The $940 billion compensation awarded to Epic Systems in its case against Indian IT major TCS is unprecedented - shaking the industry out of its complacency to information security. Cyber law expert "Naavi" takes a close look at the implications for India.

There are two elements of a ransomware attack - the infection and then the action that takes place on infected devices. And both elements are evolving, says Ben Johnson of Carbon Black. He shares insight on how to improve ransomware defenses.

Many financial institutions struggle with implementing effective multifactor authentication solutions. They may lack confidence in new methods or grapple with the difficulty of integrating newer technologies with legacy investments. So, what technologies and processes need to be in place to ensure MFA's adoption throughout the financial sector? Crossmatch's Chris Trytten offers insight and strategies.

Breaches in the healthcare sector are continuing to surge, in part, because cybercriminals are building big data resources that can be used to fuel fraud, security experts Larry Ponemon and Rick Kam say in an audio interview discussing findings of a new Ponemon Institute report.

It's one thing to talk or even plan about "What happens if we are breached?" It's quite another to undertake a true breach exercise. What are the critical elements of such a drill? Author Regina Phelps shares advice from her new book.

The emerging threats posed by cybercrime and evolving banking services, including mobile banking, will be among the focal points of a keynote address by the Information Security Forum's Steve Durbin at ISMG's Fraud & Breach Prevention Summit in Washington May 17-18.

With today's multi-layered attack surface, traditional vulnerability management no longer suffices. Security leaders must embrace a new strategy to help identify and secure true assets at risk. Gautam Aggarwal of Bay Dynamics explains how.

Establishing new laws and regulations to address privacy and cybersecurity concerns related to the Internet of Things would likely be ineffective, attorney Steven Teppler, who co-chairs an American Bar Association IoT committee, says in an audio interview.

NIST's Ron Ross, in an audio interview, explains new draft guidance that's designed to help technology vendors build secure components that their customers can use to build trustworthy information systems. Ross will be a keynoter at ISMG's Fraud and Breach Prevention Summit in Washington.

The digital banking shift creates great convenience - for the fraudsters, as well as the customers. What can institutions do to reduce their vulnerability to breaches and fraud? Dave Allen of Bottomline Technologies offers advice.