Open Source Software Blocks Malicious Actions, Researchers SayUSB devices and ports pose serious risks, and they aren't going away anytime soon. But researchers say they've developed a way to block malicious actions... Read more »

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 »

'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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Hear ISMG editors untangle the various elements in the Shadow Brokers-Equation Group saga, evaluate a new anti-ransomware tool and reflect on the 10th anniversary of the PCI Security Standards Council in this... Read more »