Data breaches can have far-reaching impacts on operations, finances and reputations. And the impact and frequency of data breaches are only increasing as bad actors seek out new vulnerabilities in organizational infrastructures, exploiting weaknesses to gain unauthorized access to sensitive data. Just look at the...
Advances in technology have a track record of productively transforming society. Many technological innovations, from the sewing machine to the automobile and the elevator, have flourished under industry standard-setting and governmental oversight designed with ethical guidelines, transparency and responsible deployment in mind. Frequently, however, these...
Editor’s note: This story has been updated: Amazon and Mastercard are among dozens of members of a new government artificial intelligence (AI) safety initiative. The tech giant and the payments company announced Thursday (Feb. 8) that they are part of the newly formed U.S. Artificial...
Artificial intelligence (AI) has captivated the world — but also spurred fears of industry capture. After all, while AI has the potential to make information, tools and resources more accessible to a wider range of people, in order to effectively democratize access to information, access...
September 30, 2019
Cyberthreats are increasing, and are playing out on a global stage. Credit cards are at risk, of course, but so are smart grids, oil pipelines and, well, pretty much everything. Samuel S. Visner, director of National Cybersecurity FFRDC, tells Karen Webster that nation-states are emerging threats, but FIs and others can wage effective battle against cyberattacks. Here’s how.
August 10, 2017
Fraud is constantly evolving, so why shouldn’t digital identity protection? The National Institute of Standards and Technology recently updated its Digital Identity Guidelines, to include authentication — and the scope...
February 08, 2024
Editor’s note: This story has been updated: Amazon and Mastercard are among dozens of members of a new government artificial intelligence (AI) safety initiative. The tech giant and the payments company announced Thursday (Feb. 8) that they are part of the newly formed U.S. Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute Consortium (AISIC). The consortium, created by the National […]
August 09, 2017
Your clever password, dotted with capital letters, numbers and symbols isn’t so clever after all. The man who wrote the book on crafting uncrackable passwords now tells the Wall Street...
August 12, 2016
The FAIR Institute, a nonprofit aimed at developing standard information risk management practices, announced on Thursday (Aug. 11) it teamed up with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to...
