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

Hackers Love to Strike on Saturday

Mathew J. Schwartz • March 13, 2019

If you had to guess what day of the week a hacker will hit your organization, the answer might seem obvious: Hackers prefer to strike on Saturday. And a review by Redscan of cybersecurity incidents reported to Britain's privacy regulator before GDPR took effect confirms it.

Battling Big Breaches: Are We Getting Better?

Collusion Investigation: 37 Indictments and Counting

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

The FBI's RAT: Blocking Fraudulent Wire Transfers

Jeremy Kirk • April 23, 2019

Fraud, e-hustles and social engineering attacks continues to proliferate, the FBI's latest report into the state of internet crime confirms. But over the past year, a new FBI tactic for quickly stopping fraudulent wire transfers has notched notable successes.