We all know email is the top attack vector for cybercriminals. But when you look at some of the statistics recently released by Palo Alto Networks, the threat may be more ominous than we want to...
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Consumers Use Mobile Banking But Don't Trust It, with Reason
by Chris Bedel | Jan 20, 2016
Consumers have gotten used to using mobile banking, but that doesn't mean they trust it. Nor should they, given the escalating security threats. Read More on the Author's Website...
How Planning Ahead Can Help Avoid the 6 Pitfalls of Breach Investigations
by Chris Bedel | Jan 20, 2016
I recently had the opportunity to attend a webinar covering incident and breach response. In the world of cyber resilience, being able to respond to an attack is becoming equally important as...
FFIEC Cyber Tool Needs Urgent Revamp
by Chris Bedel | Jan 20, 2016
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council's new Cybersecurity Assessment Tool needs to be redesigned - and the sooner, the better. The current design of the tool, also known as CAT, sets...
Indiana University Health Arnett Hospital loses USB drive with 29K records
by Chris Bedel | Jan 18, 2016
Indiana University Health Arnett Hospital reported the loss of an unencrypted USB drives containing information on 29,000 emergency room patients. How many victims? 29,324 Read More on the Author's...
Securing Your Future with a Virtual CISO
by Chris Bedel | Jan 13, 2016
The enterprise is facing a dangerous combination of mounting cybersecurity threats of increasing subtlety, and a widening gap in the skills required to identify and combat them. Read More on the...
You've completed the FFIEC's CAT, now what? 6 Tips on an effective remediation plan.
by Chris Bedel | Jan 6, 2016
So you've taken the time to complete the Cybersecurity Assessment Tool (CAT) that the FFIEC released last year. And whether you used a spreadsheet, a web application, or the plain old .pdf, you...
HealthSouth Round Rock laptop stolen, 1,359 victims
by Chris Bedel | Jan 6, 2016
Another healthcare breach that could have been avoided by laptop encryption. HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Round Rock (Texas) is notifying individuals that some medical and personal...
Are cybercriminals targeting banks with ransomware?
by Chris Bedel | Jan 5, 2016
Ransomware is the latest tool in the cybercriminal’s arsenal, but it has, to date, largely been used to target consumers. Could it now be used to hit banks and other financial institutions too? We...
5 things you need to know about social engineering
by Chris Bedel | Jan 5, 2016
Social engineering plays an important part in a significant number of cyberattacks, however big, small or sophisticated the crime is. In fact, as ESET’s senior researcher David Harley has previously...