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  • Global Breach Date Now Jan. 2011

    Visa, MasterCard Offer Revised Timeline Global Breach Date Now Jan. 2011

    New alerts from Visa and MasterCard suggest the breach at Global Payments dates to January 2011, an exposure window significantly longer than originally reported. What are the implications for card issuers? Read more...

  • Key Phish Phry Player Sentenced

    Last Figure in International Phishing Ring Gets Prison Term Key Phish Phry Player Sentenced

    A U.S. District Court has sentenced the last key figure from 2009's Operation Phish Phry, a two-year international cybercrime investigation that resulted in the arrest of 100 fraudsters on two continents. Read more...

  • Online Retailer Breached

    Incident Highlights E-Commerce Vulnerabilities Online Retailer Breached

    N.Y.-based clothing retailer Opening Ceremony says a breach of its online boutique likely exposed names, addresses and credit card details. Why are card breaches becoming increasingly common? Read more...

  • Improving Breach Investigations

    Step One: Know Where the Critical Data is Stored Improving Breach Investigations

    When breaches occur, most organizations struggle to collect the right data and get investigations off the ground. How can breach response improve? Verizon's Chris Novak offers expert advice. Read more...

  • Phisher Guilty of $1.3 Million Scam

    Bank of America, Chase Customers Targeted by Advanced Attack Phisher Guilty of $1.3 Million Scam

    In Georgia, a man has pleaded guilty for his role in a $1.3 million phishing scheme. How did Bank of America and Chase help law enforcement agencies crack this alleged international fraud ring? Read more...

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    3 Keys to Mobile Security

    Banks Are Thinking Beyond Mobile Banking, Payments By Jeffrey Roman
    3 Keys to Mobile Security

    How are banking institutions addressing mobile security risks and authentication challenges? Paul Smocer of BITS says some of the proactive steps banks are taking might surprise you.

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    Global: A Lack of Breach Transparency

    Processor Promised Updates, But We've Heard Little By Tracy Kitten
    Global: A Lack of Breach Transparency

    Global Payments has been less than forthcoming with information about its data breach. How could this lack of transparency hurt the processor, and what's the lesson for others?

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    The Business Case for Continuity Planning

    Small, Mid-Size Enterprises Especially Need to Develop Strategy By Lyndon Bird
    The Business Case for Continuity Planning

    Why do so many small and mid-sized enterprises continue to believe that business continuity planning is just for the big guys? And how do we go about convincing them otherwise? Here are some tips.

  • Article

    10 Practices to Secure the Supply Chain

    NIST Drafting New Guidance to Mitigate Supply Chain Risk By Eric Chabrow
    10 Practices to Secure the Supply Chain

    Supply chain risks can occur when organizations purchase and implement information and communications technology products and services. See 10 ways to diminish these risks.

  • Article

    Is Global's Breach Growing?

    Sources Say 7 Million Cards May Have Been Exposed By Tracy Kitten
    Is Global's Breach Growing?

    How much card fraud can issuers link to the breach at Global Payments? Some sources suggest as many as 7 million payment cards may have been exposed, but how can they be so sure?

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  • 4 Security Priorities for Banks

    Gartner's Chuvakin on Mobile, Cloud, Hacktivist Attacks 4 Security Priorities for Banks

    From mobile and the cloud to DDoS attacks and risks surrounding big data, what should banks and credit unions do now to mitigate exposure? Gartner's Anton Chuvakin offers his top recommendations.

  • Understanding 'Big Data'

    Preserving the Meaning is Industry's Greatest Challenge Understanding 'Big Data'

    Banks have a lot of data, but how well is it integrated? How much are institutions gleaning from the data they house? State Street Corp's chief scientist says financial services could be doing more.

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