Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity

Travelex Services Shut Down by Malware Attack

The international foreign currency exchange took systems offline “as a precautionary measure in order to protect data.”

William Sprouse
January 3, 2020
Cybersecurity

8 Ways to Shore Up Cybersecurity Agreements

Here's how companies can better negotiate the data privacy language in contracts with cybersecurity vendors, insurers, and entities that hold personal data.
Cybersecurity

The Most Notorious Rogue Employee Speaks

Revelations in Edward Snowden's new book offer companies strong lessons for safeguarding sensitive data.
Cybersecurity

6 Cybersecurity Misconceptions

Be sure your organization is not buying into some common myths about data security, the nature of cyber attacks, and which security practices actually work.
Cybersecurity

Overcoming Cybersecurity Communications Barriers

There remains a problematic disconnect between the languages spoken by cybersecurity professionals and a company's senior executives and board.
Cybersecurity

Microsoft Finds Four Security Flaws in Windows 10

If exploited, the flaws can be used to launch a computer worm to attack vulnerable machines.
Cybersecurity

Are CFOs Naive on Cyber Insurance Value?

The insurance doesn't cover many of the losses finance chiefs think it does, research suggests.
Cybersecurity

Is Data Security Risk Crowding Out Other Priorities?

Research into finance executives' concerns consistently finds that they're prioritizing the safety of data above all other matters.
Cybersecurity

Heads Up: Cybercriminals Are Businesspeople

Understanding the business model behind cybercrime can be a helpful thought experiment to help CFOs allocate appropriate resources to cyber defenses.
Cybersecurity

Cisco Settles With Whistleblower in Cyber Case

The $1 million payout to a Danish security expert is believed to be the first in a cybersecurity case brought under the False Claims Act.
Cybersecurity

U.S. Finds Surge in Business Email Scams

FinCEN reports that the total value of attempted thefts climbed to an average of $301 million per month in 2018 from only $110 million per month in 2016.
Cybersecurity

Hackers Steal $32 Million in Cryptocurrency

Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Bitpoint said that $23 million of the stolen funds belonged to customers, while it owned the rest.
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