COVID-19 Resource Center: Latest News and Insights on the Novel Coronavirus and Cybersecurity Response

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed how we all live and work, creating the largest remote workforce in history. Never have topics such as identity and access management, device security and business resiliency been more critical. Use this COVID-19 Resource Center for the latest updates and opinions on the virus, its influence on the threat landscape and how global organisations can improve response.

How to Stop a Potential Ransomware Attack Before it Happens

Information Security Media Group • December 1, 2021

In this on-demand webinar, you’ll learn how you can get out in front of the ransomware threat to stop hackers from locking down your data in the first place.

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Access Management

UK Legislation Seeks Mandatory Security Standards for IoT

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Fraud Management & Cybercrime

Tips for Surviving Big Game Ransomware Attacks

Corey Nachreiner • November 16, 2021

Why has the cybercriminal underground put so much effort toward the professionalization of ransomware? Simply put, they are making tons of money from it.

Governance & Risk Management

Risk Quantification 101: Communicate Risk in Dollars and Cents

Information Security Media Group • November 9, 2021

In this video, LogicGate and Protiviti explores the fundamentals of risk quantification and highlight how the practice empowers you to leverage the power of risk confidently and strategically.

Application Security & Online Fraud

Fraud Transformation: Balancing Business and Customer Needs

Tom Field • October 11, 2021

More than two-thirds of survey respondents say they take a balanced approach - business, customers and compliance - investing in fraud prevention technology. So, why do they also report customer friction among their top challenges? BioCatch's Raj Dasgupta analyzes the results of the new Fraud Transformation Survey.

Profiles in Leadership: Dr. Frances Undelikwo, Fidelity Bank

Suparna Goswami • October 11, 2021

Dr. Frances Undelikwo, divisional head of IT and operational risk management at Fidelity Bank in Nigeria, says she found her passion by trying out different departments and fields under information security. She discusses her career path and current role.

Training & Security Leadership

Analyzing the Results of the 2021 Cybersecurity Complexity Study, EU & UK

Information Security Media Group • October 8, 2021

In this exclusive interview, Martin Cook, Senior Solutions Engineer with ReliaQuest, discusses how to reduce complexity, increase visibility and tap into new resources to enhance your own abilities to detect, investigate and respond to attacks.

Endpoint Security

US Agencies Awarded $311 Million in Cybersecurity, IT Funds

Dan Gunderman • October 1, 2021

Four federal agencies have been awarded $311 million to bolster the U.S. government's cyber defenses and address IT modernization challenges, according to the interagency board of the Technology Modernization Fund, a federal funding source, which made the announcement Thursday.

Fraud Management & Cybercrime

Ransomware: A Problem of Excesses

Tom Field • September 29, 2021

You can't decrease the motivation of ransomware attackers. But you can curb their success by bolstering your own enterprise's approach to access, credentials and privileges. Morey Haber and James Maude of BeyondTrust share insights on ransomware defense.

Cryptocurrency Fraud

SEC Chair Pushes for Additional Cryptocurrency Regulations

Dan Gunderman • September 14, 2021

U.S. SEC Chair Gary Gensler testified before the Senate on Tuesday and again called for comprehensive cryptocurrency regulations, citing a need to reduce cybersecurity risks, other market risks, and criminal efforts to defraud investors, while simultaneously advancing the space.

Fraud Management & Cybercrime

New York Vaccine Passport App Stored Forged Credentials

Dan Gunderman • September 14, 2021

A recently patched flaw in a mobile app allowing N.Y. residents to acquire and store a COVID-19 vaccine credential did not validate user input properly and stored forged verifications, according to security researchers. Experts say similar flaws could have dire consequences.

Fraud Management & Cybercrime

Transforming an Organization's Security Culture

Anna Delaney • September 10, 2021

Bobby Ford of Hewlett Packard Enterprise says that too often when an organization engages with security, it happens in an ad hoc way. He describes his mission to create a Cybersecurity Center of Excellence to streamline the organization's security incident management and response processes.

Fraud Management & Cybercrime

2 Data Leaks Reported in Indonesia's COVID-19 Tracking Apps

Soumik Ghosh • September 7, 2021

The personal data of at least 1.3 million Indonesian residents, stored on two government-developed COVID-19 tracking apps, PeduliLindungi and eHAC, has been leaked online, according to security researchers. President Joko Widodo is among those affected.

Fraud Management & Cybercrime

Taliban’s Takeover of Kabul: Biometric Fallout Concerns

Mathew J. Schwartz • September 2, 2021

As the last U.S. military flight lifted off Tuesday evening from the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, what's been left behind reportedly includes a vast trove of biometric data that could be used to identify - including for interrogation or execution - individuals who assisted the occupying NATO forces.