Data security

Fraudsters are attempting to intercept stimulus checks, set up bogus charities and defraud applicants for unemployment benefits. Mike Litt, consumer campaign director of U.S. Public Interest Research Group, discusses what can be done to stop them.

Financial institutions have been monitoring workers' productivity at home with tracking software and webcams. Now they're mulling whether to mandate contact-tracing apps, COVID-19 testing and other practices that could raise further privacy issues.

There is one area of commerce that has experienced an uneven consumer response to the coronavirus crisis: subscriptions. Some companies have benefited greatly while others have not.

Recent breaches and a pandemic-driven strain on cloud computing seemed to prompt a regulatory warning that banks, tech vendors and cloud hosts share an obligation to safeguard customer data — no matter where it resides.

Adam Levin addresses the threats of cyber fraud and identity theft and what you can do to protect your customers' privacy and credit security.

Cybercrime has emerged as one of the biggest potential sources of risk to the financial system over the last 20 years, and cybersecurity is a paramount concern to bankers everywhere. But can the internet be made more secure?

Computers were invented to calculate quickly and efficiently, and the emergence of the internet opened up enticing new possibilities for communication and commerce. But security has long been an afterthought.

The government's approach to cybersecurity has evolved gradually over the last 40 years, and what we have now is a patchwork approach that serves some critical infrastructures better than others.

The advent of advanced quantum computers could upend encryption as we know it, and a race is on to protect cyberspace before one arrives. But no one knows when that will be, and updating the internet will require a new approach.

The online lender has deployed new software designed to spot security risks early, especially the kind of cloud-data issues that led to the Capital One-Amazon breach.

Introducing Zero Day, a five-part podcast on the structural challenges cybersecurity poses for the financial system and why those problems are getting harder to solve.

Many businesses are turning to the popular videoconferencing platform to stay connected to employees, but institutions need to think about measures they can take to utilize it safely.

The popular videoconferencing service has been beset by security issues, and some banks have banned employees from using it. Are they overreacting?

Small-business owners applying for Economic Injury Disaster Loans could see another applicant's information if they hit the back button.

As phishing and other attacks mount, a personal ID number can act as a second authentication factor, says LogRhythm Labs' James Carder.

Many credit union employees are currently working from home to slow the spread of COVID-19 but this can invite more attacks from cyber criminals.

The most effective way to avoid cloud payment breaches is by dramatically reducing access, says CloudKnox Security's Balaji Parimi.

Hacker emails disguised as pleas for aid have surged in the past month, and they're targeting bank employees and the many others working from home.

Card fraud risks — already soaring prior to the coronavirus outbreak — are changing rapidly as the pandemic deepens, forcing issuers and merchants to rethink protective measures.