In a one-year-period, the National Health Service in the UK experienced 16 data breaches that affected a total of 1.8 million records. Learn the details, including information about related fines.
A breach at a Texas credit union shows how fraudsters target financial institution employees to gain access to sensitive information. Why are institutions proving to be soft spots for compromise?
A self-proclaimed member of the hacktivist group Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Cyber Fighters says Iran is not backing DDoS attacks against leading U.S. banks. What else did he reveal about the DDoS attacks?
It's difficult to know where sensitive patient information may be lurking in user files. But some healthcare organizations are finding ways to detect where the information resides so they can protect it. Find out how.
In this week's breach roundup, read about the latest incidents, including a South Carolina hacking incident exposing millions of Social Security numbers and a compromised computer at a Hawaii mental health facility.
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?
Organizations everywhere should be concerned about DDoS attacks. But most are too focused on compliance to pay enough attention to fraud and security fundamentals, says ENISA's John Walker.
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.
Distributed-denial-of-service attacks on U.S. banking institutions will continue, says Akamai's Mike Smith. And he believes the attackers aren't out just to embarrass the banks, but to commit fraud.
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.
The big breaches make the headlines, but the smaller attacks on merchants are the ones that ultimately benefit the fraudsters and hurt banking institutions most, says Wade Baker of Verizon.
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.
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