Latest editorial and guest blogs on information security careers

Euro Security Watch with Mathew J. Schwartz

Tracking security and privacy trends across UK, Europe and beyond

Data Breach Collection Contains 773 Million Unique Emails

Mathew J. Schwartz • January 17, 2019

Australian security expert Troy Hunt says an 87 GB compilation of username and password combinations - drawn from more than 2,000 databases - includes 773 million unique email addresses for apparent use in credential-stuffing attacks. Takeaway: Use a unique password for every site, or else.

Why Are We So Stupid About Passwords? German Edition

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

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.

UK Beefs Up Hospital Cybersecurity Funding

Marianne Kolbasuk McGee • July 19, 2017

While the U.K. is beefing up funding for hospital cybersecurity, in the U.S., some Congressional leaders are pushing for moves that could have the unintended consequence of sapping security investments by some healthcare providers.

Database Hijackings: Who's Next?

Epic Systems vs. Tata: Key Security Questions

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.