As UPS Stores reveals that 51 of its locations were infected with POS malware, a restaurant in New Orleans confirms its POS system was breached using Backoff - malware about which federal authorities recently issued a warning. Experts offer analysis.
For up to seven months, some 51 UPS Stores in 24 different states were infected with POS malware that intercepted 105,000 transactions, affecting an unknown number of customers.
Apple's forthcoming iOS 8 includes a number of useful new security and privacy features, says Symantec threat researcher Candid Wueest. But there are missing features he'd still like to see implemented.
As details about the data breach that struck supermarkets owned by Supervalu and Albertsons unfold, security experts say it's likely this latest attack is linked to other recent merchant breaches.
The killing of an unarmed teen by police in Ferguson, Mo., has Anonymous sympathizers disagreeing on Twitter when and how to expose the identity of the shooter.
Internet hygiene is not up to par, say cybersecurity experts Tom Kellermann and Rod Rasmussen, who explain why bad hygiene has led to increased botnet traffic and malware infections.
Customers increasingly use digital channels to interact with organizations. But these interactions raise new security concerns that must be addressed by IAM solutions, says David Gormley of CA Technologies.
Visa's new intelligent analytics service aims to help gas stations reduce card. But experts say the service could reduce fraud for other merchants, too, and bridge the gap between the mag-stripe and EMV.
Identity fraud is one of consumers' most feared crimes, and at banks those schemes translate into application fraud. FICO's Adam Davies discusses today's common application fraud scams and how to stop them.
Spear phishing attacks are increasingly sophisticated. Banking institutions must learn more about how fraudsters dupe one's customers and employees, says a panel of three financial fraud experts.
No question, the information security community - and all of us at ISMG -- lost a friend with the untimely death of Terry Austin, CEO and President of Guardian Analytics.
Researcher Joxean Koret says he's cataloged local and remote vulnerabilities in 14 antivirus applications, many of which have since been patched. But shouldn't the vendors have spotted them first?
Gemalto plans to acquire SafeNet, a data and software protection provider, for $890 million to help reinforce its identity and access management business. The deal is expected to close by year's end.
Organizations are careful when granting privileged access to critical systems. But they struggle to govern these privileged identities. Merritt Maxim of CA Technologies shares new strategies.
Solutionary is out with its quarterly threat intelligence report. Topping the list: the exploitability of the Heartbleed bug, and the current malware trends. Rob Kraus teases the report's highlights.
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