Sage Group’s Very Bad Month

Police Arrest Insider After Breach; Software Misuse Issues Arise as WellPolice have arrested an employee of U.K.-based accountancy and business software developer Sage Group after a data breach. Meanwhile, a report has... Read more »

Eddie Bauer Hacked by POS Malware

'Sophisticated Attack' Siphoned Card Data for 6 Months, Retailer Warns
Retailer Eddie Bauer is warning customers that their payment card data may have been compromised by point-of-sale malware during a... Read more »

4 Questions the Board Must Ask Its CISO

Drilling Down on Cybersecurity Plans
Vikrant Arora, CISO of NYC Health & Hospitals, offers the four most important questions a board must ask the CISO to get a good understanding of how the... Read more »

Researcher Unleashes Ransomware on Tech-Support Scammers

Fun Factor Aside, 'Hacking Back' Carries Legal RisksMalware researcher Ivan Kwiatkowski unleashed ransomware on tech-support scammers after his parents stumbled across a site warning they'd been infected by Zeus. Despite the feel-good... Read more »

Mystery Surrounds Breach of NSA-Like Spying Toolset

Code is Likely Legit, But a Bit Sloppy, Experts SayAn unparalleled mystery has piqued the security community's curiosity. A group calling itself the "Shadow Brokers" claims to have stolen code and exploits... Read more »

Report: SWIFT Screwed Up

Before Bangladesh Bank Heist, SWIFT Allegedly Overlooked Smaller Banks' SecuritySWIFT screwed up. That's the takeaway from a new report into the Brussels-based cooperative, which alleges that the organization overlooked serious concerns relating... Read more »

Retooled Locky Ransomware Pummels Healthcare Sector

Attackers Increasingly Favor Ransomware Over Banking Trojans, FireEye SaysCybercriminals wielding Locky crypto-locking ransomware are ramping up their assaults, especially in the healthcare sector, according to FireEye. Attackers are distributing less ... Read more »

Equation Group Stings Firewall Vendors with Zero-Day Flaws

Has the US Long Known About the Vulnerabilities?The Equation Group leak revealed a zero-day flaw in Cisco's firewall software - a patch is being prepped - as well as a vulnerability in... Read more »

Finding the Right Authentication Approach

NICE Actimize's Mary Ann Miller on Banks' Emerging StrategiesBanks need to develop customer authentication strategies that meet demand for strong security as well as convenience, says Mary Ann Miller of NICE Actimize,... Read more »

Confirmed: Leaked Equation Group Hacking Tools Are Real

Dump May Reveal Russian, US Intelligence Agencies Openly Squaring OffScant doubt remains that a set of code and exploits - leaked by the "Shadow Brokers" hacking group - belongs to the Equation... Read more »