Getting a Break in the Case Against Computer Crime

It’s an us-against-them time in IT security. The more bad economic news I see, the more I understand the Bad Guy’s motive. Hacking, once a sport for the well-educated and well-off, is now a desperate measure for financial gain. How many IT folks have been laid off in the last few months? How many are worried and anxious? How many are really angry on top of it? Attacks have never been more sinister because they’re conducted by really skilled people, sometimes with insider knowledge.... (Read More)

Security Break Live hits the radio!

Join Steve and co-host John Quain, CBS Up to the Minute tech correspondent and New York Times writer, Friday Feb. 13th as they take on ATM Fraud in Broad Daylight. Is there anything you can do about the security risk of mags stripe cards? ATMs are the easiest to steal, and the latest case, where a bank ATM was rigged to steal card after card in broad daylight, shows that PCI regulations can’t stop the Bad Guys. Find out the places you go every day that put you and your bank account most... (Read More)