of the unique security challenges facing Asian organizations, and how can they meet them? Steve Durbin of the global Information Security Forum shares insight from new research. Read more »