New details emerging about a breach involving a former Morgan Stanley employee illustrate how a case of inappropriate access to data can blossom into something much more serious. The case shines a spotlight on the urgent need to mitigate insider threats.
Healthcare is the new battleground, and the personal patient data that hospitals have readily available is more lucrative, more
comprehensive, and more attractive than retail and banking data ever was. Violations of patient privacy leave healthcare organizations vulnerable. Unfortunately, it's not a question of if...
The two biggest culprits driving security alert volume for healthcare organizations are web-based attacks and malicious insiders. But
since most hospitals cannot hire dozens of investigators to examine each and every one of these alerts, what can be done?
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The three main...
A former member of the NullCrew hacking group has pleaded guilty to participating in attacks against several organizations, including Bell Canada, Comcast and the U.K.'s Ministry of Defense, which the gang claimed to have exploited via SQL injection flaws.
How important is security for your virtual infrastructure? How much do businesses trust the security of their SaaS providers? For the 5th year in a row, Kaspersky Lab addresses these questions and other IT security concerns in its 2015 Global IT Security Risks Survey.
Analyzing the responses of more than 5,500...
Wyndham Worldwide Corp. has agreed to a settlement with the FTC over charges stemming from the hotel chain's three security breaches in 2008 and 2009 that exposed 619,000 payment cards and other personal information.
The Data Security Act of 2015, approved by the House Financial Services Committee, would create a national data breach notification requirement and spell out data security standards businesses must follow, usurping 47 state laws.
Another healthcare organization has disclosed that the FBI has detected a cyberattack on its computer network exposing information about its patients. Security experts expect more alerts from the FBI and call on organizations to ramp up breach detection.
Money has been and will continue to be a leading motivator for criminals to target financial organizations. Given the large pool of threat actors driven by a wide range of motives, financial services firms must do more than simply strengthen their IT systems.
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Despite taking significant steps to strengthen their cybersecurity, banks and other financial services (FS) organizations will
continue to be challenged by the speed of technological change and the sophisticated
nature of cyber threats.
Larger FS organizations who want to stay ahead of cyber criminals and reduce...
Safeguarding data (customer records, clearing and trading information, or confidential documents) is a priority of financial services organizations. However, they must also protect their systems, networks, and the financial assets they hold. They have a greater number of "crown jewels" to steal, and so face more...
The number of high-profile intrusions and data breaches within the financial services industry demonstrates that cyberattacks are a very real and costly concern, both domestically and abroad. Clearly, stronger efforts by the financial services industry to thwart cyberattacks are needed.
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Cyberattacks against the financial community are happening more rapidly than ever before, yet organizations are lagging to react and put more sophisticated, comprehensive safeguards in place. What's holding them back?
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Five main reasons why financial organizations are not...
Security is no longer a one-size-fits-all solution. Instead, companies must take a holistic approach to creating programs that work. Technologies evolve and create new threats and vulnerabilities for organizations to address. As such, security organizations need to evolve in order to combat emerging cyber adversaries....
Bad news about APT: Attacks are bigger, faster and aimed at a wider variety of targets. How must organizations win board support to
improve their defenses? Lockheed Martin's Justin Lachesky shares insight.
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