Coalition to Push EMV Cards, Point-to-Point Encryption by. Jeffrey Roman Ending weeks of relative silence by the two major payment card brands in the wake of payments breaches at Target Corp., Neiman Marcus and others [...]
by. Tracy Kitten Testimony Highlights Need for More Technology, Security Layers At Congressional hearings held March 5 and 6, cybersecurity experts stressed that adoption of chip cards is just one of many steps that need [...]
by. Jeffrey Roman In the wake of its massive data breach last year, Target Corp. is overhauling its information security and compliance practices, launching a search for a new CIO and creating the position of [...]
by. Eric Chabrow President Obama's fiscal year 2015 budget outlines a set of priorities - a wish list - of programs the administration hopes to pursue, including a federal cyber campus where civilian agencies can [...]
by. Tracy Kitten Retailer Says Systems Show No Evidence of Compromise On Feb. 28, Bloomberg News and others reported that a possible breach at Sears Holding Corp. was being investigated by the Secret Service. Sears, [...]
Sources Say Compromise Overlaps Target Attack by. Tracy Kitten On Feb. 28, Bloomberg News and others reported that a possible breach at Sears Holding Corp. was being investigated by the Secret Service. Sears, which also [...]
Verizon Investigates More Retailer Attacks by. Tracy Kitten Verizon Communications Inc. is looking into two apparent retail breaches that may be linked to recent high-profile incidents, including the Target Corp. breach. Bryan Sartin of Verizon's [...]
by. Jeffrey Roman High-profile breaches, such as those victimizing customers of retailers Target Corp. and Neiman Marcus, have prompted U.S. Atty. Gen. Eric Holder to propose a national breach notification law. Holder is asking [...]
by. Tracy Kitten The arrest, extradition and indictment of a Romanian who's alleged to have orchestrated one of the biggest ATM skimming rings in the U.S. illustrates how collaboration among international authorities is working [...]
Critical Infrastructure Security Incidents Go Unnoticed by. Jeffrey Roman Many security incidents that affect components of the nation's critical infrastructure go unnoticed due to a lack of sufficient detection or logging capabilities, according to a [...]
Banks, Credit Unions Argue Breached Retailers Should Pay by. Tracy Kitten Lawsuits that banking institutions have filed against Target Corp. in the wake of the retailer's massive breach aren't likely to reap big rewards, two [...]
Associations Join Forces to Help Prevent Retail Breaches by. Tracy Kitten As tensions between bankers and retailers heat up over who should bear responsibility for expenses linked to recent high-profile retailer breaches, the Financial Services [...]
Banks, Retailers Blame Each Other for Lax Card Security by. Tracy Kitten Bankers and retailers are hotly debating who should be liable for losses and expenses associated with the 2013 point-of-sale breach at Target Corp. [...]
Bank Confirms Customer Info Compromised by. Jeffrey Roman In this week's breach roundup, Barclays is investigating a breach that affected certain customers of its now-defunct financial planning business. Also, a St. Louis, Mo., man has [...]
Experts Debate Whether Third-Party Breach to Blame by. Tracy Kitten Security experts are debating how the breach of Fazio Mechanical Services Inc., a refrigeration vendor that serves Target Corp., may have played a role the [...]
