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 »

In Defense of Michael Daniel

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 »

RBI: Mobile Banking Security Lab Launches

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 »

RBI: Transaction Limit Update to Mobile Banking Circular

The Reserve Bank of India has updated its mobile banking circular, dated Dec. 24, 2009, removing the 50,000 Rupees per customer, per day limit. Read more »

RBI: Security Issues and Risk Mitigation Measures Related to Card-Present Transactions

The Reserve Bank of India on Sept. 22, 2011 issued a notification on security issues and risk mitigation measures related to card-present transactions. Read more »

Preventing Security Breaches with Passwords That Can’t Be Stolen

What would happen if hackers got hold of your database of credentials, but discovered that it didn't contain any passwords that were hashed or encrypted? Password hashfiles are the weak... Read more »

The Nitty Gritty of Sandbox Evasion

Today, many vendors are developing sandboxes to help stem the rising tide of advanced threats. Many vendors claim they can a broad range of advanced attacks. But do they? Not all sandboxes... Read more »

2014 Faces of Fraud Survey: The Impact of Retail Breaches

In the wake of the Target, Neiman Marcus and other retail breaches, banking/security leaders clearly feel abused and frustrated - and they want to see changes in how merchants conduct and process... Read more »

How to Tackle Vendor Risk Hazards: Operationalizing Third-Party Risk Management in Today’s Regulated Environment

Did you ever count the number of vendors your organization uses to run your business operations? Even mid-sized companies easily exceed one hundred third-party vendors, including technology vendors, electricity, hosting, facilities, payment,... Read more »