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The section chief of the FBI's Cyber Division says "the FBI does not condone payment of ransom," in part because it enables criminals to victimize others. Instead, the bureau continues to urge all potential victims to get their IT house in order.
A preview of director Oliver Stone's upcoming film "Snowden" portrays former NSA contractor Edward Snowden as a gung-ho action hero - a cunning insider and a clever operative.
Despite the arrest and conviction of scores of cyber criminals - including members of the Blackhole exploit kit, SpyEye and GameOver Zeus crews - malware and ransomware threats continue to grow.
Denise Hayman, vice president at the security firm Neustar, offers in-depth advice to women interested in launching an information security career in this audio interview.
Neither the FBI nor Apple looks good in the days following the postponement of a hearing on whether Apple should be forced to help the bureau crack open the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino shooters. The FBI's credibility is being questioned as Apple's security technology is being tarnished.
Despite the recent move to put the FBI-obtained court order against Apple on hold, the crypto debate is far from over, said a panel of law enforcement, legal and industry experts at Information Security Media Group's Fraud and Breach Prevention Summit in San Francisco.
In many enterprises, the CISO reports to the CIO, and occasionally you find a CIO who reports to the CISO. But Venafi's Tammy Moskites holds both roles. How does she manage the natural tension between IT and security?
Fraudsters unsuccessfully attempted to steal $80,000 (U.S.) from Indian e-commerce company Flipkart through an email spoofing scheme targeting the CFO, who thwarted the crime.
Email security is a growing worry, despite the fact that phishing attacks and spam have been around for decades, says Vidur Apparao, CTO of Agari. In this video interview, he explains why DMARC is gaining ground as a viable way to shore up email defenses.
The nonstop pace of "Apple vs. FBI" updates and related crypto debates seemed to exceed both the U.S. government's and the information security industry's advanced persistent spin-cycles at this year's RSA Conference.
Because of growing cybersecurity concerns, CISOs in the financial sector finally are getting more time with their boards of directors and more direct interaction with senior executives, says John Carlson, chief of staff at the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center.
Automated threat intelligence sharing can significantly reduce the amount of time it takes organizations to identify, assess and react to attacks, according to new research from Johns Hopkins. Mark Clancy, CEO of Soltra, says automated information sharing with government and other sectors is catching on.
Unlike other security and breach reports, Verizon's Data Breach Digest is a collection of data breach investigation case studies from around the world. Verizon's Ashish Thapar elaborates on findings from this digest.
Financial services firms and healthcare institutions have been at the forefront of adopting encrypted email, simply because so much vital and sensitive information today naturally flows via email, Dave Wagner, CEO of ZixCorp, says in this video interview.
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