Interview with David Taylor, Founder of PCI Knowledge Base
The Heartland Payment Systems and Network Solutions data breaches have thrust the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) into the spotlight, raising the question: Does PCI compliance help in the fight against fraud?
David Taylor, founder...
Ten years ago, the National Security Agency (NSA) started up the Centers of Academic Excellence program to encourage stronger information assurance programs at colleges and universities. Initially, there were 7 designated CAE schools.
Today, the ranks have swollen to over 100 CAE-designated schools, and information...
With the heightened focus on cybersecurity - and increased incidents of insider crimes - the digital forensics practice has also gained a higher profile in both the private and public sectors.
Keith Barger, a forensics veteran, currently serves as a director in KPMG's forensics practice in Houston, TX. In an...
The Heartland Payment Systems (HPY) data breach came as an unpleasant surprise to many financial institutions and their customers in early 2009. What are the threats we should eye as we look ahead to 2010?
In an exclusive interview, Bryan Sartin of Verizon Business, discusses the company's exhaustive research of...
Data and privacy protection - there's much that government, industry and consumers alike can do to improve information security. And the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is at the heart of education and enforcement efforts.
In an exclusive interview, the FTC's Joel Winston discusses:
Top privacy risks facing...
Verizon Business investigated 90 major data breaches in 2008, including 285 million compromised records. Nearly ¾ of those breaches were external hacks, and 99.9 percent of the records were compromised via servers and applications.
These are among the findings of Verizon's new 2009 Data Breach Investigations...
Activity at the State Level Points Toward a Federal Data Breach Notification Law
Data privacy legislation -- the trend started in California and is being discussed heatedly in Massachusetts today. Data breach notification and privacy laws have now been enacted in 40 separate states, and government observers think...
Interview with Jody Westby, Adjunct Distinguished Fellow at CyLab and CEO at Global Cyber Risk
At a time when risks are high and consumer confidence is low, corporate boards of directors aren't paying nearly enough attention to information security and cyber threats.
This is the key takeaway from a new Carnegie...
Interview with David Richards, President of the Institute of Internal Auditors
Internal auditing has always been a key function within financial systems, and it becomes even more so when it comes to IT and information security.
In this exclusive interview, David Richards, President of the Institute of Internal...
Interview with Jennifer Bayuk, Former CISO at Bear Stearns & Co.
Governance is a term increasingly used in financial institutions, as banking/security leaders try to introduce new processes and disciplines to their organizations.
In this exclusive interview, Jennifer Bayuk, an information security specialist...
Interview with Kim Matlon, Business Continuity/Crisis Management Expert
Workplace violence - it's one of the most common but least understood risks to all businesses.
From robberies gone awry to bullies in the workplace to domestic anger spilling over from home, the workplace is rife for violent situations. In...
Brent discusses deploying multi-factor authentication to mega-enterprises with millions of end-users, knowledge-based authentication user enrollment, and how educational institutions are utilizing multi-factor authentication solutions.
If you look at recent breaches, you see a common thread: If privileged identities were better managed, breach impacts would greatly lessen. Bill Mann of Centrify discusses the essentials of privileged ID management.
Every organization is concerned about malware - how it evolves, slips past multilayered defenses and infects networks. John Nielsen, Product Manager for IBM Mobile Security, discusses the latest malware trends and steps organizations may take to fight back.
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