Shriram Life Insurance Servers Hacked?

Alleged Hackers Dump Massive Archive of Critical DataHyderabad-based Shriram Life Insurance is alleged to have suffered a huge breach involving over 50 GB of critical data, including customer information. The reported attackers... Read more »

Bangladesh Bank Ends FireEye Investigation Into Heist

Meanwhile, Ukrainian Bank Reports $10 Million Theft via SWIFTBangladesh Bank has opted to not extend a contract with the incident response team that it hired to investigate the theft of $81 million... Read more »

Improving Fraud Prevention After SWIFT-Related Heists

In the wake of recent SWIFT-related interbank payment heists, more banks are monitoring transactions for anomalous behavior in an attempt to catch fraud in real time, says Andrew Davies, a fraud prevention... Read more »

As Outsourcing Grows, Asia Still Needs CISOs

As more organizations in the Asian market outsource their security functions, they still will need to have a CISO, stresses Scott Robertson, vice president for Asia-Pacific and Japan at the cloud-based security... Read more »

Brexit Shocker, and Cybercrime Forum Sells Server Access

Britain's surprise vote to "Brexit" the European Union leads the ISMG Security Report. Also hear analysis on a cybercrime forum selling remote server access; Comodo being in hot water by saying "let's... Read more »

PCI-DSS: Building Global Acceptance

Achieving international acceptance of PCI-DSS is an ongoing challenge, says Jeremy King, international director of the PCI Security Standards Council, who's working to educate merchants about baseline security that goes far beyond... Read more »

House Committee Seeks Crypto Calm

But Legislative Group Hug Won't Change Encryption FactsWould access to better information pertaining to encryption help Congress pass good crypto-related laws? That's the impetus behind a "Digital Security Commission" and a related... Read more »

Biometrics for Children: Don’t Share

'Child ID Kits' Carry Identity Theft Risks, Experts WarnWarning to parents and guardians: Beware of collecting, storing or sharing your child's biometric information - including fingerprints and DNA - even if you're... Read more »

Putting Your (Charitable) Money Where Your Market Is

Manufacturing and service firms differ in their approach to domestic and international philanthropy. Read more »

These Five Behaviors Can Create an Innovation Culture

Breakthroughs happen when organizations are set up to support them. Read more »