In the move to a cashless economy in India and elsewhere, improving user authentication is critical, but users are demanding ease of use, says Singapore-based Tom Wills, director at Ontrack Advisory. He describes the roles that biometrics and artificial intelligence will play.
Researchers in Australia says they've conquered a thorny problem: how to view information stored on multiple air-gapped networks at the same time without security or usability concerns. They've created a device, called the Cross Domain Desktop Compositor, that's been tested by the Australian Department of Defense.
Before the Internet, customers who wanted to perform a bank transaction had only one option - a visit to their local branch for a face-to-face transaction. Now, in the "mobile age," customers expect that their bank provide secure and easy access to the full suite of banking services via their mobile device. The...
The arrest of 10 men in Uttar Pradesh for allegedly cloning fingerprints of authorized Aadhaar enrollment officers is once again stirring debate over whether it's wise for India to rely so heavily on Aadhaar for authentication.
In cryptocurrency we trust: The government of North Korea has been turning to bitcoin exchange heists and cryptocurrency mining - potentially using malware installed on other countries' systems - to evade sanctions and fund the regime, security experts say.
The Trump administration is directing U.S. federal executive branch agencies to remove anti-virus software from Russian-owned Kaspersky Lab from their computers within 90 days. Kaspersky denies "inappropriate" ties to Russian government.
A former cybersecurity analytics specialist at health insurer Anthem, which experienced a massive data breach, offers insights on key steps organizations should take to avoid becoming the next breach victim in the headlines.
Ransomware variants are implementing new, innovative techniques that employ unknown binaries and non-malware tactics to evade and bypass traditional defenses. Their encryption techniques go beyond simple files and shares to make it even harder to restore using backups; and their targets are increasingly becoming...
With threat actors increasingly moving to circumvent anti-malware systems by compromising legitimate on-device tools, there is a growing need to address malware, file-less attacks, and in-memory attacks. 53% of successful breaches do not involve malware, with attackers instead leveraging native endpoint tools and...
Equifax has yet to describe how its site was breached, except to blame a vague "U.S. website application vulnerability." But some security experts suspect that an unpatched flaw in Apache Struts, fixed by Apache in March, might have been exploited.
The Singapore arm of AXA Insurance Group says a web application flaw exposed the personal data of thousands of insurance customers to hackers. Experts weigh in on what can be done to prevent such incidents.
A detailed analysis of the Equifax breach highlights the latest edition of the ISMG Security Report. Also, an update on Russia exploiting social media to influence the 2016 presidential vote.
To prepare for more ransomware attacks, organizations need to follow a consistent model of connected, synchronized security, says Sophos' Sunil Sharma, managing director for India and SAARC.
In the wake of increasing cybersecurity concerns, the government of India wants to leverage indigenously developed security solutions to protect telecom networks. But some security experts say that could prove difficult.
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