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Verizon report goes deep inside data breach investigations

Neil Roiter — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:18:02 EST

A follow-up to earlier findings analyzes 15 most effective threat factors and what enterprises can do to identify and mitigate compromises.

Yahoo login credentials at risk to hijacking attack

Robert Westervelt — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:34:35 EST

Cybercriminals target Yahoo and other hosting services using a new phishing campaign to hijack accounts and commit bank fraud.

Group to shed light on secure identity management threats

Robert Westervelt — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:49:10 EST

Identity management technologies are struggling to keep pace with constantly evolving nature of attacks, according to the Center for Applied Identity Management Research (CAIMR).

Heartland CIO on end-to-end encryption, credit card tokenization

Robert Westervelt — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:23:04 EST

In this interview, Heartland CIO Steven Elefant explains Heartland's E3 end-to-end encryption plan and explains how some tokenization plans could create security weaknesses.

Visa probes tokens, encryption for PCI card data protection

Robert Westervelt — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:37:29 EDT

Visa issued payment industry best practices that outline the use of encryption and tokenization to protect credit card data.

Secure virtual desktop software enables remote client security

Eric Ogren — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 07:44:25 EDT

Virtual desktops control endpoints and cut costs for an Atlanta-based financial company. The setup helps IT control core essentials and enforce acceptable use policy.

Symark acquires BeyondTrust

Marcia Savage — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:17:17 EDT

Privileged access management provider expands beyond Unix and Linux environments to the Windows platform with acquisition.

FDIC: Educate business customers about the need for security

Marcia Savage — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:59:10 EDT

Criminals are targeting banks' business customers and stealing their online credentials to make fraudulent wire and ACH transfers, agency says.

Proposed expansion of top-level domains generates security concerns

Marcia Savage — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:10:59 EDT

Financial industry worried that ICANN plan could mislead consumers and lead to more cybersquatting and phishing attacks.

MasterCard increases PCI compliance requirements for some merchants

Marcia Savage — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:44:53 EDT

Company now requires merchants that process one million to six million transactions annually to have onsite assessment by a PCI QSA. Visa says it won't follow suit.