Chris Bedel

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Experts: Why Card Not Present Fraud is Up 30%

by Chris Bedel | Nov 19, 2015

Experts: Why Card Not Present Fraud is Up 30%"Card-not-present fraud is increasing, and now outpaces card-present fraud in the U.S. by a ratio of 3:1, says Aite analyst Julie Conroy." Read more from...

Ron Ross Promotes New InfoSec Approach

by Chris Bedel | Nov 19, 2015

Ron Ross Promotes New InfoSec ApproachAdapting Engineering Principles to IT Security

Carnegie Mellon Denies FBI Paid for Tor-Breaking Research | WIRED

by Chris Bedel | Nov 19, 2015

Carnegie Mellon Denies FBI Paid for Tor-Breaking Research | WIREDInteresting Article...Read more from the Author...

ISIS's OPSEC Manual Reveals How It Handles Cybersecurity

by Chris Bedel | Nov 19, 2015

In the wake of the Paris attacks, US government officials have been vocal in their condemnation of encryption, suggesting that US companies like Apple and Google have blood on their hands for...

Rapid Change Not Fast Enough in Mobile Banking

by Chris Bedel | Nov 18, 2015

U.S. Bank's updated mobile app was perhaps not up-to-date enough for its critics. "Why isn't Touch ID supported yet? This is the one thing I was hoping for when I heard an update was coming," wrote...

5 Secrets to Security Success

by Chris Bedel | Nov 18, 2015

Of course, that title has already been taken - it's the name of Marshall Goldsmith's 2007 business-focused, self-help bestseller - noted Haroon Meer, founder of South African applied research firm...

Report: Everyone Should Get a Security Freeze

by Chris Bedel | Nov 18, 2015

Brian Krebs has frequently urged readers to place a security freeze on their credit files as a means of proactively preventing identity theft. Now, a major consumer advocacy group is recommending...

FFIEC Updates Cybersecurity Expectations for Boards

by Chris Bedel | Nov 18, 2015

The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council's updated guidance for bank examiners, released this week, stresses that executives and boards of directors must approve IT plans that contain...

After Paris Attacks, Beware Rush to Weaken Crypto

by Chris Bedel | Nov 15, 2015

The Paris attacks have provoked security questions about whether European countries can - and should - be sharing better actionable intelligence on terrorism-related suspects. Click Here to Read...

Cybersecurity Assessment Tool, and Why It's Important

by Chris Bedel | Oct 28, 2015

I recently had the opportunity to give a high-level presentation to a group of bank compliance professionals on the Cybersecurity Assessment Tool. This video is the slide deck and commentary of that...

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