Latest editorial and guest blogs on information risk management

Euro Security Watch with Mathew J. Schwartz

Tracking security and privacy trends across UK, Europe and beyond

Do Ransomware Attackers Single Out Cyber Insurance Holders?

Mathew J. Schwartz • September 3, 2019

Do criminal organizations prefer to target organizations that hold cyber insurance policies? A ProPublica report suggests that because cyber insurance policyholders are more likely to pay ransoms, they're a more frequent target. But some cybersecurity experts have expressed skepticism.

Elon Musk Wants to Hack Your Brain

Is the Equifax Settlement Good Enough?

The Fraud Blog with Tracy Kitten

Tracking fraud incidents and trends wherever -- and however -- they occur.

Visa, MasterCard Agree to Give Gas Pumps a Break on EMV Shift

Tracy Kitten • December 3, 2016

Visa and MasterCard have pushed back their EMV fraud liability shift date for U.S. pay-at-the-pump gas terminals from October 2017 to October 2020. They made the right decision, given the relatively low rates of card fraud at gas pumps.

Information Sharing: A Powerful Crime-Fighting Weapon

London Summit: Inside a Cyber Takedown

The Public Eye with Eric Chabrow

Keeping tabs on federal government efforts to protect citizens' privacy

Trump Campaign Aide Knew Early About Hacked Democratic Emails

Eric Chabrow • October 31, 2017

Former Trump campaign aide George Papadopoulos learned that Russia had thousands of pilfered emails containing "dirt" on Hillary Clinton three months before they appeared online, according to court documents.

Dearth of Support for Kaspersky at Congressional Hearing

'Private Citizens' Sue Trump Campaign for Exposing Their PII

Safe & Sound with Marianne Kolbasuk McGee

Insights on the security and privacy of healthcare information.

UK Beefs Up Hospital Cybersecurity Funding

Marianne Kolbasuk McGee • July 19, 2017

While the U.K. is beefing up funding for hospital cybersecurity, in the U.S., some Congressional leaders are pushing for moves that could have the unintended consequence of sapping security investments by some healthcare providers.

HIPAA Enforcement: A Look Ahead

Pushing for Better Cyber Threat Info Sharing in Healthcare

The Expert's View with Jeremy Kirk

Insights from industry experts

Creating a 'Defensible' Cybersecurity Program

Jeremy Kirk • August 27, 2019

Organizations need to create a "defensible" cybersecurity program that has a mandate and executive endorsement, says Gartner's Tom Scholtz. I. Here are some points to keep in mind when drafting a program.