"Cybercrime as a service" and the globalization of attacks are two of the trends noted by cyber-intelligence firm Group-IB in its third annual High-Tech Crime Report. Group-IB's Alexander Tushkanov explains the lessons that can be learned.

What advice does the first CISO have for today's security leaders? Steve Katz speaks up on top security threats, how to defend against them and what it takes to lead an effective security team.

Data analytics is reshaping the way financial institutions detect fraud by helping them track customer behavior in real time, says FICO's Anant Nambiar, who'll be a featured presenter at ISMG's Fraud Summit New York on Oct. 21.

Knowing how to manipulate a hacker's cultural values could help thwart - or at least slow down - cyber-attacks, says Garet Moravec, a cybersecurity expert who'll speak at ISMG's Global APT Defense Summit on Oct. 22.

In this post-Target era of "It's not a matter of if, but when," how prepared is your organization for a data breach? Michael Buratowski of General Dynamics Fidelis Cybersecurity Solutions offers tips for breach planning and response.

Emerging reports now suggest other financial institutions may have been targeted by the same hackers who breached Chase. But how can we be sure? Mark Clancy of the Depository Trust & Clearing Corp. explains why the analysis is challenging.

The U.S. government could be a year away from allowing citizens to use the same authentication credentials to get services from multiple departments and agencies, says Jeremy Grant, who oversees the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace.

Nearly two weeks since news of Shellshock broke, attacks that are taking advantage of the Bash vulnerabilities are grabbing headlines. But Michael Smith of Akamai warns that the battle against hackers capitalizing on Shellshock could go on for years.

Heartbleed, Shellshock, targeted attacks - the security threats to banking institutions are legion. And there are new banks can get better at detecting these evolving threats, says Solutionary's Jeremy Nichols.

The development of authentication technologies that could replace the password is "nearing a tipping point," but there's still several years of work to do, says Jeremy Grant, who oversees the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace.