As banking institutions await a new wave of DDoS attacks, one security vendor says it foresaw one rare -but effective - element of these attacks as far back as 2006. What can banks expect to see next?
The UK Information Commissioner's Office has fined the Stoke-on-Trent City Council £120,000 after sensitive information about a child protection legal case was e-mailed to the wrong person.
Identity theft is a concern for organizations across all sectors. Learn how healthcare entities are employing new strategies and technology tools to curtail medical ID theft and prevent fraud.
Barnes & Noble is the latest retailer to be hit by a point-of-sale breach. Why do security experts and card issuers say POS breaches are pushing card fraud to a tipping point?
In this week's roundup, read about the latest incidents, including a stolen laptop affecting 27,000 patients in Tennessee and a point-of-service device breach at Barnes & Noble book stores.
A new banking Trojan known as Gozi Prinimalka, which researchers say has been targeted to hit at least 30 U.S. institutions, can circumvent many fraud-detection and prevention defenses. So what prevention steps should financial institutions take?
BITS, the technology division of the Financial Services Roundtable, says DDoS attacks on banking institutions are likely to continue and offers a seven-point strategy for preparation and response.
Windows 8 is coming and includes security upgrades. How should security and technology leaders approach Microsoft's updated operating system? Forrester analyst Chenxi Wang offers recommendations.
HSBC Holdings, a British multinational bank, is the 10th financial institution to suffer online outages as a result of a distributed denial of service attack in recent weeks. What was the impact of the attack?
In this week's breach roundup, read about the latest incidents, including a UK police department fined after an unencrypted USB drive was stolen and a breach affecting University of Georgia employees.
BB&T Corp. confirms it's been hit by a DDoS attack, making it the ninth U.S. bank to be targeted in five weeks. The online outage at BB&T comes on the heels of the attack that hit Capital One on Oct. 16.
When it comes to fighting DDoS attacks, institutions must understand the threats against them, says Bill Wansley of Booz Allen Hamilton. Varying attack vectors require different modes of detection and prevention.
The Greater Manchester Police paid a £120,000 penalty after an unencrypted USB drive containing information on more than 1,000 individuals tied to serious criminal investigations was stolen.
Capital One confirmed it was hit by a second distributed denial of service attack. The hacktivist group Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Cyber Fighters warned about additional bank attacks this week.
The hacktivist group Izz ad-Din al-Qassam launched a series of eight sophisticated DDoS attacks at leading U.S. banks. What lessons have been learned so far, and what additional steps can be taken?
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