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Eric Rosenbach, former Pentagon Chief of Staff and former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Global Security and Homeland Defense, discusses the biggest cyberrisks to corporate practitioners.

Five years after the Target data breach, massive hacks continue to plague retailers—and more importantly, their customers.

Treasury and finance professionals worry about customer data being stolen by criminals. But what would happen if customers’ biometric data, such as DNA, used to access their accounts was compromised?

The attribute blockchain proponents consistently emphasize is its immutability. In reality, the technology is more mutable than advertised and carries unique risks.

With the CFPB scaling back its probe of the Equifax breach, it's clear that the corporations themselves must be the ones to be proactive about protecting data.

Bob Stark, Vice President of Strategy for Kyriba, discusses the ongoing threat of ransomware attacks.

Bob Stark of Kyriba discusses the recent Equifax breach and provides tips for treasury professionals on how their departments can avoid a similar scenario.

Although treasury professionals are probably tired of hearing that passwords aren't sufficient to protect customer data, apparently businesses as a whole aren’t getting the message.

Recently on AFP Collaborate, AFP’s private discussion board, a practitioner asked whether it is wise to purchase bitcoin for potential ransomware scenarios.

AFP never has, or will, sell your email address or phone number to anyone under any circumstances.

A panel of experts at the Payments Canada Summit sent a clear message to corporates about training their employees on security: Make it personal.

If anything could possibly be more disturbing than a ransomware attack dubbed the biggest in history, it would have to be that the attack might not be over.

Every data breach is the result of human error. It might have been a minor oversight that appeared innocuous at the time. But ultimately, someone internally did something they weren’t supposed to do.

In an interview at the recent Blockchain for Wall Street conference, Chris Finan, CEO and co-founder of blockchain startup Manifold Technology and former White House Cybersecurity Director, discusses

Dan Robinson, Product Architect for Chain, weighs in on security weaknesses and strengths in blockchain technology.

Chris Finan, CEO and co-founder of blockchain startup Manifold Technology, discusses the security of permissioned versus permissionless ledgers.

Brad Deflin, founder of Total Digital Security, discusses the ways companies can partner with their employees to address cybersecurity practices.

The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has updated its proposed cybersecurity regulations to provide businesses more reporting flexibility.

BEC scams have been in play pretty regularly now for the past two years, and they’ve been well reported on. So why are people still falling for them?

Managing cyberrisk is plagued by a fundamental challenge: how to characterize enterprise cyberrisk in a way that lends itself to management action.

Financial executives weighed in on some of the top security threats they are facing Monday morning at the 2016 AFP Annual Conference, such as the DDoS attack on Dyn.

A key theme of the opening panel discussion at AFP 2016 was the threat posed by the evolution of technology.

This course provides participants an overview of the various types of payments fraud and discusses practices in fraud prevention and control. The course also discusses the growing incidence of cybercr

A Sibos attendee voiced a concern keeping many treasury and finance professionals up at night: "What activities does the market need to now put in place to consider and deal cyberhackers?"

Is it worth it for treasurers to purchase a cyber insurance policy for their organization? Yes—but probably not for the reasons you think.

The appeal of blockchain technology is its inherent security. But there is a way it could be hacked, experts said.

SWIFT has revealed that there have been more successful cyberattacks on its member banks, resulting in fraudulent payments instructions being sent across its network. Could corporations be next?

Computer scientist and AFP Annual Conference speaker Dr. Jennifer Golbeck explains why changing your passwords every six months is a bad idea -- and what treasury and finance professionals can do to i

Eight of the world’s largest banks announced have formed a group to combat cyberthreats. Meanwhile, SWIFT is launching a new campaign aimed at increasing awareness of the existing security features in

SWIFT is teaming up with BAE Systems and Fox-IT to investigate recent cyberattacks on its customers. The news follows reports that hackers hit another bank and transferred funds across the SWIFT netwo

Although business email compromise (BEC) scams have been going on for quite a while, many corporates are still in the danger zone from this type of fraud. Why are these seemingly simple scams so succe

A new AFP Payments Security Guide underwritten by MUFG Union Bank examines the basic steps companies can take today to minimize—if never completely eliminate—BEC scams.

Treasury and finance professionals are seeing an increasing amount of business email compromise (BEC) scams. What can they do after their organization has fallen victim?

At New York Cash Exchange 2016, Cyrus Vance, Jr., District Attorney for New York County, weighed in on some of the most pressing cybersecurity threats to treasury and finance professionals.

With authorities now looking into data breaches at as many as 12 banks linked to the SWIFT network, corporate treasurers are undoubtedly concerned over the security of their own SWIFT connections.

Shortly after BAE Systems reported that SWIFT software may have been compromised in the now-infamous Bangladesh Bank hack, the financial cooperative informed its bank customers that it was aware of “a

AFP’s Risk newsletter looks at the latest developments in the Bangladesh Bank hack and resulting theft of $81 million.

The latest revelations about the SWIFT/Bangledesh Bank cyber incident should serve as a wake-up call to corporate treasurers concerned about security.

Cybercriminals who stole $81 million from the Bangladesh central bank likely compromised SWIFT software that the bank was using, according to British defense contractor BAE Systems.