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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Does the White House CyberSec Coordinator Need Tech Expertise?White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Michael Daniel is under fire for perceived 'bragging' about his lack of technical expertise. But was Daniel, in fact, bragging?... Read more »
The Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology has launched the Mobile Banking Security Lab to explore solutions to the evolving challenges in the area of mobile banking and security. Read more »