‘Privacy is a Fundamental Right’

Digital privacy isn't a privilege or a policy. It's a fundamental human right, says Rajesh Vellakkat, partner in the law firm of Fox Mandal & Associates. What are today's top legal challenges... Read more »

Cyber Framework: Setting Record Straight

In an in-depth interview, Adam Sedgewick, the point man for the NIST cybersecurity framework, addresses misconceptions about the guidance, the costs to implement it and its role as a marketplace catalyst. Read more »

Goodwill: 868,000 Cards Compromised

Malware Used in Compromise of Third-Party VendorGoodwill Industries International says in an update about a breach affecting about 330 of its stores that approximately 868,000 payment cards were exposed. It also identifies... Read more »

Veritas Capital to Acquire BeyondTrust

Security Intelligence Firm Serves Multiple MarketsPrivate equity firm Veritas Capital will acquire BeyondTrust, a cybersecurity software company, from venture capital firm Insight Venture Partners. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. Read more »

Privacy: A Path to the C-Suite

How a Little Privacy Can Take a Security Program FarYou need to combine IT security knowledge with business acumen if you want to find yourself among the ranks of chief information officers... Read more »

Is Apple iCloud Safe?

Defenses Don't Block Backup-Retrieval Attacks, Experts ContendSome security experts say a thriving celebrity-photo-theft subculture has long been hacking iCloud, employing techniques that bypass strong passwords and Apple's two-factor authentication sy... Read more »

Insights From Our Fraud Twitter Chat

Online Dialogue Dived Into Prevention, Detection IssuesA Twitter chat featuring Gartner's Avivah Litan offered a lively discussion of numerous fraud-related issues, including card breaches, weak authentication and the need for mobile scrutiny.... Read more »

Goodwill Confirms Card Data Breach

Malware Attack Against Processor Affected 330 StoresGoodwill Industries International has confirmed that a breach of a card processor's systems, which involved malware, affected customers' payment data at more than 330 of its... Read more »

Why a Nation-State Would Hack JPMorgan

Amassing Intelligence, Not Pilfering Money, Is a Big MotivatorInitial reports suggested that Russian hackers could behind an attack against JPMorgan Chase, and perhaps other U.S. banks. While it's still far from clear... Read more »

RBI: Information Security Framework Released

The Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology has prepared an information security framework to help banks in benchmarking their systems and enhancing information security. Read more »