Banks at Risk from Coercion, Ancient InfrastructureAs financial institutions update their defenses in light of new types attacks - from scams to network-penetrating cyber-attacks - they need to ensure they factor in... Read more »

Treaty Revisions Needed to Keep Pace with TechnologyUpdating the slow-moving Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty process is critical to bringing cyber law enforcement into the 21st century. That's why Congress needs to take... Read more »

Security Standards Council Urges Use of Current TLS ProtocolThe PCI Security Standards Council has published a new version of its data security standard that calls for ending the use of the outdated... Read more »

Rama Vedashree Appointed Interim CEOThe Data Security Council of India appoints Rama Vedashree as its interim CEO as Dr. Kamlesh Bajaj retires. What is the legacy of Bajaj, and what are the... Read more »

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 »

(ISC)² Report Eyes Threats, Outsourcing and Staffing Crisis
(ISC)²'s seventh security workforce study says APAC CISOs opt for outsourcing of security, given technology sprawl, new threats and lack of... Read more »

Retailer Offers Issuers a Total of Up to $19 MillionTarget has agreed to pay a total of up to $19 million to issuers of MasterCard payment cards over losses and expenses they... Read more »

Listed Companies Urged to Report Incidents Within 24 HoursSEBI directs listed companies to disclose to stock exchanges all events/information related to any fraud as it occurs. CISOs welcome the move and seek... Read more »

Regulators Detail Destructive Malware, Cyber-Attack ThreatsThe FFIEC warns U.S. financial institutions that they're at increased risk from attacks that are designed to harvest large amounts of credentials, as well as from destructive... Read more »