Security Standards Council Urges Use of Current TLS ProtocolThe PCI Security Standards Council has published a new version of its data security standard that calls for ending the use of the outdated... Read more »
Retailer Offers Issuers a Total of Up to $19 MillionTarget has agreed to pay a total of up to $19 million to issuers of MasterCard payment cards over losses and expenses they... Read more »
(ISC)² Report Eyes Threats, Outsourcing and Staffing Crisis(ISC)²'s seventh security workforce study says APAC CISOs opt for outsourcing of security, given technology sprawl, new threats and lack of... Read more »
Gabi Siboni, director of cyber security program at Israel's Institute for National Security Studies, has said that hackers have started targeting electric and nuclear power plants around the world, The Jerusalem Post... Read more »
A recent survey by A.M. Best Co. Inc. has shown that insurers and reinsurers continue to decrease their return on equity targets as they become less confident in their ability to maintain... Read more »
Malaysia's RHB Capital Bhd. is likely to offload or reduce interest in its insurance arm, RHB Insurance Bhd., as it undertakes major restructuring, The Star Online reported. Read more »
Sources have said that a terror alert has been issued in India after intelligence agencies warned of a possible attack by terrorist organization Lashkar-e-Taiba, reported Xinhua. Read more »
Vietnam Helicopter Corp. has signed an insurance contract with a consortium of three insurers in the country for 2015-16, reported Tinnhanhchungkhoan.vn. Read more »
A recent report by Symantec Corp. has ranked Canada fourth globally for ransomware and social media scam attacks in 2014, The Vancouver Sun reported. Read more »
A report by Ireland-based Research and Markets Ltd. has said that Macau's insurance sector grew 20% from 2009 to 2013 in terms of gross written premiums, Macau Business Daily reported. Read more »