Seller-related fraud threatens long-term customer retention

Socure unveiled its survey, providing a stark warning for e-commerce platforms and marketplaces that consumers have zero tolerance for seller-related identity fraud and won’t return to a platform if that occurs. In fact, 51% of consumers are reluctant … Continue reading Seller-related fraud threatens long-term customer retention

Extracting value from the interconnected network of risk management

From the CISO to the SOC operator, defenders struggle to maintain complete situational awareness. Holistic approaches to risk management require the implementation of a manageable number of policies and procedures but are tied to an often unmanageable … Continue reading Extracting value from the interconnected network of risk management

Fraudulent e-commerce transactions spiked between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday

17.46% of all global e-commerce transactions between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday were potentially fraudulent, a TransUnion report reveals. Those numbers were slightly higher in the U.S. where 19.66% were suspected fraudulent. The number of suspected … Continue reading Fraudulent e-commerce transactions spiked between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday

How proactive are companies when managing data?

33 percent of U.S. companies are not proactively putting in place systems to monitor, warehouse and protect their internal data, despite growing international regulations mandating it and heightened legal risks associated with data theft, a BigID and S… Continue reading How proactive are companies when managing data?

How phishing kits are enabling a new legion of pro phishers

Some cybercriminals are motivated by political ideals, others by malice or mischief, but most are only interested in cold, hard cash. To ensure their criminal endeavors are profitable, they need to balance the potential payday against the time, resourc… Continue reading How phishing kits are enabling a new legion of pro phishers

Railway cyber risk management: Raising awareness on relevant threats

ENISA has announced the release of its report – Railway Cybersecurity – Good Practices in Cyber Risk Management for railway organizations. European railway undertakings (RUs) and infrastructure managers (IMs) need to address cyber risks in a syst… Continue reading Railway cyber risk management: Raising awareness on relevant threats

Defense contractors are highly susceptible to ransomware attacks

Twenty percent of America’s largest 100 defense contractors are highly susceptible to a ransomware attack, according to a research from Black Kite. Several critical vulnerabilities were detected that contractors should address immediately, includ… Continue reading Defense contractors are highly susceptible to ransomware attacks

Securing open-source code supply chains may help prevent the next big cyberattack

The headline-making supply chain attack on SolarWinds late last year sent a shock wave through the security community and had many CISOs and security leaders asking: “Is my software supply chain secure?” After months of analysis, we know that many (som… Continue reading Securing open-source code supply chains may help prevent the next big cyberattack

Products used by children are not nearly as privacy-protecting as they should be

Common Sense Media released a report examining kids’ privacy trends and practices of hundreds of popular technology companies and products over the last five years. The report is the culmination of evaluating privacy policy data from 200 of the m… Continue reading Products used by children are not nearly as privacy-protecting as they should be

How are organizations protecting their critical IT assets?

Telos unveiled findings from a research conducted by Vanson Bourne that explores how organizations approach network and critical IT asset protection. The study, which polled 250 information technology, IT security, legal and risk/fraud/compliance profe… Continue reading How are organizations protecting their critical IT assets?