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Data breaches and prevention strategies News

March 18, 2011 18 Mar'11
Ex-Goldman Sachs programmer gets eight years in prison for code theft

Former computer programmer snatched code for the firm’s proprietary trading platform on last day of work.
October 13, 2010 13 Oct'10
Midmarket financial firms grapple with internal, external security threats

In the wake of the global economic crisis, many financial firms are struggling to meet tough regulations while defending against both accidental data leakage and a constant barrage of external attacks.
September 30, 2010 30 Sep'10
Authorities indict more than 60 for role in Zeus banking Trojan scheme

Foreigners in the United States on student visas were lured into opening bank accounts to funnel stolen money overseas.
August 06, 2010 06 Aug'10
Estonian accused of RBS WorldPay hack extradited to U.S.

Suspect allegedly part of hacking ring that masterminded sophisticated attack against payment processor.

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Are investigations crucial to data breach protection?

SWIFT banking has a team dedicated to data breach investigations. Expert Mike O. Villegas discusses why this is necessary and whether other organizations should follow suit. Continue Reading
Financial industry event will test response to cyber attacks

Banks, card processors and others are invited to participate in three-day exercise to test their response processes to various cyber attacks Continue Reading
Podcast: Detecting and investigating insider fraud

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Data breach protection: Implementing vendor breach safeguards

A vendor breach can be extremely costly to a financial institution. Financial firms must include data breach protections in their vendor contracts, including data breach notification and reporting. Continue Reading
How to use data loss prevention tools to stop data exfiltration

Data loss prevention tools are usually considered as a defensive tactic against insider risks, but they can also help protect secure data against external attacks. In this tip, Rich Mogull explains how properly configuring and positioning your DLP ... Continue Reading
Heartland Payment Systems to vigorously defend breach claims, CEO says

Heartland CEO Robert Carr said the company still can't reasonably estimate the potential impact of the data breach on its day-to-day operations. Continue Reading