Linda McGlasson

Managing Editor

Linda McGlasson is a seasoned writer and editor with 20 years of experience in writing for corporations, business publications and newspapers. She has worked in the Financial Services industry for more than 12 years. Most recently Linda headed information security awareness and training and the Computer Incident Response Team for Securities Industry Automation Corporation (SIAC), a subsidiary of the NYSE Group (NYX). As part of her role she developed infosec policy, developed new awareness testing and led the company's incident response team. In the last two years she's been involved with the Financial Services Information Sharing Analysis Center (FS-ISAC), editing its quarterly member newsletter and identifying speakers for member meetings.

FTC: Companies Unknowingly Exposing Data to Fraud

Linda McGlasson • February 23, 2010

The Federal Trade Commission announced on Monday that is has notified nearly 100 organizations that their peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing networks have been sharing information with the wrong people.

It's Phishing Season; Beware These Scams

Linda McGlasson • February 18, 2010

Spring is the season for the phishers to come and try to take advantage of to the unsuspecting public in the form of official-looking emails talking of tax refunds, as well as claims that the government has money waiting for them.

Group Proposes Suits Over Faulty Code

Linda McGlasson • February 16, 2010

A consortium of 30 international cybersecurity organizations, in updating the 25 most dangerous programming errors, have proposed standard contract language that would hold software vendors liable for programming errors.

New Javelin Study: ID Fraud Hits Record Highs

Linda McGlasson • February 10, 2010

The number of identity fraud victims increased 12 percent to 11.1 million people in 2009 -- the second consecutive annual increase. At the same time, the total amount of fraud also increased by 12.5 percent to $54 billion. These are the headlines of the newly-released 2010 Identity Fraud Study by Javelin Strategy &...

Social Networking's 17 Golden Rules

Linda McGlasson • February 9, 2010

Dangers loom when a user frequents social nets via mobile phones.

Are You Ready for the Risk of Mobile Malware?

Linda McGlasson • February 9, 2010

The recent news that Nexus One smartphone owners were unable to send or receive data is just a precursor to what security experts say is the next big threat to mobile phones and services - mobile malware. According to Dr. Markus Jakobsson, a noted security expert in the field of phishing and crimeware, mobile...

Gartner's Avivah Litan on Fraud Trends

Linda McGlasson • February 4, 2010

What are the top fraud trends facing financial institutions in 2010? Gartner's Avivah Litan shares her insights in an exclusive interview with Information Security Media Group's Linda McGlasson, discussing: Increased number of attacks on strong authentication; How to handle ACH fraud; The biggest security...

The Problem with Passwords

Linda McGlasson • February 3, 2010

Passwords are the bane of my existence -- probably yours, too. In order to be a good, secure, computer and Internet user, ideally I should have a different password for every single application I use, website I register to, and place I visit on the Internet. I frequently have at least 10 to 15 different passwords and...

Mystery Shoppers: The Latest Fraud Scheme

Linda McGlasson • January 25, 2010

IC3's latest alert says "secret shopper" schemes are rampant.

Data Breach Report: Malicious Attacks Doubled in 2009

Linda McGlasson • January 25, 2010

Malicious criminal attacks have doubled, and the average cost of a data breach has increased to $204 per compromised record. These are the headlines from the 5th annual "Cost of a Data Breach" study by the Ponemon Institute.

Fraudsters Take Aim At Mobile Banking

Linda McGlasson • January 18, 2010

At least two banking institutions have posted messages on their websites, alerting members to be wary of a bogus application distributed on mobile phone platforms.

Haitian Tragedy Inspires Fraudsters

Linda McGlasson • January 14, 2010

The call to aid the devastated country of Haiti came just hours after a 7.0 earthquake hit the impoverished Caribbean island on Tuesday. Just as quickly as the tweets came in asking for donations, so too came the cyber criminals looking to divert funds from legitimate charities to their own pockets.

Cyber Attack Exercise Planned

Linda McGlasson • January 7, 2010

How prepared is the financial services industry in the event of a cyber attack? The Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC), a national industry forum, will conduct Cyber Attack Against Payment Processes (CAPP), an exercise to measure the ability of financial institutions, payment...

Dodd Banking Reform Plan Would Cut OCC, OTS

Linda McGlasson • November 10, 2009

U.S. Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn. and chair of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, on Tuesday released a much-anticipated draft of a regulatory reform bill that would strip the Federal Reserve and other agencies of their power to regulate the banking industry.

Tokenization Vs. End-to-End Encryption: Experts Weigh in

Linda McGlasson • October 19, 2009

Tokenization or end to end encryption - which solution will win the hearts of data protectors in the race to secure data? A recent study conducted by PriceWaterhouseCoopers on behalf of the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council shows that end to end encryption and tokenization are the top choices for...

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