Latest editorial and guest blogs on information security careers

India Insights with Suparna Goswami

News and Viewpoints from ISMG's India Team

Why Software Bugs Are So Common

Suparna Goswami • January 15, 2019

The recent exposure of customer data on the website of Singapore Airlines as a result of a software bug is further evidence of the persistent challenge of adequately addressing security during the development stage.

Vietnam's 'Cybersecurity' Law Says Little on Security

Crafting a Data Protection Law That Works

Euro Security Watch with Mathew J. Schwartz

Tracking security and privacy trends across UK, Europe and beyond

Why Are We So Stupid About Passwords? German Edition

Mathew J. Schwartz • January 11, 2019

German officials say the suspect behind the mega-leak of politicians' and celebrities' personal details exploited their weak passwords to access email, social media and cloud service accounts. What can the security industry do to help address the password problem?

Germany's Mega-Leak Takeaway: Noisy Young Hacker Got Caught

Visual Journal: Black Hat Europe 2018

The Fraud Blog with Tracy Kitten

Tracking fraud incidents and trends wherever -- and however -- they occur.

Information Sharing: A Powerful Crime-Fighting Weapon

Tracy Kitten • November 12, 2016

The success of Operation SAMBRE, a global cybercrime investigation into the theft of billions of dollars from banks throughout the world, proves why information sharing between law enforcement and the private sector is key to battling cybercrime.

London Summit: Inside a Cyber Takedown

Will Faster Payments Mean Faster Fraud?

The Public Eye with Eric Chabrow

Keeping tabs on federal government efforts to protect citizens' privacy

Trump Campaign Aide Knew Early About Hacked Democratic Emails

Eric Chabrow • October 31, 2017

Former Trump campaign aide George Papadopoulos learned that Russia had thousands of pilfered emails containing "dirt" on Hillary Clinton three months before they appeared online, according to court documents.

Dearth of Support for Kaspersky at Congressional Hearing

'Private Citizens' Sue Trump Campaign for Exposing Their PII

Safe & Sound with Marianne Kolbasuk McGee

Insights on the security and privacy of healthcare information.

Database Hijackings: Who's Next?

Marianne Kolbasuk McGee • January 5, 2017

Hackers have apparently hijacked potentially thousands of vulnerable MongoDB databases and demanded ransoms for the return of critical data, with some victims paying up, according to security researchers.

Epic Systems vs. Tata: Key Security Questions

RSA Guide for Healthcare Security Pros

The Expert's View with Jeremy Kirk

Insights from industry experts

Looking Ahead to 2019: Breaches, Regulations and More

Jeremy Kirk • December 24, 2018

What's ahead for the cybersecurity landscape in 2019? We've received many lists of predictions from vendors and analysts for next year, and we've picked out five of the most interesting ones.