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

GandCrab Ransomware: Cat-and-Mouse Game Continues

Mathew J. Schwartz • November 16, 2018

A new, free decryptor has been released for "aggressive" crypto-locking ransomware called GandCrab. Researchers say GandCrab has come to dominate the ransomware-as-a-service market, earning its development team an estimated $120,000 per month.

French Cinema Chain Fires Dutch Executives Over 'CEO Fraud'

Dutch Police Bust 'Cryptophone' Operation

The Fraud Blog with Tracy Kitten

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

Information Sharing: A Powerful Crime-Fighting Weapon

Tracy Kitten • November 12, 2016

The success of Operation SAMBRE, a global cybercrime investigation into the theft of billions of dollars from banks throughout the world, proves why information sharing between law enforcement and the private sector is key to battling cybercrime.

London Summit: Inside a Cyber Takedown

Will Faster Payments Mean Faster Fraud?

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 Privacy Penalty for Voting in America

Jeremy Kirk • November 16, 2018

Voting in the United States carries a huge privacy cost: states give away or sell voters' personal information to anyone who wants it. In this era of content micro-targeting, rampant misinformation and identity theft schemes, this trade in voters' personal data is both dangerous and irresponsible.