Cyber news and trends

G7 Gears Up To Prevent Cybercrime
Security & Fraud // April 08, 2019

Western countries are gearing up to create cybers strategies aimed at preventing foreign countries like Russia and China from lodging internet attacks and manipulating social media to attack political systems. According to a report in The Financial Times citing a meeting of foreign ministers from the Group of...

FBI Gears Up To Fight Cybercriminals
Security & Fraud // March 31, 2019

The FBI has announced a directive shift away from counterterrorism and toward fighting the increasing threats from cyber attacks, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. The move comes amid an ecosystem of attacks from foreign countries, like Russia and its election meddling...

Neiman Marcus Loses First Cybersecurity Executive
Retail // July 17, 2017

At a time where cybersecurity is more important than ever before, Neiman Marcus may be exposed to hackers. The luxury retailer’s very first cybersecurity executive has decided to part ways with the company. After signing on as Neiman Marcus’ chief security information officer in 2014,...

Today in Data: Cyber Risks and Secrets
Today In Data // June 26, 2017

While data security these days is at a much higher scrutiny than possibly any time in the past, thanks to connected devices, some companies are unlocking their secrets. It’s being reported that Russian authorities are asking western tech companies for source code in order to...

Interviews & Exclusives
Visa: New Cyber Threats Require New Fraud Tools

August 26, 2019
The phenomenon of payments fraud is not a modern one — far from it. But as RL Prasad, SVP of payment system risk at Visa, told Karen Webster in a recent conversation, what is new today is the who and the how of fraud, particularly in a digital world. As for the who, Prasad told […]

The Best Defense Against The Worst (Cyber)Offenses

March 10, 2017
Cybercrime is ever present and ever bolder as bad guys seek to topple the most basic building blocks of how we live, interact and shop, on a nationwide and even...

Quick Reads
G7 Gears Up To Prevent Cybercrime

April 08, 2019
Western countries are gearing up to create cybers strategies aimed at preventing foreign countries like Russia and China from lodging internet attacks and manipulating social media to attack political systems. According to a report in The Financial Times citing a meeting of foreign ministers from the Group of Seven, the ministers also discussed creating a framework to implement […]

FBI Gears Up To Fight Cybercriminals

March 31, 2019
The FBI has announced a directive shift away from counterterrorism and toward fighting the increasing threats from cyber attacks, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. The move...

Neiman Marcus Loses First Cybersecurity Executive

July 17, 2017
At a time where cybersecurity is more important than ever before, Neiman Marcus may be exposed to hackers. The luxury retailer’s very first cybersecurity executive has decided to part ways...